NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Test
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To ensure that the medical office has the supplies it needs, the medical assistance should establish a
_____? Correct Answer-1. Reorder Point
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NCCT Medical Assistant Practice Test
Questions and Answers Already Passed
To ensure that the medical office has the supplies it needs, the medical assistance should establish a
_____? Correct Answer-1. Reorder Point
2. Inventory control log
3. Order quantity
A _____ is created containing the name, address, and phone number of both the vendor and the medical
practice. It will also have a preassigned number to track the order, the quantity of items ordered, the price
of the items, and the date purchased. Correct Answer-Purchase Order
Periodically, the medical assistant should check all equipment in the office to ensure that courts are not
afraid, do not present hazards, and are in good working order. A _____ will help the medical assistant
track this routine inspection. Correct Answer-Maintenance Log
When a physician dictates an operative report and asked the medical assistant to type it up, the physician
is asking the medical assistant to function as a_____? Correct Answer-Transcriptionist
Under the pier review improvement act of 1982, peer review organizations are responsible for the review
for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as _____
review Correct Answer-Admissions
Which one of the following is a decision based upon bioethics.
a. Reporting physical, emotional, or mental abuse.
b. Treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent.
c. The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research.
d. Reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient. Correct Answer-The use of fetal tissue transplantation
for research.A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except
for which of the following? gunshot wound, anorexia, drug addiction, pregnancy Correct Answer-Gunshot
Wound
what is the federal regulation that requires healthcare professionals to protect the privacy and
confidentiality of patients health information? Correct Answer-HIPPA
a business letter, written in full block style will have all lines_____? Correct Answer-At the left hand
margin.
when writing a business letter, the salutation of a letter should be followed by which punctuation mark?
Correct Answer-Colon :
when handling a patient complaint, which one of the following would be most appropriate?
a. If the patient is angry, matches/her anger level, and she will calm down.
b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes
c. refused to talk to patients who are complaining; the doctor should handle them.
d. no correct answer Correct Answer-b. take all complaints seriously and take thorough notes
body language, body posture, space and distance are all examples of _____? Correct Answer-nonverbal
communication
what is the suggested procedure for canceling an appointment in the appointment book? Correct AnswerMark through the entry with a single red line
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