CMAA Practice 1

Which of the following filing systems protects patient privacy and allows for unlimited expansion? 

• Subject
• Alphabetical
• Numeric
• Chronological

What is the appropriate step to take when handling a rejected health insurance claim?

• Cry and update the claim w a different date of service
• Resubmit claim w new diagnosis and procedure codes
• Downcode the claim to ensure payment
• Verify coding compliance and resubmit claim for adjudication

Which of the following is a step in the annotation process?

• rewriting text
• deleting text
• praphrasing text
• highlighting text

Which of the following forms is used to submit health insurance claims for a provider's office?

• UB-04
• CMS-1500
• CMS-1490S
• DE2501

Which of the following is an example of an incidental disclosure?

• Having a sign-in sheet that includes a patient's name and provider
• Disclosing a patient's diagnosis to a family member who is not involved in patient's care
• Providing a grandparent with test results regarding a minor's prior condition without written authorization
• Supplying a patient's medical documentation to an insurance company.

Which of the following prefixes means abnormal?

• Ad-
• Dia-
• Dys-
• Ab-

Which of the following should a medical administrative assistant complete if a provider believes Medicare might not cover a procedure?

• Medicare Summary Notice(MSN)
• Remittance Advice (RA)
• Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
• Explanation of Benefits(EOB)

Which of the following is the abbreviation for an electroencephalogram?

• EKG
• EEG
• ECG
• EBB

The CMAA is reviewing the release form of a patient who is a dependent minor.  The assistant should ensure that who of the following signed the release form?

• legal custodian
• the minor
• the attending provider
• a parent

Which of the following approaches is appropriate when preparing a patient for surgery?

• mail written instructions to the patient
• Review written instructions with the patient
• Request someone to call from a surgeon's office w/instructions
• Advise the patient to call the surgery center for instructions