Medical assisting Roles And Responsibilities

Question 1

What does a Medical Assistant do?

Answer 1

• Function as part of healthcare teams performing administrative and clinical duties
• screens patients- prep rooms
• work only under the direction of a licensed physician

Question 2

What are some Administrative Duties?

Answer 2

-Greeting Patients
-Handling Correspondence
-Scheduling appointments
-Answering Phones
-Maintaining Medical records
-Billing, insurance processing
-Performing Medical transcription

Question 3

What are some Clinical Duties?

Answer 3

• Assisting during exams
• Following infection control
• Perfoming diagnostic Tests giving injections
• Phlebotomy
  -Performing First Aid
  -Administering Medications
• Recording vital signs
• Removing Sutures, changing dressing
• Sterilizing medical equipment
• Assisting in minor surgery
  -Patient education

Question 4

What lincensed Medical professionals can an M.A work under?

Answer 4

Medical Doctors (M.D)
Nurse Practitioners
Registered Nurses (R.N)
Practical Nurses

Question 5

What is OSHA & what do they PROTECT?

Answer 5

Occupational Safety And Health Administration
- safety in the workplace

Question 6

What is (CLIA ‘88) and what do they protect?

Answer 6

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988

• Laboratory compliance

Question 7

What is HIPAA and what do they protect?

Answer 7

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability

• Privacy/ governs how and when to share information, patient confidentiality

Question 8

What is the definition of Scope of Practice

Answer 8

The Services that’s a medical assistant is deemed competent/ able to perform, and permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional certification.
Ex. Knowing that medical assistants must work under a licensed healthcare provider

Question 9

What is Standard of Care?

Answer 9

The degree of care or competence in a particular circumstance or role

Question 10

After certification and employment?

Answer 10

It’s necessary to keep developing a n your proffestion

Learn on the job/ training offered through formal programs

Learn additional skills

Continue you education- free through NHA

Question 11

You want to obtain a credential for CCMA. Which organization offers the CCMA certification?

Answer 11

National Healthcare Association (NHA)

Question 12

The two accrediting bodies for medical assisting training programs are:

Answer 12

ABSHES and CAAHEP

Question 13

Which organization offers the RMA certification for medical assistants?

Answer 13

American Medical Technologist (AMT)

Question 14

Drawing blood is clinical or Administrative?

Answer 14

Clinical

Question 15

Performing and EKG is clinical or administrative?

Answer 15

Clinical

Question 16

Scheduling appointments is clinical or administrative?

Answer 16

Administrative

Question 17

Giving injections is clinical or administrative?

Answer 17

Clinical

Question 18

Confirming Insurance is Clinical or administrative?

Answer 18

Administrative

Question 19

Answering the phone is clinical or administrative?

Answer 19

Administrative

Question 20

Checking a blood pressure is clinical or administrative?

Answer 20

Clinical

Question 21

Creating medical records is clinical or administrative?

Answer 21

Administrative

Question 22

Weighing the patient is clinical or administrative?

Answer 22

Clinical

Question 23

Making Transcriptions is clinical or administrative?

Answer 23

Administrative