BPA Health Admin Procedures

Which of the following is not obtained from new patients?

A. The patient's full legal name
B. The patient's date of graduation
C. The patient's address and telephone numbers
D. The reason for the visit

B

The most important reason for using numeric filing is:

A. It preserves patient confidentiality
B. A larger number of records can be easily filed
C. A computer can more readily read numeric filing labels
D. It is easier to learn than alphabetical filing

A

Any information to be released from a medical record:

A. Goes to medical insurance
B. Requires a provider's signature
C. Requires patient notification and approval
D. Requires a subpoena

C

The portion of the medical fees that the patient needs to pay at the time of the service is called:

A. Fee for service
B. Co-pay
C. Out-of-pocket expenses
D. Premium

B

Noncovered services are also known as:

A. Nonallowed services
B. Exclusions
C. Out-of-pocket services
D. Expensive services

B

Which of the following describes HIPAA?

A. It is about confidentiality

patient privacy

The person covered under the terms of the insurance policy is called:

A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Beneficiary
D. Elector

C

When more than one policy covers the individual

the ______________________ determines which of the policies will pay first.

A. Deductible
B. Exclusion
C. Coinsurance
D. Coordination of benefits

A provider's fee schedule is:

A. Based on what the insurance companies feel is appropriate.
B. A continuous record of usual charges made for specific services.
C. Revised every three months.
D. The amount paid by insurance carriers.

B

In cases of divorce

the parent who has physical custody of the child and is responsible for payment is called the:

A.The guarantor
B. The payee
C. The subscriber
D. None of the above

The most appropriate time to discuss fees for financial concerns of the patient is:

A. When services are rendered
B. When scheduling an appointment
C. By mail after services are rendered
D. When the insurance company does not pay the fee

B

Which is not a component of SOAP charting?

A. Subjective information
B. Assessment of symptoms
C. Payment information
D. Plan for treatment

C

The medical history form includes the social history

medical history

Primary administrative information includes the patient's full name

telephone numbers

The Continuity of Care Record (CCR):

A. Ensures that a minimum standard of information is to be shared with other providers.
B. Will increase the number of errors made on the patient's chart
C. Is being established by the American Academy of Gerontologists
D. All of the above.

A

A system of values that each individual has that determines perception of right and wrong is called:

A. laws
B. ethics
C. attributes
D. attitudes

B

Stepping into a patient's place

discovering what the patient is experiencing

The type of regulation for health care providers that is legislated by each state and mandatory in order to practice is:

A. incensure
B. registration
C. certification
D. B and C

A

Another term for assessing the patient's needs is:

A. screening
B. prescribing
C. taking vital signs
D. monitoring

A

Your patient has just been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. She tells you that she would rather die quickly than suffer through this disease. She asks you not to say anything about her comment to the doctor. What is your response?

A. You have had quite a shock. The doctor would like to talk to you about those feelings. I'll go get the doctor for you.
B. You

above anyone else

CC

Chief Complaint

EMR

Electronic medical record(s)

GI

gastrointestinal

PPO

preferred provider organization

Wt

weight

N&V

nausea and vomiting

LMP

last menstrual period

HEENT

head

EOB

explanation of benefits

COB

coordination of benefits

Nothing by mouth

n.p.o

Study

diagnose and manage diseases of the kidney

Established patient

EP

The study of disease

pathology

Deals with the medical and surgical treatment of obesity

gerontology

Before meals

a.c.

Above

over

bone

osteo

tissue

histo

false

pseudo

"K" is the symbol for __________.
A. Calcium
B. Barium
C. Potassium
D. Iron

C

A cytotechnologist __________.
A. Performs operations on the brain
B. Repairs the body cavity
C. Examines cellular abnormalities
D. None of the above

C

A pylorotomy is performed in which of the following body systems?
A. Cardiovascular
B. Gastrointestinal
C. Musculoskeletal
D. Reproductive

B

Which of the following is the plural form of the medical term that means chest?
A. Alveolu
B. Apices
C. Calyces
D. Thoraces

D

__________ is a term which means drainage from the nose.
A. Rhinorrhea
B. Rhinalgia
C. Rhinomegaly
D. Rhinorrhaphy

A

Cranioplasty means __________.
A. Softness of the skull
B. Surgical repair of the skull
C. Excision of a segment of the skull
D. Cutting into the skull

B

Which word means a general sense of weakness

discomfort

Which type of injection places a small amount of a drug just under the outer layer of skin?
A. Intramuscular
B. Intravenous
C. Intradermal
D. Subcutaneous

C

A drop in body temperature during prolonged exposure to cold is called __________. A. Heatstroke
B. Hypothermia
C. Shock
D. Sunstroke

B

A compound fracture is __________.
A. The same as a combined fracture
B. One in which one fragment of bone is firmly driven into the other
C. One at right angles to the axis of the bone
D. A fracture of bone where the broken end has penetrated the skin

D

Colporrhaphy is the repair of the __________.
A. Vagina
B. Bladder
C. Uterus
D. Spleen

A

Pain in a joint is __________.
A. Arthralgia
B. Neuralgia
C. Chondrodynia
D. Tenalgia

A

Gastroenterology is __________.
A. The study of the stomach

intestines and associated diseases
B. One who specializes in the study of the stomach and intestines and associated diseases
C. The study of the rectum and associated diseases
D. One who specializes in the study of the rectum and associated diseases

Lumbar pertains to the __________.
A. Lower Back
B. Side
C. Sacrum
D. Tailbone

A

Pertaining to cartilage and ribs:
A. Hematemesis
B. Cranioplasty
C. Costomalacia
D. Chondrocostal

D

biopsy

bx

catheter

cath

times

x or X

skilled nursing facility

SNF

water

H2O

one-half

1/2 or ss

symptoms

sx

left eye

OS

when necessary

p.r.n

National Provider Identification Number

NPIN

oxygen

O2

out of bed

OOB

explanation of benefits

EOB

three times a day

t.i.d.

right ear

AD

rhin-

nose

my-

muscle

iso-

equal

-emia

blood

cardi-

heart

micro-

little

bronch-

bronchus

exo-

outside

enter-

intestines

homo-

same

gastr-

stomach

-megaly

enlargement

-emesis

vomit

-ectomy

removal or excision

labi-

lips

Decreased blood pressure is __________.
A. Tachycardia
B. Bradycardia
C. Hypotension
D. Hypertension

C

Removal of a vein

or a segment of a vein

A legal document addressed to the patient's family and physicians stating what type of treatment the patient wishes or does not wish when terminally ill is a(n) __________.
A. Living Will
B. Universal Donor Card
C. Admission Sheet
D. Medical History Form

A

Melanoma is a(n)__________.
A. Infection
B. Hemoglobin
C. Cancerous Tumor
D. Blood Clot

C

To use the form of treatment believed to be best for the patient

to refrain from harmful actions

Determining how long to keep patient records in the office after they have become inactive or closed is called a(n) __________.
A. Record management
B. Retention schedule
C. Numeric filing system
D. Alphabetic filing system

B

Hepat

Liver

Cephal

Head

Odont

Teeth

Rhin

Nose

Encephal

Brain

Hemat

Blood

Hallux

Big Toe

Nephr

Kidney

Pulmon

Lung