CMAA General Practice 5

Question 1

Under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, which item is required to be available to employees at risk of occupational exposure?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis B vaccination at no cost to the employee

Answer

OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard mandates that employers offer hepatitis B vaccination free of charge to at-risk employees.

Question 2

A patient's chart contains an error. The correct way to correct a handwritten entry is to:

Accepted Answer

Draw a single line through the error, write the correction, and initial and date it

Answer

A single line through the error preserves the original entry while the dated initials show who made the correction and when.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes a 'co-insurance' arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A percentage of costs shared between patient and insurer after the deductible

Answer

Co-insurance is a cost-sharing percentage (e.g., 80/20) applied to covered services after the patient meets their deductible.

Question 4

When a physician is temporarily unavailable to see scheduled patients, the CMAA should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Notify waiting patients of the delay and offer to reschedule if needed

Answer

Proactively communicating delays and offering rescheduling options respects patients' time and maintains a professional environment.

Question 5

The term 'fee schedule' in a medical office refers to:

Accepted Answer

The set charges for each service or procedure provided by the practice

Answer

A fee schedule lists the practice's standard charges for each CPT-coded service before any insurance adjustment is applied.

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