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OFFICE MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
OFFICE MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
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1
Which of the following regarding emails in a medical office is NOT true:
Download your emails and read them off line
Your email encryption feature should be deactivated
Do not send personal emails from work
Do not participate in chain emails
2
Which phone call should be handled first?
An MD returning a call
A patient with loan result questions
The first caller regardless of the reason
A patient c/o chest pain
3
The office phone should be answered promptly?
False
True
4
Specimens handed to the receptionist should?
Handled with standard precautions
Saved for later, when not busy
Left for the clinical staff
Grabbed immediately
5
Which of these does NOT portray a professional image?
Multiple bracelets
All of them
Chewing gum
Fingernails over 1/4 inch long, painted bright colors
6
Physician, address, tele and fax numbers, and company logo are components of:
Salutation
Template
Letterhead
Body of the letter
7
When scheduling several return appointments for the same patient, try to schedule all of them:
Never schedule more than one appointment at a time
On the same day of the week at the same time
Talk to the MD first
8
Computer scheduling is advantageous because?
Saves time
Is difficult to learn
It's fun
No training
9
A quality QI issue that can be monitored in a physician's office?
Patient wait times
All of these
Patient complaints
Mislabeled specimins
10
The organizational structure does NOT include
chain of command
patient collections
team contacts
on call physicians
11
To find a specific journal article on the Internet, you should:
Use a software such as CINAHL
Use a search engine
Surf the Internet randomly
Conduct a literary search
12
The grid used to mark off times that the doctor is unavailable to see patients is called:
A grid
A matrix
Triage
Referral
13
When handling a patient who arrives late, the Medical Assistant should:
Tell the patient they better be on time nest time...or else
Explain that lateness WILL NOT be tolerated!
Tell the patient there may be a delay
Dismiss the patient from the practice
14
Appointment scheduling in a doctor's office is often influenced by:
The number of drug reps who visit the office
The doctor's mood
The physical space and equipment
The length of the lunch break
15
Which of these patients CAN remain in the waiting room:
A patient with conjunctivitis
A patient with influenza
A patient with Cpox
A patient with pneumonia who is not coughing
16
What is an Ethernet port used for?
Connecting a computer to the Internet through a phoneline
Uploading literary files
Downloading graphics
Connecting a computer to the Internet through a cable
17
Illegal questions in a job interview include?
All of these
Age
Marriage
Religion
18
You are scheduling using the streaming method, a complete physical exam takes about:
45 minutes
1 hour
15 minutes
30 minutes
19
Waiting room TVs
Just leave the remote
Turn it up loud
Offer closed captioning
Only show educational material
20
Should smoke detectors be/have?
Both
Battery backup
Hard wired
Neither
21
Only standard abbreviations should be used in business letters?
TRUE
FALSE
22
What is encryption?
Working offline
Developing a secret code
Sending an email
Scrambling email or electronic messages
23
New employees should be evaluated 30 days after starting?
False
True
24
The basic guidelines for proper telephone use include not speaking with an accent.
True
False
25
Which format is most commonly used for business letters?
Block
Modified block
Semi block
Full block
26
You can be fired for breaching confidentiality?
FALSE
TRUE
27
You can ask an applicant how many children they have during an interview?
If they are a friendly
Sometimes
no
yes
28
Which of the following is buffer time NOT intended for:
Return phone calls
Accommodate walk-ins
Read a magazine
Review patient records
29
When patients want to purchase prescriptions online advise them to
Find easiest country to buy from.
Never buy online
Use valid prescriptions
Search the cheapest
30
This is correct - The patient has inflammation of his prostrate gland?
TRUE
FALSE
31
An MA who is speaking to an irate patient on the phone. Must keep his/her temper in check and:
Listen carefully, taking notes
All of the above
Let the patient know he/ she will consult with the MD
Calm. The patient down, and offer assurances
32
Scheduling patients in the first half hour with the second half hour left open is:
Wave method
Cluster method
Matrix
Double booking
33
The cluster method of scheduling:
Patients with similar problems in the same block of time
Several patients are scheduled in the same time slot
Buffer time is not included
Patients are scheduled every fifteen minutes
34
If the physician asks you to annote his/her letters, you should:
Read the letters and highlight key points in the margins
Proofread the the letters for spelling and grammer
35
Info on _______ is included in a personal safety plan?
Exit routes
Blood-borne pathogens
All of these
Ionizing radiation
36
A good ergonomic workstation will help you meet OSHA requirements as well as:
All of them
Decrease work related injuries
Be more efficient
Help prevent muscular skeletal issues
37
The page www.fda.gov/dsr-drug is not working - now what?
Eliminate the info after the slash
Call the library
Give up
Find a different document
38
What is a cookie? A tiny file .....
left in the hard drive by a web site
called a virus
retrieved from your computer
that is sent to a colleague from your email
39
When should an Incident report be completed?
Only for major indicents
When in doubt - always complete
As a summary
Only minor events
40
Which format for typing phone numbers is correct:
888-444-3333; 4210
(888) 444-3333, Ext. 4210
888.444-3333 ext. 4210
888-444-3333 extension 4210
41
Which call should be triaged first?
Patient with a bleeding arm
An MA returning a call
A new patient who needs directions to the office
A patient who needs a refill
42
Making a schedule to meet employee requests is most important?
FALSE
TRUE
43
If Mr Smith's appointment is at 1630 hours, his appointment is at:
4:30pm
6:30 am
6:30pm
4:30 am
44
Which of these items is NOT used in a memorandum?
Salutation
Margin
Subject line
Heading
45
Which of the following closings is written correctly:
Yours Truly,
Cordially yours:
Sincerely;
Regards,
46
Which of the following is not a part of a computer's hardware?
Hard Drive
Microsoft Word
Monitor
CPU
47
The length for a visit in fixed scheduling is determined by?
Office mood
Reason for visit
Insurance they carry
How late the doctor is running
48
A dangerous invader that enters your computer and destroys your files, software, etc is:
A virus
A nematode
A microbe
A parasite
49
A good way to remind a patient of their next appointment is?
Verbally remind him
Ask him for a self addressed postcard
Give him an appt card
Call his wife
50
A Lego found in a pediatric waiting room should be removed, it's a choking hazard
TRUE
FALSE
51
Risk Factors are situations that could cause harm?
True
False
52
Accounting, insurance, computer care, and record management are _____ tasks?
Clinical
Administrative
53
Ask the appropriate questions to decide how much time to allow for an appointment.
False
True
54
Microsoft Word is part of a computer's hardware?
FALSE
TRUE
55
Which of the following illustrates correct capitalization?
kleenex
Down Syndrome
Ibuprofen
Valium
56
MSDS (material safety data sheets) describe how chemicals are?
Stored
Contained
Handled
All of these
57
Which of these fonts is most appropriate for a business letter:
14 point Times New Roman
7 point Arial
12 point Times New Roman
24 point Arial
58
What do the CPU cells do?
All of them
Tell you how to operate a program
Read and analyze data
Process data
59
Incident reports should be filed within 24 hours?
FALSE
TRUE
60
Open hours for scheduling means which of these?
No appointments are made
Patients do not have to wait to see an MD
Patients are seen by appointment only
The second half of an hour is left open
61
There is no need for an emergency action plan in a small office?
TRUE
FALSE
62
An accurate message contains?
Correct date
Correct info
All of these
Correct time
63
Scheduling two patients in one time slot is known as:
Double booking
Wave Scheduling
Triage
Risky
64
Which scheduling method allows more appointment availability?
Wave hours
Open scheduling
Flexible hours
Double booking