The Professional Medical Assistant

Dependability, honesty, and tolerance are important character traits of a Medical Assistant.

Neatness and good grooming are important for the medical assistant for all these reasons EXCEPT

Admit mistakes, stay within your scope of practice, maintain confidentiality, stay current, uphold professionalism

What two organizations have worked to define professionalism for Medical Assistants

Fee splitting is the practice of splitting fee's with colleagues, especially for making referrals.

Professionalism is behavior based on a body of knowledge and ethical standards to serve the public.

Health Coaching is a process that helps patients identify health values and goals.

The development of policies and procedures that minimize the chances of the practice being sued

Personality and Character have the same meaning.

A personal organizer, planner, schedule on personal device and prioritizing events are all tools to use to manage time.

A unit of participation in professional continuing education.

Skills and techniques used to manage time to accomplish tasks and meet goals.

What does it mean to perform a task without being told to do so?

A patient navigator makes it hard for patients to access and receive treatment.

All of the following changes affected the profession of medical assisting EXCEPT

CPR certification at the health care provider level must be updated every two years.

While performing administrative duties medical assistants can wear scrubs or business attire.

A medical assistant usually wears scrubs while performing clinical tasks

What oath serves as a guide to good conduct as a physician

Certification validates knowledge and skills to ensure employers are hiring qualified individuals