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What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA? - answer-1. Educating patients on how to take their medication
- Health promotion of the patient.
- Performing an EKG.
- Taking patients vitals.
- Performing urinalysis.
- Performing a throat culture.
- Patient education. What is outside the scope of practice? - answer-1. Diagnosing patients.
- Administering narcotics.
- Interpreting laboratory results.
- Pathogenic identification.
- Performing an Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) What is assault? - answer-Open threat of bodily harm against another person. What is battery? - answer-An action that causes bodily harm. How do you define fraud? - answer-Deception with the intent to deprive another person of his or her own rights. What is invasion of privacy? - answer-Intruding on a patients private affairs, or disclosure of private information. Example: Entering a patients room without knocking or having permission. Malpractice? - answer-The negligent delivery of professional services.
Negligence? - answer-The failure to do something that a reasonably prudent individual would do under similar circumstances. Spousal abuse/ Intimate partner abuse? - answer-Provides a list of organizations within the local community that can assist in the situation. What should you do if you suspect child abuse? - answer-Report suspected child abuse to the provider. Tort? - answer-A civil wrong committed against a person or property. (fraud) Chain of custody? - answer-In legal context, refers to the chronological documentation showing the paper trail, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of physical or electronic evidence. Sample evidence must be sealed in front of patient. (drug screen) What is the purpose of the CLIA? - answer-Clinical laboratory Improvement Amendment sets quality standards and issues certifications for human laboratories. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - answer-Then right to inspect, review, and to receive a copy of your medical records and billing records that are held by health plans and healthcare providers covered by the privacy rule. What are the two main purposes of HIPPA? - answer-1. To provide continuous health insurance coverage for workers who lose or change their job. 2.To reduce the administrative burdens and cost of healthcare by standardizing the electronic transmission of administrative and financial transactions and protects the patients personal medical information and confidentiality. A CCMA cannot disclose what information? - answer-A Patients information unless authorized. Discussing a patients medical information is breaking what? - answer-HIPPA guidelines
What are some of the rights to the patient covered under patients bill of rights? - answer-1. Patients have the right to a copy of their medical records. 2.Guarantees fair treatment.
- Autonomy over medical decisions and many more rights. POMR Should always be filled in what order? (Problem Oriented Medical Record) - answer-Should always be filled out in chronological order. Patients have a right to view their medical records at any time. The information in the medical record belongs to who? - answer-The medical record belongs to the patient, however the place where the information is housed belongs to the author. What is a CMS-1500 form used for? - answer-Basic standard claim form used by healthcare professionals to request reimbursement for services provided to patients. Encounter form or Superbill is used for what? - answer-An itemized form of services submitted to insurance carriers for reimbursement of rendered services. A CCMA would also use this form to check out patients. Release of information form allows what? - answer-Allows a patient access to his own medical records and allows the patient control over to whom the medical records are released. Preferred provider organization (PPO) - answer-Managed care organization of providers, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third party administrator to provide health care at a reduced rates to the insurers administrators clients. Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for whom? - answer-Provides health insurance for the medically needy. Medicare is for? - answer-Federal insurance plan that generally covers those over the age of 65 and is considered an entitlement because most have paid into the system through there employer.
Tricare is? - answer-Healthcare for military personal and their dependents to receive care form a civilian provider at the expense of the federal government. What is the purpose of Workers Compensation? - answer-Wage replacement and medical benefits for those injured on the job. Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - answer-Waiver of liability, is a notice a provider should give you before you receive a service if, based on Medicare coverage rules, your provider has reason to believe Medicare will not pay for the service. The bill will be the patients responsibility. What is coinsurance? - answer-An amount a policy holder is responsible for according to their insurance policy. The policy holder must meet a specific amount before the insurance company will pay their portion. What is a copay? - answer-A specific amount of money based on the patients insurance policy that must be paid at time of service. deductible? - answer-Specific amount of money a patient must pay out-of-pocket before the insurance carrier begins paying for service in a calendar year. Explanation of benefits (EOB)? - answer-A statement detailing what services were paid, denied, or reduced in payment by the patients insurance company. Preauthorization? - answer-A decision by your health insurer or plan that that a health care service, treatment, plan, perscription drug, or durable medical equipment is medically necessary. Precertification? - answer-The process of obtaining eligibility, certification, or authorization and collecting information from the health plan prior to impatient admissions and selected ambulatory care Referral? - answer-The process of directing or redirecting to a medical specialist or agency for definitive treatment. (Some insurance companies require this)
New Patient? - answer-A patient who has not been seen by the provider before or who has not been seen in three or more years is considered a new patient for billing purposes. How should test be scheduled? - answer-Schedule the least invasive test first if a patient is having multiple test. Wave scheduling? - answer-Three or Four patients are scheduled every half hour and are seen in the order in which they arrive at the office. Aerophagia? - answer-Swallowing air alopecia? - answer-Sudden increased hair loss Anthropometric? - answer-Used to asses the size, shape, and composition of the human body, BMI or a growth chart. Chief Complaint (CC)? - answer-The primary symptom that a patient states as a reason for seeking medical care. Cirrhosis? - answer-Chronic liver disease. Cholecystectomy? - answer-Removal of the gallbladder. Dysuria? - answer-Painful difficult urination, Common cause is medication Dextrocardia? - answer-The heart points to the right side instead of the left. Electronic Health Record? (EHR) - answer-Electronic record of patients' health related information and can be created, managed, and accessed from multiple health care organizations. Always back up the information on a storage device.
Electronic Medical Record? (EMR) - answer-Electronic record of patients' health related information and can be created, managed, and accessed within a single healthcare organization. Always back up information on a storage device. Hemostasis? - answer-Promotes coagulation and stops bleeding. Hypoglycemia? - answer-Low blood sugar that can be helped by giving the pt orange juice. Ischemia? - answer-Restriction of oxygen rich blood to a portion of the body. Parathyroid Hormone? - answer-Hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland that is important in bone growth. Patient Centered Care? - answer-Requires the inclusion of both family and patient regarding the patients care. Pericarditis? - answer-Inflammation of the pericardium ( Surrounding limning of the heart.) Personal Protective Equipment? (PPE) - answer-Equipment that protects the wearer from bodily injury or infection. OSHA mandates that all PPE be free of what? - answer-Charge Petechiae - answer-Broken capillaries due to bleeding under the skin. What is one reason why petechiae occurs? - answer-The tourniquet is to tight. Pyelonephritis? - answer-Inflammation of the kidney which can cause pain in the lower and mid back.
CC - answer-Chief Complaint CBC - answer-Complete Blood Count
- ectomy - answer-Surgical removal
- itis - answer-Inflammation Nephr/o - answer-Kidneys
- ology - answer-Study of Ophth - answer-eye Oto - answer-ear PE - answer-Physical Examination ROM - answer-Range of Motion STI - answer-Sexually transmitted infection UA - answer-Urinalysis BP - answer-blood pressure CABG - answer-coronary artery bypass graft CXR - answer-Chest X-Ray
I & O - answer-Intake and Output K - answer-Potassium NS - answer-No Show O2 - answer-Oxygen OTC - answer-Over the counter
- plasty - answer-Surgical reconstruction PO - answer-By mouth STAT - answer-immediately TB - answer-Tuberculosis UTI - answer-Urinary tract infection Cardiologist - answer-Diagnosis and treats diseases of the heart. DO ( Doctors of Osteopathy ) - answer-Similar to medical doctors but have a holistic approach. Endocrinologist - answer-Treats patients who suffer from hormonal imbalances. Treats diabetes, thyroid disorders, pituitary disorders, and other hormonal diseases. Nurse Practitioner (NP) - answer-Advanced academic training past beyond the registered nurse (RN)
Trendelenburg - answer-Legs elevated above the head to force circulation to vital organs. Effective in raising a patients blood pressure. Coronal/Frontal - answer-Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections. Sagittal - answer-Divides the body into left and right Transverse - answer-Divides the body into superior and inferior sections cutting the body in half at the mid line. Body Mass Index (BMI) - answer-Calculated by height and weight Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - answer-100 compression's should be performed in 1 minute. Eye Irrigation - answer-To relieve inflammation and discomfort Figure eight bandage - answer-typically used to rap the ankle Infant Head Measurement - answer-Place tape measure at the most prominent part of the forehead, often one to two fingers above the eyebrows. Ishihara - answer-Test for color vision Pulse Oximetry - answer-Measures the oxygen level in the blood Place on finger or earlobe. Streptococcal Test - answer-Collected form the throat orally Stress Test - answer-Monitors cardiovascular capacity during a period of increasingly strenuous exercise, while the patient is using a treadmill.
Hint, sweating is normal DO NOT STOP TEST! Transferring a patient - answer-Is always a concern so as not to injure the patient or the healthcare worker. Always use proper body mechanisms, such as bending at the knees. Vision Test - answer-A visual acuity chart that is used to test distance visual acuity. It uses capital letters of different sizes to test vision on the literate adult. The test is conducted form 20 feet away Weighing a patient - answer-Perform a QC on the scale by balancing the scale first before weighing the patient Wound Care - answer-Always clean in a circular motion from inward to outward. If a wound culture is taken you should - answer-Include documentation of any recent antibiotics use. Computerized Axial Tomography - answer-A series of X-Ray images taken from different angels using computer processing to create cross-sectional images or slices of bones, blood vessels, and soft tissue inside the body. sometimes with contrast. Contrast - answer-A special solution used to highlight the areas of the body being examined that block the x-ray and appears as white images, which can emphasize the image. Some patients who are allergic to shellfish may also be allergic to what? - answer-Contrast Ophthalmoscope - answer-Used to examine and see inside the structures of the eye. Otoscope - answer-Used to look inside the ear. Sphygmomanometer - answer-Instrument used to measure blood pressure
Anatomy - answer-The study of the structures of living things. Physiology - answer-Function and process of all living organisms Red Blood Cells, erythrocytes, - answer-Transports oxygen throughout the body. Platelets, Thrombocytes - answer-Function is to stop bleeding by clumping and clotting at vessel injury. White Blood Cells - answer-Cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body. The least prevalent of these (WHITE BLOOD CELLS) - answer-Basophils comprising less than 1% of white blood cells Neutrophils account for roughly? - answer-60% of white blood cells Digestive system - answer-Absorption of nutrients complications Ulcers, polyps Endocrine System - answer-Transports hormones Complications Hypo, hyperthyroidism Integumentary System - answer-Protects underlying tissue Complications acne, burns, dermatitis Lymphatic - answer-Maintains tissue fluid balance Complications Immune disorders Muscular System - answer-Produces heat, Maintains body posture
Complications Muscular dystrophy Nervous System - answer-Allows communication Complications epilepsy, Multiple sclerosis (MS) Reproductive System - answer-Secretes hormones, reproduction Complications Infertility, STI's Respiratory system - answer-Inhalation and exhalation Complications asthma, bronchitis Skeletal System - answer-Provides support, Protects organs Complications arthritis, osteoporosis Urinary System - answer-Maintains acid base balance Complications UTI, kidney stones Suture removal - answer-Use sterile thumb dressing forceps Surgical instruments - answer-Like hemostats and forceps; rinse thoroughly under cold water prior to disinfection and sterilization Autoclave - answer-A pressure chamber used to sterilize equipment requiring elevated temperatures and pressure Instruments that have been autoclaved with no date must be what? - answer-Reprocessed and re- wrapped What solution is used for sterilization - answer-Distilled water
What ratio should be used to determine clean up of urine, or blood that has been spilled on the floor? - answer-1:10 solution of bleach and water. A CCMA should do what after each exam visit is completed with a pt Hint: the exam room - answer- Exam rooms should be disinfected after each pt Disinfection - answer-Process of destroying pathogens on a surface. Sanitization - answer-Reduces the number of microbes (Make something extremely clean> Sterilization - answer-Destruction of all pathogens and their spores. Pharmacology - answer-The study of medications and how they act on the body (both good and bad) as well as their classifications and various properties. Antipyretics - answer-Medications used to lower a patient's body temperature. Absorption - answer-How long it takes a drug to get into the blood stream. Contraindication - answer-A specific situation in which a drug should not be used because it may be harmful to the pt. Distribution - answer-The reversible transfer of a drug from one location to another within the body. Excretion - answer-The removal of a medication from the body. (typically through urination) Indication - answer-A condition which makes a particular treatment or procedure advisable. Metabolism - answer-Most important organ for drug metabolism is the liver.
Bronchodilators - answer-Dilates the bronchi and bronchioles by decreasing resistance in the respiratory airways and increasing airflow to the lungs. Should stop using before a patient is scheduled for a pulmonary function test. Enteric Coated Tablets - answer-Contain an outer shell that prevents an oral tablet from dissolving until it reaches the intestines, often to prevent stomach irritation. Influenza Vaccine - answer-Must document expiration number and lot number in pt's medical record. Opiates - answer-Drug with morphine like affect, derived from opium to treat pain. Transdermal Patches - answer-Adheres to the patients skin and the medication is absorbed slowly Instruct the patient to write the date and time on each patch that is applied. Place the what on the outside pocket of a transport bag when transporting to an outside laboratory? - answer-Requisition Capillary Collection - answer-1. Always wipe off the first drop of blood. 2.Apply direct pressure on the puncture site when performing a finger stick. A1C (Hemoglobin A1C) - answer-Determines the average blood sugar concentration for the proceeding two to three months to check for diabetes. Anaerobic Collection or Transport Device - answer-Absence of oxygen and do not expose to oxygen Aerobic Collection or Transport Device - answer-Presence of oxygen Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) - answer-Measures the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood from an artery.
