Review Questions

5 Questions

1. Which type of appointment scheduling is most likely to be used for short patient visits in an office with multiple practitioners?
   1. Double-booking
   2. Wave
   3. Modified-wave
   4. Cluster
   5. Time-specified
2. Which of the following completes the necessary paperwork for the insurance company on a referral?
   1. Physician
   2. Insurance company
   3. Medical assistant
   4. Patient
   5. Specialist’s office
3. A numeric filing system
   1. is not used when patient confidentiality is especially important
   2. organizes records according to the patient’s last name
   3. is the most commonly used filing system
   4. may include portions of the patient’s social security number
   5. is the only practical system for a large practice
4. The policy and procedures manual is written jointly by
   1. all the employees
   2. the physician(s)
   3. the physician and the staff
   4. the medical assistants
   5. using a manual from another office
5. Which of the following items is an output device?
   1. Scanner
   2. Monitor
   3. Peripheral
   4. Software
   5. Keyboard