CMAS : CMAS

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for CMAS

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team

The prefix "amphi-" means:

Possible Answers:

Two

All

None

Fast

Both

Correct answer:

Both

Explanation:

The prefix "amphi-" means "both."

Example Question #3 : Integration Within The Healthcare Team

The combining form "nat/o" means:

Possible Answers:

Birth

Reproduction

Uterus

Sodium

Ovary

Correct answer:

Birth

Explanation:

The combining form "nat/o" means birth.

Example Question #11 : Cmas

The combining form "chir/o" refers to the:

Possible Answers:

Arm

Chest

Hand

Foot

Leg

Correct answer:

Hand

Explanation:

The combining form "chir/o" refers to the hand.

Example Question #11 : Cmas

The suffix "-rrhexis" means:

Possible Answers:

Swelling

Destroy

Pushing

Bursting

Pain

Correct answer:

Bursting

Explanation:

The suffix "-rrhexis" means "bursting forth."

Example Question #11 : Cmas

The combining form "onc/o" means:

Possible Answers:

Growth

Tumor

Disease

Mitosis

Cancer

Correct answer:

Tumor

Explanation:

The combining form "onc/o" means "tumor."

Example Question #12 : Cmas

The types of data in a typical office database include:

Possible Answers:

diagnosis codes

each of the given answers is correct

provider name and information

insurance carrier information

patient name and information

Correct answer:

each of the given answers is correct

Explanation:

The types of data in a typical office database include the following: provider name and information, patient name and information, insurance carrier information, diagnosis codes, procedure codes, and transaction information.

Example Question #2 : Medical Record Documentation And Verification Of Charges

A type of wound in which the surface of the skin or mucus membrane is scraped:

Possible Answers:

incision

contusion

avulsion

laceration

abrasion

Correct answer:

abrasion

Explanation:

An abrasion is a type of wound characterized via a scraping of the skin or mucus membrane.

Example Question #13 : Cmas

A fee schedule used by Medicare and numerous other insurance companies to assess charges for health care services:

Possible Answers:

UCR

SSI

CHAMPVA

TIRCARE

None of the given answers is correct

Correct answer:

UCR

Explanation:

UCR is a fee schedule that stands for Usual, Resaonable, and Customary. It is used by Medicare and numerous other insurance companies to assess charges for health care services.

Example Question #14 : Cmas

Consent to perform a medical procedure is able to be given by which of the following means?

Possible Answers:

all of the given answers are means by which consent can be given

a parent or legal guardian of a minor

mentally competent adults

in emergency situations

a living will

Correct answer:

all of the given answers are means by which consent can be given

Explanation:

Consent to perform a medical procedure is able to be given by mentally compent adults, a parent or legal guardian of a minor, a living will, and in emergency situations. Mentally incompetent individuals are not able to give consent to medical procedures.

Example Question #14 : Cmas

Meeting minutes should include which of the following?

Possible Answers:

time of adjournment

each of the given answers is correct

topics discussed

meeting location

persons in attendance

Correct answer:

each of the given answers is correct

Explanation:

Meeting minutes are the record of all aspects of the meeting. Minutes should include: date, time, meeting location, persons in attendance, persons absent from the meeting, time of meeting adjournment, and topics/issues discussed in the meeting.

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