What are the roles of an MA?
Work alongside a provider. Complete administrative duties like greeting
patients, scheduling, handling correspondence, and answering telephones. Obtain medical histories from patients, provide patient education, perform laboratory tests, take vitals, clean exam rooms, and prepare and administer immunizations.
What is the scope of practice for an MA?
The scope of practice for the MA does not include the practice of medicine. Medical assistants should not perform duties they have not been trained or certified to do.
What are Mobile Health Units?
Mobile health units bring health care to the communities that most need it and may
otherwise lack access to the services provided.
What is Hospice?
Hospice care is end-of-life care focused on comfort rather than curative efforts. Patients can qualify for hospice care if they have a terminal illness at the end stage.
What may the MA’s role be in a Telehealth visit?
May be gathering a history, verifying medication and pharmacy information, setting an agenda, and following up with the patient on the next steps,
such as referral or diagnostic testing coordination.
What are Patient Portals?
Allows patients to log into a patient-facing aspect of the EHR to view their personal health
information, such as test results, visit notes, and patient education materials.
What are Value-Based Plans?
This model prioritizes prevention and early intervention over complex intervention to
prevent unnecessary downstream costs (Improved patient outcomes, improved patient satisfaction, lower cost, and healthcare professional well-being).
What are Ancillary Services?
Ancillary services meet a specific medical need
for a particular population. They are supportive, secondary services essential for the core function of a primary system, such as imaging and therapies.
Why should the MA avoid abbreviations?
Because of their potential for misunderstanding and medical errors. Follow the “Do Not Use” list.
What are the abbreviations for diagnosis, before meals, after meals, and history?
Dx, a.c, p.c, Hx
What is Supine?
Lying face up
What is Prone?
Lying face down
What is Dorsal Recumbent?
Lying facing upward with flexed knees, feet flat on floor
What is Fowler Position?
Sitting upright with back angled at 90 degrees
What is Semi-Fowler’s Position?
Sitting with back angled at 45 degrees
What are Schedule I Drugs?
Schedule I includes substances with a high potential for abuse and currently no
approved medical use in the U.S. They are illegal, and providers may not prescribe
them.
What is Proximal?
Closer to the body’s trunk
What are Schedule II Drugs?
Schedule II includes substances that have a high potential for abuse, are considered
dangerous, and can lead to psychological and physical dependence. Unlike schedule I
drugs, schedule II drugs are approved for medical use.
What are Schedule III Drugs?
Schedule III includes substances with moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.
What are Schedule IV Drugs?
Schedule IV includes substances that have a low potential for abuse and dependence.
What are Schedule V Drugs?
Schedule V includes substances that contain limited quantities of some narcotics, usually for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes.
How often can drugs be refilled?
Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances may not be filled or refilled more than 6 months after the date on which the prescription was issued and may not be refilled more than five times in 6 months.
What are normal drug side effects?
Undesirable unintended actions on the body, such as nausea or dry mouth, and can limit the usefulness of the medication.
What are adverse drug side effects?
Unintended, harmful actions of the medication, such as an allergic reaction, and prevent further use of the medication.
