Exam 12: Office Environment and Daily Operations

The medical assistant should check to make sure all patients have left the facility before locking up and leaving for the day.

A plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures is called a budget.

Medical offices are really immune to crime.

Medical facilities do not have to have an escape plan in place.

The responsibility for ordering supplies in the physician's office rests with:

__________ is the key to keeping supplies in stock.

Most individuals and businesses operate their households and facilities on some type of __________.

Acting in anticipation of future problems is called:

Office policy manuals usually have a section that deals with the chain of __________.

The physician should designate a minimum number of people who are authorized to make purchases on behalf of the facility.

Internet slang and abbreviations are acceptable in e-mail messages to patients if the message is a short note.

Employees should not be allowed to spend money __________.

The office policy and procedures manual should be reviewed:

The fewer __________ patients have to take as they maneuver through the physician's office, the better.

A difference among conflicting facts, claims, or opinions is called a(n):

Money given for a speaking engagement is often called a(n):

When moving through hallways, the medical assistant should walk:

Anyone can open packages that arrive at the medical facility and begin to use their contents.

Where should visiting physicians ideally wait to see the doctor?

The fiscal year begins: