Perhaps the Most Essential Action for the Medical Assistant Working

question 12

Multiple Choice

Perhaps the most essential action for the medical assistant working with a patient and using an electronic record is to

• A) make frequent eye contact with the patient and smile.
• B) type in every word the patient says.
• C) make sure the patient is not hiding any part of the health history.
• D) sit in a chair across from the patient so that the person cannot see the screen.

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Definitions:

Job Order

A custom or special order detailing the work to be performed or products to be produced.

Process Costing System

An accounting method used when identical or similar products are mass-produced, allocating costs based on process departments.

Work In Process

Items or products that are in the production phase but have not yet been completed, often considered a type of inventory on the balance sheet.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to convert partially completed goods into the equivalent number of fully completed units.