Chapter 8

Question 1

Which of the following are general supplies?

Answer 1

liquid hypoallergenic soap and paper towels

Question 2

Desktop computer

Laptop/notebook computer

Tablet PC

Smartphones

Answer 2

Most common type of computer in the medical office; fits easily on a desk or other flat surface, such as the floor
About the size of a magazine and weighs only a few pounds; operates on battery power or on an AC adapter
Slate-shaped mobile computers with touchscreen and/or graphics table technology; screen measures 14 inches or less
Act as true handheld computers; allow access to medical information via the Internet as well as the ability to send and receive phone calls, e-mail, and text messages

Question 3

Staples and rubber bands are ________blank supplies.

Answer 3

incidental

Question 4

Examples of output devices are printers and ________blank.

Answer 4

monitors

Question 5

A computer’s hardware serves four main functions. Which of the following is one of those functions?

Answer 5

storing data

Question 6

Which of the following is considered a computer input device?

Answer 6

scanners

Question 7

An advantage of a desktop computer with a tower case placed on the floor is that it ________blank.

Answer 7

allows more surface area at the workstation

Question 8

Ordering supplies ahead of schedule ________blank.

Answer 8

is important when there is a large demand for a product

Question 9

A device used to input printed matter and convert it to a format that can be read by the computer is a ________blank.

Answer 9

scanner

Question 10

Incidental supplies are ________blank.

Answer 10

needed in the office but do not threaten the efficiency of the office

Question 11

An effective way to prevent an unanticipated shortage of a supply item is to ________blank.

Answer 11

request that workers finish one container before opening a new one

Question 12

The responsibility for organizing most office supplies often lies with the ________blank.

Answer 12

medical assistant

Question 13

Patient Room

Answer 13

Physical forms; Gauze; Tongue depressors; Bandages

Question 14

Administrative Office

Answer 14

Paper clips; Computer paper; Encounter forms; Envelopes

Question 15

Locked Cabinet

Answer 15

Prescription pads; Narcotics; Sample medications

Question 16

The first page of every fax you send from a medical office should be a cover sheet that contains a(n) ________blank that all material within the fax is intended only for the person to whom it is being sent.

Answer 16

Come back for answer

Question 17

When several computers are linked together so they can communicate with one another, this is called:

Answer 17

a network

Question 18

Examples of clinical supplies are ________blank.

Answer 18

needles, syringes, and lubricating gel

Question 19

Word processor-
Database management-
Billing-

Appointment scheduling-

Answer 19

Transcription, Patient education
Employee lists, Equipment inventory
Patient accounts, Maintaining tax records, Insurance claims, Financial reports
Double-booking, Cancellations, Physician vacations

Question 20

Administrative supplies are generally stored ________blank.

Answer 20

behind or adjacent to the reception area

Question 21

Periodic supplies need to be reordered ________blank.

Answer 21

occasionally

Question 22

Programs that identify and interpret spoken words use ________blank technology.

Answer 22

Come back to

Question 23

An advantage of a notebook computer is that it ________blank.

Answer 23

operates on either a battery or an AC adapter

Question 24

Most supplies in the medical office can be classified as administrative, clinical, or ________blank.

Answer 24

general

Question 25

Which type of office machine scans each page of a document, translates the information into electronic impulses, and transmits the impulses over the telephone line to another machine, where they are converted into an exact copy of the original document?

Answer 25

facsimile machine