Sources and credits
Every question, flashcard, lesson, cheat sheet and glossary entry cites where its facts come from: 1,673 sources in all. All text was written for CCMA Prep; no text, tables or images were copied from these sources. Citing a source does not mean its publisher reviewed or endorses CCMA Prep.
Most-cited publishers
| Publisher | Sources cited |
|---|---|
| MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) | 368 |
| OpenStax (Rice University) | 303 |
| PubMed Central (U.S. National Library of Medicine) | 240 |
| U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) | 173 |
| Merck Manuals (Merck & Co.) | 136 |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 64 |
| U.S. National Library of Medicine | 58 |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration | 38 |
| U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | 24 |
| Immunize.org | 20 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | 20 |
| World Health Organization | 17 |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Learning Network | 13 |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | 13 |
| American Medical Association | 11 |
Exam facts
Exam structure: NHA’s published CCMA Test Plan (2022 job analysis) and Candidate Handbook. Domain names and question counts are facts about the exam; the layout of NHA documents is not reproduced.
Reference sources
- OpenStax textbooks (Rice University) are cited as sources of facts, with links to the chapters. No OpenStax text or images are reproduced in this app. OpenStax does not endorse CCMA Prep.
- MedlinePlus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Links to MedlinePlus pages do not imply endorsement.
- U.S. government sources (OSHA, CMS, FDA, CDC, NIH and PubMed Central, and federal regulations on govinfo) are cited and linked.
- Merck Manuals and other copyrighted references are cited for facts only; no text or images are reproduced.
- CLSI standards (for example GP41, order of draw) are cited from CLSI’s public summaries. CLSI does not endorse CCMA Prep.
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Important
CCMA Prep is for exam study only. It is not medical advice and does not replace your training program, your employer’s protocols, your scope of practice or the instructions of a licensed provider. Laws, guidelines and product instructions change; always follow the current version that applies where you work.
Practice questions, flashcards and lessons were created for CCMA Prep. They are not actual exam questions and do not come from NHA. We do not guarantee that you will pass the CCMA exam.