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What does empathy mean?
Having an understanding and compassion for what the patient may be experiencing.
What is an established patient?
A patient who has been seen by the physician within 3 years.
What defines a new patient?
A patient who hasn't been to the physician in 3 years.
What does CMS stand for?
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What is HIPAA Title I focused on?
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What does HIPAA Title II aim to prevent?
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What are HIPAA Title III provisions related to?
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What does HIPAA Title IV involve?
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What is the focus of HIPAA Title V?
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What is HIPAA?
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What is expressed consent?
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What is implied consent?
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What does respondeat superior mean?
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What does Coordination of Benefits refer to?
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What does HITECH stand for?
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What are the core functions of EHR?
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What are Electronic Medical Records (EMR)?
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What are Electronic Health Records (EHR)?
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What is acute care?
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What are Personal Health Records (PHR)?
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What does ambulatory care refer to?
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What are clinical templates?
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What is RADT?
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What is a Unique Patient Identifier (UPI)?
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What are clinical vocabularies used for?
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What does SNOMED-CT stand for?
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What is LOINC?
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What is UMLS?
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What is fixed appointment scheduling?
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What is cluster scheduling?
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What is double booking?
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What is narrative style charting?
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What does SOAP stand for?
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What is subjective information?
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What is objective information?
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What does assessment refer to in medical terms?
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What is the plan in a medical record?
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What is a Problem Oriented Medical Record (POMR)?
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What are progress notes?
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What is a flow chart in healthcare?
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What is an alphabetic filing system?
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What does a medical record contain?
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What is included in personal/financial information?
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What constitutes medical information?
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What is social information in a medical context?
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What does it mean to self-insure?
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What is Medicare?
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What does CHAMPVA stand for?
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What terms describe the person who owns an insurance policy?
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Who are dependents in terms of insurance?
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What does allowed amount refer to?
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Who is considered a provider?
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What is a word root in medical terminology?
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What is a suffix in medical terminology?
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What is a prefix in medical terminology?
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What is a combining vowel?
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What does the root 'arthr/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'bi/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'cardi/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'carcin/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'cephal/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'cerebr/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'cyt/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'dent/l' refer to?
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What does the root 'derm/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'electr/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'enter/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'fet/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'gastr/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'rhin/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'sarc/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'thromb/o' refer to?
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What does the root 'ur/o' refer to?
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What does the suffix '-al' mean?
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What does the suffix '-algia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-dynia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-ectomy' mean?
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What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
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What does the suffix '-genic' mean?
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Study Notes
Key Terms and Definitions in Medical Terminology
- Empathy: Understanding and compassion for a patient's experience.
- Established Patient: A patient seen by a physician within the last 3 years.
- New Patient: A patient who has not seen the physician in the last 3 years.
- CMS: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, responsible for federal healthcare programs.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- HIPAA Title I: Focuses on healthcare access, portability, and renewability.
- HIPAA Title II: Addresses the prevention of healthcare fraud and abuse.
- HIPAA Title III: Covers tax-related health provisions.
- HIPAA Title IV: Concerns application and enforcement of group health plan requirements.
- HIPAA Title V: Deals with revenue offsets.
- HIPAA: Provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information.
Patient Consent
- Expressed Consent: Patient verbally acknowledges understanding of their medical treatment.
- Implied Consent: Patient's body language signifies agreement to receive medical care.
Responsibilities and Insurance Coordination
- Respondeat Superior: Legal doctrine holding physicians accountable for staff errors.
- Coordination of Benefits (C.O.B): Determines payment responsibilities when multiple insurance plans are involved.
Health Information Technology
- HITECH: Promotes the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology (EHR).
- ONCHIT: Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
Core Functions of Electronic Health Records (EHR)
- Health Information and Data: Management of patient health data.
- Results Management: Handling and tracking lab and test results.
- Order Management: Managing orders for tests and treatments.
- Decision Support: Tools for assisting healthcare providers in decision-making.
- Electronic Communications: Facilitating communication between patients and providers.
- Patient Support: Engaging patients in their care process.
- Administrative Processes: Streamlining administrative tasks for efficiency.
- Reporting and Population Management: Analyzing data for public health management.
Medical Records Types
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR): Records of one physician’s encounters with a patient over time.
- Electronic Health Records (EHR): Comprehensive data from all sources treating an individual.
Patient Care Types
- Acute Care: Focuses on urgent situations often requiring hospitalization.
- Ambulatory Care: Treatment provided without hospital admission.
- Personal Health Records (PHR): Health records maintained by the patient themselves.
Scheduling and Documentation
- Fixed Appointment Scheduling: Allocates specific times for individual patients.
- Cluster Scheduling: Groups patients for similar services within a specified timeframe.
- Double Booking: Scheduling two patients for one appointment slot.
- Wave Scheduling: Patients arrive during the first part of the hour, seen in order of arrival.
- SOAP: Documentation format representing Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.
Medical Record Components
- POMR: Tracks patient problems throughout care.
- Progress Notes: Daily notes reflecting patient condition stages.
- Flow Chart: Visual tool for tracking healthcare information over time.
Filing Systems
- Alphabetic Filing System: Organizes records by patient last name.
- Numeric Filing System: Uses numbers for patient records instead of names.
Medical Data Insights
- Medical Record Components: Includes personal, financial, medical, and social information.
- Personal/Financial Information: Data used for personal identification and insurance coverage.
- Medical Information: Encompasses patient history, exam results, and lab reports.
- Social Information: Captures demographic details like race and lifestyle choices.
Insurance Overview
- Medicare: Federal program for those over 65, disabled, or with end-stage renal disease.
- Medicaid: State-administered program for low-income individuals and families.
- TRICARE: Health care program for armed forces members and their families.
- CHAMPVA: Benefits for veterans with service-related disabilities.
- Workers' Compensation: Covers job-related injuries for employees.
Insurance Terminology
- Premium: Monthly payment to an insurance provider.
- Allowed Amount: Insurance-determined amount for services rendered.
- Participating Provider: Physicians accepting the insurance company’s allowed amount.
- Copayment: Fixed payment required at the time of service.
- Coinsurance: A percentage of service costs the patient pays post-deductible.
- Deductible: Amount a patient pays before getting covered services.
- Beneficiary: An individual covered under federal programs like Medicare or Medicaid.
Medical Terminology Components
- Word Root: The base of a medical term.
- Suffix: End portion of a medical term indicating meaning.
- Prefix: Beginning portion of a medical term modifying the root meaning.
- Combining Vowel: Connects root to suffix or another root.
- Combining Form: Root plus combining vowel.
Common Medical Roots
- Arthr/o: Joint
- Cardi/o: Heart
- Cyt/o: Cell
- Derm/o: Skin
- Gastr/o: Stomach
- Rhin/o: Nose
Medical Suffixes and Prefixes
- -ectomy: Excision or removal.
- -algia: Pain.
- -dynia: Pain.
- -emia: Blood condition.
- -genic: Produced by.
Additional Medical Definitions
- Globus: Refers to protein.
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