what is
types of practices
medical specialties
parts of a medical office
definitions
100

who

what is World Health Organization?

100

Several physicians share office space, personal equipment

what is group practice?

100

general care for patients 

what is primary care?

100

contains current patients charts

what is medical record storage?

100

treatment that cures disease

what is curative treatment?

200

Medicaid 

what is the low-income population 

200

Limited in size, medical assistant usually responsible for both admin and clinical duties 

what is solo practice?

200

treats foot and ankle

what is podiatry? 

200

place where patient checks in 

what is reception area?

200

therapy for symptoms of disease/condition that dose not remove the disease itself 

what is symptomatic treatment?

300

Medicare

what is insurance for elderly, disabled, and end-stage renal disease?  

300

traditionally, ambulatory care that provides free or low cost care 

what is clinic?

300

spinal manipulation to treat musculoskeletal disorders 

what is chiropractor?

300

clean and good lighting, and furniture should be arranged neatly 

what is waiting room?

300

therapy that reduces effects of disease/condition but does not remove disease itself

what is Palliative treatment?

400

CHAMPUS

What is families of those in armed services 

400

patients can be seen by any physician for urgent treatment 

what is group practice?

400

takes a holistic approach to primary care 

what is osteopathy?

400

designed for convenience of physician and staff, should be conformable for patients 

what is exam room?

400

delivery based on scientific study

what is Western medical health care ?

500

HMO

What is health maintenance organization? 

500

physicians share evening and weekend reasonability's. 

what is solo practice?

500

provides general care for patients 

what is primary care and patient-centered medical home?

500

must meet CLIA'88

What is laboratory?

500

(fourth century BC) credited as the first “scientific”

physician




what is Hippocrates ?

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