Anatomy & Physiology
The smallest Microorganism
Virus
A form used to document information about the patient's office visit
Patient encounter form
Laws that deal with crime and their punishments
Criminal Law
How many CEUs and how many years
10 CEUs in 2 years
The science with deals with the measurements of size, weight, and proportions of the human body.
Anthropometric measurements; Weight/Height, Patient head circumference.
Single-celled microorganisms shaped as bacilli, spirilla, cocci
Bacteria
3 factors in determining the level of service with E/M coding
history
examination
medical decision making
A federal law that requires certain employers to give time off to employees for familial or medical reasons.
FMLA-Family Medical Leave Act
The degree of care or competence expected in a particular circumstance or role.
Standard of Care
Another name for reflex hammer
Percussion hammer
Neuroplasty
Surgical repair of a nerve
Has 33 blocks and is divided into three sections. It is used for insurance reimbursement.
CMS-1500-Form
HIPPA requires that documentation be retained for a minimum of _____ years.
6
A type of healthcare delivery model: this plan contracts with a medical center or group of providers to provide preventive and acute care for the insured patient, need a referral for a specialist
HMO: Health maintenance organization
The measurement of the TB wheal
6mm to 10mm
Contraction of the muscles, causing narrowing of the inside tube of the vessel
vasoconstriction
type of scheduling: allocates two patients to arrive at a specified time and the third to arrive approximately 30 minutes later.
Modified wave scheduling
5 types of Medical Practices
Private Practice
Group Practice
Large HMO
Hospital-Based
Locum Tenens-Latin "to hold the place of", physicians relocated to areas in need.
A type of healthcare delivery model: This plan has more flexibility than HMO plans, Doesn't need a PCP, they go directly to the specialist.
PPO: Preferred provider organization
The 9 rights of medication administration
Right:
Medication, Dose, Route, Time, Patient, Education, To Refuse, Technique, and Documentation
Mnemonic: Maybe Dogs Really Talk, PETs Truly Do.
Diseases that cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
Noncommunicable.
Another name for internal appointments
Established patients
A type of medical directive: specifies which treatments will be allowed during end-of-life care, bright pink form.
MOLST
Types of insurance plans
Medicare
Tricare
CHAMPVA
Medicaid
Managed Care
Worker's Comp
This law established quality standards for all clinical laboratory testing, ensuring the accuracy, precision, reliability, and timeliness of patient test results.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)