law or government agency primarily responsible for the regulation of laboratories and laboratory tests
What is CLIA'88? (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act)
100
a physician that treats adults and children for routine care and complaints; often the primary care physician for family members
What is a family practitioner or family medicine doctor?
100
insurance for low-income patients
What is Medicaid?
100
assigns codes to pt charges and diagnoses for insurance billing
What is a certified professional coder (CPC)?
200
being able to walk
What is ambulatory?
200
medicine that focuses more on healing the entire person than a specific disease or condition
What is holistic medicine?
200
a surgeon that performs prevention, diagnosis, surgical and non surgical treatment and rehab for conditions of the brain, spine, and nervous systems
What is a neurologist or neurosurgeon?
200
Insurance for elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease
What is Medicare?
200
performs laboratory tests in the clinical lab and may supervise lab operations or provide consulting services
What is a Medical Technologist? (MT, MLT)
300
treatments (2) that reduce symptoms of a disease, but does not cure the disease
What palliative and symptomatic treatments?
300
a medical practice with one physician
What is a solo practice?
300
specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental illness and conditions of the nervous system
What is psychiatry or psychiatrist? (also neurologist)
300
Insurance for dependents of active-duty military personnel
What is Tricare?
300
manages routine care under the supervision of a physican
What is a Physician Assistant (PA)?
400
the name of the insurance plan's list of approved medications
What is formulary?
400
all medical offices must meet a number of specifications laid out by this federal regulatory agency that regulates workplace health and safety
What is OSHA? (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
400
specializes in the care of the urinary system in males and females and the reproductive tract in males
What is urology or urologist?
400
medical care where each service was billed and paid for as a separate charge
What is fee for service?
400
an advanced practice nurse who specializes in a specific area and often manages routing patient care in ambulatory settings
What is a Nurse Practitioner (NP)?
500
techniques used in insurance to reduce healthcare costs and provide high-quality health care
What is managed care?
500
a physician that specializes in the use of x-ray and other ionizing radiation for diagnosis and treament
What is a radiologist?
500
specializes in the care of the ear, nose, throat, head, and neck
What is otolaryngology or otolaryngologist?
500
type of payment where the HMO physicians accept a flat monthly fee for each subscriber in their practice and agree to provide all necessary primary care for that fee
What is capitation?
500
plans exercises for large muscle groups for rehabilitation and implements treatment plans