US Healthcare System
The primary government program providing health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older
What is Medicare?
The device that is used to measure blood pressure
What is Sphygmomanometer?
The HIPAA stand for...
What is The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
The term describes the amount a patient pays out of pocket before insurance coverage kicks in
What is Deductible?
The medical term for the surgical procedure to remove the prostate gland
What is Prostatectomy?
The act, passed in 2010, aimed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans
What is the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The instrument that is commonly used to examine the inside of the ears
What is Otoscope?
An attack that aims to deceive users into revealing sensitive information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity.
What is phishing?
The percentage under an insurance plan that the insured person pays toward a covered expense or service.
What is Co-insurance?
The tool is used to examine the interior of the bladder
What is Cystoscope?
A decision by the health insurance or plan that a health care service, treatment plan, prescription drug or durable medical equipment is medically necessary.
What is pre-authorization?
The tool that is used to listen to heartbeats and lung sounds
What is Stethoscope?
The document that allows a patient to designate another person to make healthcare decisions on their behalf
What is a durable Power of Attorney (POA) for healthcare?
The term for a policy that provides coverage for services not typically covered by standard insurance plans
What is a supplemental insurance policy?
The term for the inflammation of the kidney typically caused by an infection
What is Pyelonephritis?
The name of the US federal program that helps with medical costs for low-income families and individuals
What is Medicaid?
The name of the imaging technique that uses magnetic fields to create detailed images of the organs and tissues?
What is MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)?
Any information in the medical record or designated record set that can be used to identify an individual and that was created, used, or disclosed in the course of providing a health care service such as diagnosis or treatment.
What is PHI (Protected health information)?
The term is used to describe the process of verifying a patient's coverage and benefits with their insurance company
What is Eligibility verification?
A common diagnostic test or lab test used to measure the function of the kidneys
What is glomerular filtration rate (GFR)?
The name of the system used for electronic health records in the US
What is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) system?
The that device measures blood glucose levels?
What is Glucometer?
The term for a malicious software designed to block access to a system or data until a ransom is paid.
What is Ransomeware?
The term for a document sent by a health insurance company detailing what was paid and what is owed after a medical service
What is Explanation of Benefits (EOB)?
The name of the scheduling method that involves setting up patient appointments based on specific time slots for different types of visits
What is Time-based scheduling or appointment-based scheduling?