Professionalism
Being able to say the right thing at the right time
what is tact?
permits the disclosures of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes
What is the HIPAA privacy rule ?
administrative, general and clinical
What are the 3 main areas of medical assisting?
the credential the American Medical Technologists (AMT) issues to eligible candidates who successfully pass the RMA examination.
What is the RMA?
Patients can create their own electronic health records, communicate with their provider electronically, request lab results, referrals, and appointments
What is a patient portal?
This should be applied skillfully and tastefully
What are cosmetics?
What is emancipated minor?
This person acts on behalf of or assists the patient
What is the role of the patient navigator/advocate?
the credential given by the American Association of Medical Assistants to eligible candidates that pass the CMA (AAMA) examination.
What is the CMA/AAMA?
When recording progress note, the specific chief complaint
What is written using the patients own words?
Having the ability to adjust
what is being adaptable?
Professional Liability refers to the liability that arises from a failures to use due care and the ___________expected from a person in a particular profession (in this case a health care provider)
What is the standard of care
Not examining, diagnosing, or prescribing treatment
What are principles of self boundaries?
an organization that promotes professionalism and encourages and supports education, networking, and certification in the medical billing and coding areas.
What is the AAPC?
This is who the patient's chart belongs to
What is the medical practice?
Behaviors such as displaying tact, diplomacy, courtesy, respect while demonstrating responsibility and promoting integrity and honesty
What is professionalism ?
an agreement to do something or to allow something to happen only after all the facts are known
What is Informed Consent?
Preparing medical records
What is an administrative skill?
a national certifying organization that certifies medical assistants and other health care professionals after successful completion of a certification exam
What is the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)
This is who a complete and accurate medical record provides legal protection for
Who are both patients and physicians
Doing the right thing even if no one is around to witness it.
What is integrity?
protects individuals who decide to help and serve those who are injured.
The goal of this government agency to ensure that employers provide safe work environments for employees
What is OSHA?
This is the process of establishing the qualifications of certified and licensed medical professionals and assessing their background and legitimacy
What is credentialing?
hyphenated surnames and hyphenated firm names are indexed as one unit
What is when filing alphabetically?