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What is Patient Navigator?
One role often filled by a medical assistant; assists patients as they interact with the healthcare system, acting as a guide.
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA):
A federal law that requires health information be kept private and secure and that organizations take special steps to protect this information.
What is Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)?
A type of advance directive indicating that the patient does not wish a breathing tube to be inserted to prolong life.
What is Do Not Intubate (DNI)?
A type of advance directive indicating that the patient does not wish cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to be performed in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is ethnicity?
One aspect of a person’s identity, often reflecting a combination of race, culture, nationality, language, and other factors.
What is bias?
A judgmental response, which may be positive or negative, based on assumptions or personal beliefs; may be unconscious?
What is person-centered care?
Care that emphasizes the individuality of the person who needs care and revolves around that person’s preferences, choices, and dignity.
What is chemical dependency?
A disease related to substance abuse in which a person experiences negative physical, mental, and emotional effects related to drug use but continues to use the drug, often in constantly increasing amounts.
What is healthcare-associated infection (HAI)?
An infection acquired in a healthcare setting during the delivery of medical care.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
A federal government agency that makes rules to protect workers from hazards on the job.
What is Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Document describing the composition and possible hazards of chemicals in the workplace.
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
A warning sign of a CVA/stroke resulting from a temporary lack of blood supply to the brain.
What is triage?
The sorting of patients for treatment based on the urgency of their condition.
What is referral?
A formal order from a primary care provider for a patient to see a medical specialist or receive medical services.
What is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?
A federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid, among many other responsibilities
What is personal health record (PHR)?
An electronic collection of a patient’s health history and medical information.
What is health maintenance organization (HMO)?
A form of health insurance in which the cost of care is covered only when a person uses a particular doctor or group of doctors ex
What is preferred provider organization (PPO)?
A managed care plan in which patients are encouraged, but not required, to see providers in a provider network established by the insurance carrier.
What is embezzlement?
A type of theft in which an employee steals from their employer.
What is sliding scale?
In health care, a system established to adjust physician fees based on a patient’s household income; patients with a lower household income pay less than patients with a higher household income.
What is Inventory?
A record of the items present in an office/facility.
What is homeostasis?
The condition in which all of the body’s systems are balanced and are working together to maintain internal stability
What is chromosome?
A structure in the nucleus of most cells that contains genetic information.
What is tachycardia?
Rapid heart rate
What is Cheyne-Stokes?
Alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow respirations, along with periods of apnea