Key Terms
What is a word used to describe tasks related to the business and customer service operations of a medical office or other healthcare facility?
Administrative
What is a branch of medicine focused on care for the whole family from birth to death?
Family practice
What is a method of providing healthcare services via telephone or a video connection?
Telehealth
What is a word used to describe medical settings that do not require overnight stays, and the care provided in these settings?
Outpatient
What is an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations?
Joint Commission
What is the use of established codes to document medical care provided?
Coding
What is a physician trained to perform surgery on all body systems; may also provide pre- and postoperative care?
General surgeon
What is one role often filled by a medical assistant; assists patients as they interact with the healthcare system, acting as a guide?
Patient navigator
What is the puncture of a vein with a hollow needle for the purpose of extracting a blood specimen?
Venipuncture
What are the roles, responsibilities, and procedures that are within the knowledge, training, and legal definition of a profession?
Chain of command
What is a word used to describe tasks related directly to patient care?
Clinical
What is a branch of medicine focused on preventive care and treatment for adults 65 years of age and older?
Geriatric medicine
What is care given without a patient being admitted to a hospital?
Ambulatory care
What is the puncture of a patient’s skin for the purpose of collecting a blood specimen from the capillaries beneath the puncture site; also called dermal puncture?
Capillary puncture
What is behaving properly when on the job?
What is to assign appropriate tasks to another person?
Professionalism
Delegate
What is a category of diagnostic test that can be performed at the patient’s side; fingerstick blood glucose testing is an example?
Point-of care testing
What is a branch of medicine focused on providing preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment for adults of all ages; providers may be called internists?
Internal medicine
What is care provided with an emphasis on staying healthy and avoiding serious injury or illness?
Preventive care
What is a healthcare model outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, developed to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care; emphasizes coordination by a primary care provider; also known as primary care medical home?
Patient-centered medical home (PCMH)
Wha is the roles, responsibilities, and procedures that are within the knowledge, training, and legal definition of a profession?
Scope of practice
What is a physician who work in emergency rooms or trauma centers and treat patients experiencing unexpected, acute illness and injury?
Emergency medicine specialist
What is a physician who provides preventive care and treatment to children from birth through adolescence; the branch of medicine is called pediatrics?
Pediatrician
What is a word used to describe a hospital setting and care provided in a hospital?
Inpatient
What is a healthcare practitioner who supervises and coordinates all of a patient’s medical care?
Primary care provider
What is education intended to keep healthcare workers up-to-date on changes in medicine that affect their jobs; it may address new equipment, new procedures, or policy changes, or provide a review of important topics?
Continuing education (CE)