Prefixes
What is the prefix for without?
What is a-
What is the birthday rule?
When dependent children who's parents have more than one insurance policy. The parent whose birthday comes first in a calendar year is the primary insurance plan.
What does the abbreviation HIPAA mean?
what year did it become enacted?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
1996
What are 4 of the 6 types of booking?
Wave booking Double-booking
Open booking Modified wave booking
Stream/time-specific scheduling
Cluster or categorization booking
what does the abbreviation BP mean?
Blood Pressure
What is the prefix for rapid?
What is Tachy-
What are regular referrals needed?
when a provider decides that a patient needs to see a specialist?
What is a notice of Privacy Practice?
A statement signed by the patient that describes how patient health information is protected.
What type of booking is when two patients are scheduled to come at the same time to see the same provider?
Double-Booking
What two word part are combined to build medical terms?
prefixes and roots
suffixes and roots
or both
prefixes and suffixes with roots
what is the prefix for deficient?
Oligo-
What are CPT codes used to describe?
What is services provided by providers.
What does the Abbreviation OSHA mean?
What is OSHA's mission?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
OSHA's mission is to protect the health and safety of everyone in the workplace.
What type of booking do Emergency rooms usually use?
Open Booking
what does the term radiograph mean?
instrument used to make an x-ray
What is the prefix for through?
dia-
What are the five stages of disease?
incubation
prodromal
acute
declining
convalescent
How does HIPAA ensure the confidentiality of electronic PHI?
Through administrative, physical, and technical safeguards.
What are three strategies for preventing no-shows?
automated call routing
appointment cards
confirmation calls
email reminders
mailed reminders
What does PHI stand for?
protected health information
What is the prefix for slow?
Brady-
True or False: If preauthorization is required but not done, the insurance carrier will not pay for the medical service provided?
True
If, required, what form should be used to report an incident to OSHA?
OSHA Form 301 should be used to report an incident.
When scheduling appointment's, what factors need to be taken into account?
The needs of the patient, the habits and preferences of the provider, and the capacity of the facility.
What does erythrocytopenia mean?
deficiency of red blood cells