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A process in which an educational institution or program establishes credibility or legitimacy by complying wit predetermined standards
What is Accreditation?
Two or more providers that have a legal agreement to share in a total business operation of a practice
What is a partnership?
A liaison between the doctor and the patient and is of vital importance to the success of the medical practice
What is a medical assistant?
A term used to describe a patient navigator
What is an advocate?
Professional characteristics or attitudes
What is behavior?
Individual provider that makes all the decisions alone regarding a practice
What is solo practice?
A term used to describe the theoretical portion of an educational program
What is knowledge base?
A person who documents by hand or enters data into the EHR as a profession and helps providers keep track of records
What is scribe?
Procedures that are taught in an educational program or work setting
What are skills?
Individuals that perform both clinical and administrative duties in addition to general responsibilities
What are generalists?
The skills that are necessary regardless of whether one is working in a clinic or administrative capacity
What is general skills?
Outward or visible persona that a person gives to other individials
What is appearance?
An extension of the provider's role of assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment
What are clinical skills?
Skills that help to manage the business affairs of a medical practice and include two categories - administrative procedures and practice finances
What are administrative skills?
A term that means inherent
What is innate?
An assortment of skills, tools, and practices to manage time well during daily activities
What is time management?
Self-boundaries of a profession
What is scope of practice?
A group practice or a practice with more than one provider
What are multi-provider clinics?
The credential the American Medical Technologist issues to eligible candidates who successfully pass the RMA examination
What is registered medical assistant (RMA)?
A word used for ambulatory care centers
What are urgent care centers?
a team-based model of care led by a personal physician.
What is Patient-Center Medical Home?
A term used to describe the theoretical portion of an educational program.
What is knowledge base?
A practice responsible for providing for all of the patient's healthcare needs
What is Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH)?
Secret information revealed in confidence.
What is confidential?
A credential given by the National Healthcare Association after eligible candidates pass the certification exam
What is a certified medical assistant (CMA)?