Vocabulary
a moral obligation to act in the best interest of others.
What is beneficence?
Designed to care for the patient's physical and mental health care needs with a team based approach.
What is Comprehensive care.
They perform chemical, microscopic, and bacteriologic test on blood, tissue, and body fluids under the supervision of a pathologist.
What is a lab technician
Requires deductible; insurance pays for a percentage of the allowed charges.
what is Fee for service?
Specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases or injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
what is Orthopedic medicine?
Promotion of strategies aimed at improving overall health
what is health coaching
Focuses on providing care for the patient as a whole. This requires cooperating with patients and families by understanding and respecting the patient’s culture, unique needs, preferences, and values.
What is Patient-centered care?
PPO- protect,promote,and optimize.
what is the role of a RN/LPN?
Used by private and public insurance plans.
what is Managed care plan.
Specializes in routine care for adults and children
what is Family medicine?
provides information to patients specific to the needs of that patient related to their disease, treatment, or plan of care.
what is Patient education
Coordinates with the patient’s care across the health care system, such as any specialty care, hospitals, home health care, and community services that the patient is utilizing.
What is Coordinated care?
provides care in a specific field of medicine
what is a Physician specialist
This type of plan is prepaid, and often includes capitation reimbursement.
what is Health maintenance organization (HMO)?
Specializes in treatment and care for children, from birth to adulthood (ceasing care sometime between the ages of 18 and 21)
What is a Pediatrician?
If a patient lives in poverty or in a community with limited resources, certain health services may not be available
what is poverty
Aims to make primary care accessible by minimizing wait times to see a provider, increasing office hours and after-hours access to providers using different methods
what is Accessible services?
provide the same services as physicians, with an emphasis on the body’s musculoskeletal and nervous system, preventive medicine, holistic patient care, and patient education.
What is Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
This plan offers the highest level of benefit when contracted (in-network) providers, facilities and other types of suppliers are used.
what is Preferred provider organization (PPO)?
Specializes in treatment and diagnosis of conditions of the endocrine system
what is a Endocrinologist?
LaIf the patient and family’s primary language is not spoken by the health care team, they may have difficulty understanding instructions given.
what is language?
Helps provide safe quality care using clinical decision support tools or resources, evidence-based care,etc.
What is Quality and safety?
These specialists work with medical records, provide assistance in planning, manage information, gather data for medical research, and establish polices.
Health information specialist
Provides a fixed prepayment to a medical provider for necessary contracted services provided to each patient who is a member of this plan.
what is Capitation?
Specializes in treatment and diagnosis of conditions of the cardiovascular system
What is a Cardiologist?