Chapter 1: Key Terms Flashcards
Key terms & Definitions
abstracting
accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
active
agenda
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
associate
biometrics
board of directors
board of governors
board of trustees
bylaws
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
chief resident
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
coding
consulting
continuum of care
contract services
Courtesy
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
deemed status
deeming authority
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
digital signature
disaster recovery plan
do not resuscitate (DNR)
electronic health record (EHR)
electronic signature
Emergency Medicat Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)
encoder
Federal Register for-profit
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
governing board
government-supported hospitals
groupers
HCPCS Level Il (national) codes
Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank (HIPDB)
Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
health care proxy
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS)
Hill-Burton Act
Hippocrates
Hippocratic Oath
honorary
hospital administration
hospital departments
hospitalists
Human Genome Project