Chapter 4 Key Terms

Question 1

credentials

Answer 1

documents that attest to qualifications of individuals.

Examples: certificates, registration.

Question 2

diagnostic

Answer 2

identification of a disease or condition by a scientific evaluation of physical signs, symptoms, history, laboratory test results, imaging studies and other procedures

Question 3

hospitalist

Answer 3

physician specialist, often and internist, who limits practice to treatment of hospital inpatients

Question 4

intern

Answer 4

a physician in the first postgraduate year, learning medical practice under supervision before beginning a residency program or practice

Question 5

managed care systems

Answer 5

healthcare contracts that allow private hospitals and physicians to provide private services while also providing care through insurance plans similar to health maintenance organizations

Question 6

Medicaid

Answer 6

funds provided by the federal government to aid the medically indigent who fall within a designated eligibility group

Question 7

Medicare

Answer 7

a federal health insurance program in the US that covers a portion of the medical care costs for those over the age of 65

Question 8

mission statement

Answer 8

a one- or two-paragraph declaration of the institution’s basic philosophy and primary goals. This statement provides guidance for the decisions that govern the activities of the facility

Question 9

radiologist

Answer 9

a physician who specializes in medical imaging

Question 10

resident

Answer 10

a physician in one of the postgraduate years of clinical training (often specialized) after the first, or internship, year

Question 11

therapeutic

Answer 11

the treatment of any disease or pathologic condition