Chapter Twenty-One: The Office Environment, Computers, and Equipment

Question 1

assault

Answer 1

physical harm; a violent attack

Question 2

atmosphere

Answer 2

any surrounding influence

Question 3

bioharzardous

Answer 3

any material that has been in contact with body fluid is potentially capable of transmitting disease

Question 4

continuity of care

Answer 4

the delivery of services provided to a person that proceeds without a lapse or interruption, with the intended purpose of maintaining a level of health and treatment.

Question 5

dictation

Answer 5

spoken words; recorded voice communication

Question 6

electronic health record (EHR)

Answer 6

(1) refers to the interoperability of electronic medical records, or the ability to share medical records with other health care facilities; (2) aggregate electronic record of health-related information on an individual that is created and gathered cumulatively across more than one health care organization and is managed and consulted by licensed clinicians and staff involved in the individual’s health and care

Question 7

encoder

Answer 7

software application that allows searching or browsing within CPT, HCPCS, ICD-9, and ICD-10 code sets, and Medicare coding guidelines

Question 8

environment

Answer 8

surroundings

Question 9

ergonomic

Answer 9

the applied science of being concerned with the nature and characteristics of people as they relate to design and activities with the intention of producing more effective results and greater safety

Question 10

facsimile

Answer 10

see fax

Question 11

hardware

Answer 11

the visible parts of a computer system (keyboard, disk drive, monitor, and printers).

Question 12

hazards

Answer 12

dangers; risks

Question 13

HL7 Protocols

Answer 13

Health Level Seven protocol, the standard for exchanging information between medical applications

Question 14

interface

Answer 14

the hardware and software that enable individual computers and components to interact

Question 15

inventory

Answer 15

an itemized list of goods in stock

Question 16

reception

Answer 16

the fact or manner of being received

Question 17

software

Answer 17

computer programs necessary for directing the computer hardware to perform specific functions; refers to the application programs containing instructions to the computer that enable it to perform tasks. A computer, by itself, cannot do anything without software for accessing and inputting data.

Question 18

threshold

Answer 18

a minimum amount of supplies to be maintained; also know as par level

Question 19

transcription

Answer 19

writing over from one book or medium into another; typing in full in ordinary letters

Question 20

volatile

Answer 20

easily changed into a gas or tending to change into a vapor; usually considered potentially dangerous