Chp 1 Flashcards
Medicine and Medical Assisting
A non-governmental professional peer review process that povides technical assistance and evaluates educational programs for quality based on pre-established academic and administrative standards.
accreditation
Pertaining to administration
Administrative
Verifies that a professional has met a certain set of criteria for a skill or job. Measured by a third-party assessment in the form of a writtern exam skill assessment, or both. (A higher level of competence).
Certification
Generally involve direct patient care.
Clinical
Relationship between a patient and a primary care physician in which the patient pays on annual fee or retainer.
Concierge medicine
Standardized way to measure and recognize the ongoing professional development and education that are crucial for maintaining high standards.
Conitnuting Education Units
(CEUs)
Medical setting in which patients are admitted for diagnostic, radiographic, or treatment purposes.
inpatient
Place where research, investigation, or scientific testing takes place.
Laboratory
Multiskilled health professional who performs a variety of clinical and administrative tasks in a medical setting.
Medical assistant
Group of specialized professionals who are brought together to meet the needs of the patient.
Multidisciplinary
An individual with versatile training in the health care field.
Multiskilled health professional
Medical setting in which patients receive care but are not admitted.
Outpatient
MAs are essential members of this team. This model utilizes a team of providers to meet the needs of the patient including wellness, acute, and chronic care.
Patient-centered Medical Home
(PCMH)
An educational course that allows the student to obtain hands-on experience; also referred to as externship.
Practicuum
Certification renewed either by taing the examination again or by completing a specified number of countinuing education units in a 5-year period.
Recertification
Specific activities allowed by state licensing boards and laws or by the practice itself.
Scope of practice
the limits set on the relationships between health care professionals and their patients.
Self-boundaries
Specific branches of medical practice that focus on particular types of diseases, organ systems, patient populations, or methods of treatment.
Specialty
Repairs physical dysfunctions of the cardiovascular system
surgical specialty
Cardiovascular
Restores, repairs, or reconstructs body parts
surgical specialty
Cosmetic, reconstructive
Repairs disorders of the face and mouth (a branch of dentistry)
surgical specialty
Maxillofacial
Performs repairs on a variety of body parts
surgical specialty
General
Repairs disorders of the nervous system including brain and back surgery
surgical specialty
Neurosurgery
Corrects deformities and treats disorders of the musculoskeletal system
surgical specialty
Orthopedic
Repairs organs within the rib cage
surgical specialty
Thoracic
Limited to correcting traumatic wounds
surgical specialty
Trauma
Repairs disorders of blood vessels, usually excluding the heart
surgical specialty
Vascular
Performs tests to determine the basis of allergic reactions to eliminate or counteract the offending allergen.
specialist
Allergist
Determines the most appropriate anesthesia during surgery for the patients’s situation
specialist
Anesthesiologist
Diagnoses and treats disorders of the cardiovascular system, inlcluding the heart, arteries, and veins
specialty
Cardiologist
Manipulates the musculoskeletal system and spine to relieve symptoms
specialty
Chiropractor
