Key Terms Flashcards
Direct Billing
provider submits direct to insurance electronically
Clearinghouse
Submits claims using software; Audits, sorts and scrubs for mistakes
Medicare / Medicaid billing
Invoice cannot exceed 12 months from service
Ambulatory Care
can walk (in)
Managed care
Plans provide care in return for scheduled payments
Osteopathic
Medicine based on musculoskeletal system. Affects other body parts - manipulation, conventional, pharmacology, therapeutic process
Professionalism
skills, behavior and judgement that represent best qualities.
Work ethic
Values based on moral virtues of hard work and diligence
Amputation
Surgical removal of limb / extremity
Biopsy
Removal / exam of rissue
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
partial or complete blockage of blood vessels to heart
COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder
Persistent disorder impairs breathing
Dilation and Cutterage
Surgery using instruments to open cervix and cut away tissue inside uterus
Electrocardiogram
Record of heart impulses
GenitoUrinary
Urinary and reproductive organs
Gynecology
Female reproductive system
Hematocrit
Percentage of blood sample that is red blood cells
Hemoglobin
Red oxygen carrying a pigment of red blood cells
Incision
a surgical wound from cutting into tissue
Myocardial Infarction
Heart attack - interruption of blood flow to the heart
Nasogastric
from nose to stomach
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Bacterial infection of female reproductive organs
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Autoimmune disease that causes pain, swelling and deformity, especially in hands and feet
Tonsillectomy
Surgical removal of tonsils
