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Module 1 Flashcards

1
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What is Medicare, who is it for, etc..

A

Health insurance, 65+ years, covers doc visits, tests, x-rays, inpatient/outpatient

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What is Medicaid, who is it for, etc…

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Health insurance, for certain people with disability/age/income, partial/full funding

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What is HMO

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health maintenance organization
-provides complete comprehensive healthcare for the cost of a copayment

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What are managed care systems

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allows private hospitals to provide service through insurance plans (HMO’S, PPO’S)

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What is PPO

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preferred provider organization
-offers care at reduced rates w/i an established network of providers

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What is ASRT

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American society of radiologic technologists
-founded to advance/promote high standards of education/patient care
-provides guidelines, correct operation, designed for programs/conferences

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What national society represents all rad techs in US

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ASRT

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What is AHRA

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american healthcare radiology administrators
-provides network and resources for techs w/ admin positions

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9
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what 2 societies provide forums to meet the needs of techs and others

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ACERT, AEIRS

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10
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Hospital Organization (3-4)

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Executive Board
Administration
Departments
-Diagnostics
-Therapeutic
-Support
-General

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Fee-for-service-type health insurance is often appealing to patients because

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patients can seek care from their choice of physicians and hospitals

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A pulmonologist who practices exclusively in a hospital intensive care unit may be referred to as

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an intensivist

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13
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Designated eligibility groups for Medicaid are recognized by the _________, although the ____________ regulates who falls within these eligibility groups

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state and federal governments; state governments

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Which criterion does The Joint Commission use to certify that a hospital meets certain minimum standards?

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-equipment
-safety
-funding

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A process by which a governmental agency (usually at the state level) grants permission to individuals to practice their profession

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licensure

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16
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a chapter in a textbook should be

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analyzed in a way that helps you retain information

17
Q

tests and quizzes make up what percent of your grade

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50%

18
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The surgery department within a hospital is part of what department

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therapeutic

19
Q

what can you do as a radiographer without further training/education

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lead technologist

20
Q

the document that describes the radiographer’s duties and responsibilities

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ASRT practice standards

21
Q

An organization that establishes minimum standards for certification in various imaging specialists and radiation therapy

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ARRT

22
Q

generates and detects x-rays within a specimen

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x-ray fluorescence

23
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inspection of welds

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industrial x-ray

24
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analyze reactions of pigments in paintings

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x-ray spectromicroscopy

25
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study x-ray emissions of celestial beings

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x-ray astronomy

26
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modern computer radiography CR can be traced back as early as

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1973

27
Q

professional organization that has established the practice standards for medical imaging and radiation therapy is

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ASRT

28
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best known for his invention of AC current

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tessla

29
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most accurate and advanced radiological imaging technique available to successfully identify bone mass density BMD

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functional mri

30
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first MRI took how long to produce

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5 hours

31
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automatic film processing was developed when?

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1940’s

32
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first american thought to have died from radiation

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clarence daily

33
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what deals with strong, printing, handling, and transmission of medical imaging

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DICOM

34
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mortality rate of breast cancer has decreased by what percent because of screening

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2%

35
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federal health insurance program in the U.S. that covers a portion of the medical care costs for those 65 years and older

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medicare

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