Module 1 Flashcards
What is Medicare, who is it for, etc..
Health insurance, 65+ years, covers doc visits, tests, x-rays, inpatient/outpatient
What is Medicaid, who is it for, etc…
Health insurance, for certain people with disability/age/income, partial/full funding
What is HMO
health maintenance organization
-provides complete comprehensive healthcare for the cost of a copayment
What are managed care systems
allows private hospitals to provide service through insurance plans (HMO’S, PPO’S)
What is PPO
preferred provider organization
-offers care at reduced rates w/i an established network of providers
What is ASRT
American society of radiologic technologists
-founded to advance/promote high standards of education/patient care
-provides guidelines, correct operation, designed for programs/conferences
What national society represents all rad techs in US
ASRT
What is AHRA
american healthcare radiology administrators
-provides network and resources for techs w/ admin positions
what 2 societies provide forums to meet the needs of techs and others
ACERT, AEIRS
Hospital Organization (3-4)
Executive Board
Administration
Departments
-Diagnostics
-Therapeutic
-Support
-General
Fee-for-service-type health insurance is often appealing to patients because
patients can seek care from their choice of physicians and hospitals
A pulmonologist who practices exclusively in a hospital intensive care unit may be referred to as
an intensivist
Designated eligibility groups for Medicaid are recognized by the _________, although the ____________ regulates who falls within these eligibility groups
state and federal governments; state governments
Which criterion does The Joint Commission use to certify that a hospital meets certain minimum standards?
-equipment
-safety
-funding
A process by which a governmental agency (usually at the state level) grants permission to individuals to practice their profession
licensure
a chapter in a textbook should be
analyzed in a way that helps you retain information
tests and quizzes make up what percent of your grade
50%
The surgery department within a hospital is part of what department
therapeutic
what can you do as a radiographer without further training/education
lead technologist
the document that describes the radiographer’s duties and responsibilities
ASRT practice standards
An organization that establishes minimum standards for certification in various imaging specialists and radiation therapy
ARRT
generates and detects x-rays within a specimen
x-ray fluorescence
inspection of welds
industrial x-ray
analyze reactions of pigments in paintings
x-ray spectromicroscopy
