Risk Adjustment Flashcards

1
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What health insurance assistance program is sponsored by federal and state government?

A

Medicaid

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2
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Is a Health Plan required to follow the minimum necessary rule?

A

Yes- Health plans are covered entities are required to follow the rule.

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3
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What is a Root Word

A

Terms that can stand alone as the main portion of the medical term. The root word holds the fundamental meaning of medical term. There can be more than 1 root.

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4
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Prefix- Ab

A

Away From

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5
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Prefix- Ad

A

Toward, near

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6
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Prefix- ec-,ecto

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out, outside

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7
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Prefix Endo/o-

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in, within

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8
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Suffix- centesis

A

puncture, tap

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9
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Suffix- desis

A

binding, fusion

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10
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Suffix- pexy

A

surgical fixation

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11
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Suffix- plasty

A

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

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12
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Suffix- Tripsy

A

crushing

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13
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Anotomic positions- anterior (ventral)

A

Toward the font of the body

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14
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Posterior (dorsal)

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toward the back of the body

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15
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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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16
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Lateral

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toward the side of the body

17
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Proximal

A

Nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point

18
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Distal

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Farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point

19
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Superior (cranial)

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Above, toward the head

20
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Inferior (caudal)

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below; toward the lower end of the spine

21
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Superficial (external)

A

Closer to the surface of the body

22
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Deep (internal)

A

Closer to the center of the body

23
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Radiological studies- Sagittal

A

Cuts through the midline of the body from the front to the bac, dividing the body into right and left sections

24
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Radiological studies- Frontal (coronal)

A

Cuts at the right angle to the midline, from side to side, dividing the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections

25
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Radiological- Transverse (horizontal) (axial)

A

Cuts horizontally through the body, separating the body into upper (superior) and lower (interior) sections.