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Chapter 3: Office Administration > Terms and Definitions > Flashcards

Terms and Definitions Flashcards

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Advanced booking

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Scheduling appointments for patients on a future date.

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CEU

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Continuing education unit

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Cluster scheduling

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Grouping appointments for patients with similar problems or procedures.

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CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Coding

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The use of numbers and letters to describe illnesses, disease, and medical procedures.

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Conditioning

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The removal of metal items from paperwork to prepare for placing medical records.

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Controlled substances

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Medications or substances listed by schedule and controlled under the Controlled Substance Act according to the potential for addiction or medical use.

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Database

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The area of POMR charting that includes information such as the patient’s chief complaint.

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DEA

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Drug Enforcement Agency. A federal law enforcement agency tasked with regulation of controlled-substances.

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Durable supplies

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Supplies that are expensive and not often replaced.

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Federal Register

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The official daily publications for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations.

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Filing

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Method by which medical records are kept to ensure ease in updating and finding of records.

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Global periods

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Includes all services related to a procedure during a period of time depending on payor guidelines.

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Indexing

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Order in which paperwork is added to medical record.

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Informed consent

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A form of patient consent in which the patient has been told and understands the procedure that has been prescribed.

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Inpatient

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Someone who has been admitted to a hospital or other health care facility.

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Advanced booking

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Scheduling appointments for patients on a future date.

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CEU

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Continuing education unit

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Cluster scheduling

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Grouping appointments for patients with similar problems or procedures.

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CMS

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Coding

A

The use of numbers and letters to describe illnesses, disease, and medical procedures.

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Conditioning

A

The removal of metal items from paperwork to prepare for placing medical records.

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Controlled substances

A

Medications or substances listed by schedule and controlled under the Controlled Substance Act according to the potential for addiction or medical use.

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Database

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The area of POMR charting that includes information such as the patient’s chief complaint.

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DEA

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Drug Enforcement Agency. A federal law enforcement agency tasked with regulation of controlled-substances.

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Durable supplies

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Supplies that are expensive and not often replaced.

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Federal Register

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The official daily publications for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations.

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Filing

A

Method by which medical records are kept to ensure ease in updating and finding of records.

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Global periods

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Includes all services related to a procedure during a period of time depending on payor guidelines.

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Indexing

A

Order in which paperwork is added to medical record.

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Informed consent

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A form of patient consent in which the patient has been told and understands the procedure that has been prescribed.

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Inpatient

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Someone who has been admitted to a hospital or other health care facility.

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Medicare

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Government-based health insurance for people over the age of 65 and others with certain disabilities.

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Non-durable supplies

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Supplies that are inexpensive, and often used and replaced.

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Objective

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In the SOAP format, the clinical assessment of a patient. Test results and information that can be observed by others.

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Open office scheduling

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A method of allowing patients to access medical care without making an appointment.

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Outpatient

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Patient who has received a procedure, treatment or test that does not require an overnight stay.

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Pathology

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The branch of medicine that treats the essential nature of disease as changes in structure and function.

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POMR

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Problem Oriented Medical Records that divide records into four sections - the database, problem, treatment, and progress.

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Privacy Rule

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A national standard to protect a patient’s medical record and health information.

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Radiology

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Medical specialty that uses imaging to diagnose and treat disease.

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Releasing

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The marking of a document to indicate that the records is ready for filing.

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Security Rule

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A national standard that requires health care professionals to take specific technical precautions to ensure that patient information stored of transmitted in an electronic format remains confidential, accessible, and of a high quality,

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SOAP

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Charting format that uses subjective, objective, assessment, and planning to organize the information.

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Sorting

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Method of preparing medical records for filing by putting into order.

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Subjective

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In the SOAP format, any information stated or perceived by the patient; will include patient’s chief complaint.

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Tabular List

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Volume 1 of the ICD-9-CM containing disease information.

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Wave scheduling

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A method of scheduling patients in which multiple patients are scheduled at one same time and seen in the order they arrive at the office.

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