VOCAB Flashcards
Phlebotomy
Another name for outpatiend
ambulatory
Verification that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice
Certification
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS
the blood-clotting process
Coagulation
biases or personlized filters that are major obstruction to verbal communication
Communication barriers
Current Procedural Terminology
CPT
laboratory department that studies cells to detect malignant and premalinant conditons
Cytology
Type of test performed in the microbiology department
C&S
CEUs
CEUs
clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988
CLIA’88
confirming to a standed of right and wrong conduct
Ethical behavior
health insurance portability and accountability act
HIPAA
the study of the microscopic structure of tissues
Histology
Health maintenece organization
HMOs
federal and state health insurance program for eligible low-income americans
medicaid
federally funded program that provides health to people over the age of 65 and to be disabled
medicare
Protected health insurance (PHI) any part of patient health information that is linked information that identify patient
PHI
practice of drawing blood
Phlebotomy
care by genreal physicans who assume on-going responsibilty for maintaing his or her patients health
Primary care
laboratory department that peformes culture and sensitbily (C&S) testing.
UA
An act or threat causing another to be in fear or immediate
Assault
battery
battery
failure to keep privilege medical information private
breach of confidentiality
Legal actions in which the alleged injured party sues for monetary damages
Civil Action
person against whom a complaint is filed
defendant
patient action suggesting consent to a procedure
implied concent
implies voluntary and competent per-mission for a medical procedure, test, or medication
informed concent
violation of ones right to be left alone
invasion of privacy
A type of negligence commited by a professional
malpractice
injured party in litigation process
plaintiff
quality Assurance
QA:
quality control
QC:
Quality improvement
QI:
guides used as monitors of all areas of patient care
quality indicators
an internal process focused on identifying and minimizing situations that pose risk to patients and employees
risk manangment
The normal level of skill and care that a healthcare practioner would be expected to practice to provide due care patients
standard care
a law setting the length of time after an alleged injured person is permitted to file a lawsuit
statute of limitations
the level of acceptable practice beyond which quaility patient care cannot be assured
threshold values
The joint commison
TJC
a wrongful act other than breach of contract committed against ones person, property, repuation, or other legally protected right
tort
