VOCAB

Question 1

Another name for outpatiend

Answer 1

ambulatory

Question 2

Verification that an individual has demonstrated proficiency in a particular area of practice

Answer 2

Certification

Question 3

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Answer 3

CMS

Question 4

the blood-clotting process

Answer 4

Coagulation

Question 5

biases or personlized filters that are major obstruction to verbal communication

Answer 5

Communication barriers

Question 6

Current Procedural Terminology

Answer 6

CPT

Question 7

laboratory department that studies cells to detect malignant and premalinant conditons

Answer 7

Cytology

Question 8

Type of test performed in the microbiology department

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C&S

Question 9

CEUs

Answer 9

CEUs

Question 10

clinical laboratory improvement amendments of 1988

Answer 10

CLIA’88

Question 11

confirming to a standed of right and wrong conduct

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Ethical behavior

Question 12

health insurance portability and accountability act

Answer 12

HIPAA

Question 13

the study of the microscopic structure of tissues

Answer 13

Histology

Question 14

Health maintenece organization

Answer 14

HMOs

Question 15

federal and state health insurance program for eligible low-income americans

Answer 15

medicaid

Question 16

federally funded program that provides health to people over the age of 65 and to be disabled

Answer 16

medicare

Question 17

Protected health insurance (PHI) any part of patient health information that is linked information that identify patient

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PHI

Question 18

practice of drawing blood

Answer 18

Phlebotomy

Question 19

care by genreal physicans who assume on-going responsibilty for maintaing his or her patients health

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Primary care

Question 20

laboratory department that peformes culture and sensitbily (C&S) testing.

Answer 20

UA

Question 21

An act or threat causing another to be in fear or immediate

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Assault

Question 22

battery

Answer 22

battery

Question 23

failure to keep privilege medical information private

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breach of confidentiality

Question 24

Legal actions in which the alleged injured party sues for monetary damages

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Civil Action

Question 25

person against whom a complaint is filed

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defendant

Question 26

patient action suggesting consent to a procedure

Answer 26

implied concent

Question 27

implies voluntary and competent per-mission for a medical procedure, test, or medication

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informed concent

Question 28

violation of ones right to be left alone

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invasion of privacy

Question 29

A type of negligence commited by a professional

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malpractice

Question 30

injured party in litigation process

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plaintiff

Question 31

quality Assurance

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QA:

Question 32

quality control

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QC:

Question 33

Quality improvement

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QI:

Question 34

guides used as monitors of all areas of patient care

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quality indicators

Question 35

an internal process focused on identifying and minimizing situations that pose risk to patients and employees

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risk manangment

Question 36

The normal level of skill and care that a healthcare practioner would be expected to practice to provide due care patients

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standard care

Question 37

a law setting the length of time after an alleged injured person is permitted to file a lawsuit

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statute of limitations

Question 38

the level of acceptable practice beyond which quaility patient care cannot be assured

Answer 38

threshold values

Question 39

The joint commison

Answer 39

TJC

Question 40

a wrongful act other than breach of contract committed against ones person, property, repuation, or other legally protected right

Answer 40

tort