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19 Cards in this Set
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1. Health Care Provider |
An individual licensed to examine, diagnose, and prescribe treatment to patients seeking assistance. Such as a hospital or clinic, physican |
1. Health care providers does not apply to medical assistant. |
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2. Physicians |
Their training includes a 4 year undergraduate, 4 years of medical school, a 3 - 8 years in internship and residency. A total of 16 years |
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Licensure |
Physicians must pass all the sections of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) prior to receiving medical license. |
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3. Revocation |
Suspension of license, convicted of a crime, such as rape, murder, violation of narcotics laws, income tax invasion, unprofessional conduct, betrayal of patient - physical confidence, illegal use of drugs or alcohol, inappropriate conduct with patients, price fraud in application, filing claims for a service not rendered, found to be incompetent because of mental incapacity |
3. Physicians lose their license due to being accused of a crime such as tax evasion. |
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DO'S and MD's |
In the USA,medical licensing board permits DO'S and MD's to perform the same duties. |
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Medlevel Practitioners |
Such as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Assistant (PA) |
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9. Egyptians |
Introduced the practice is using leeches for medical blood removal. |
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12. In ancient Greece, |
Patients slept while snakes licked their wounds and Asklepios applied salves. |
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Laennec |
A French physician invented the stethoscope |
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Medical School |
Founded by a Jew, a Roman, a Greek and a Arab. |
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Reciprocity |
To describe when one state medical board recognize the licensing requirements of another's state medical board as being similar to our more stringent than its own |
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Hospitalist |
Physician specialist who looks after patient admitted to the hospital |
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Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistance |
A medlevel practitioner |
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Phlegm |
One of Galen humors |
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PPACA |
Designed to make health care more access to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford health care benefits |
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8. Which of these is considered a non physician specialty? |
Dentistry |
Also: Chiropractic Optometry Podiatry Psychology |
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11. The primary contribution of the Roman's to medicine was their? |
Focus on sanitation |
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13. The Needham school at Salerno, Italy, founded around 850 AD was: |
Known for teaching medicine using a sound base. |
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22. Which legislation is intended to limit health administration cost, provide for patient information privacy, and prevent fraud and abuse? |
HIPAA- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
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