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20 Cards in this Set
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medical assistant |
field considered to be in allied health |
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
an international organization that influences the worlds goverments and how they provide healthcare for their citizens |
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computer literacy |
critical skill in today's healthcare market due to the increase use of practice management systems and EHR's |
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medical transcriptionist |
an allied health position in which a person often works from home and has no face-to-face contact with the patient |
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medical scribe |
a person who shadows the physician and documents visits in real time |
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Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) |
is a type of associate's degree that covers a wide range of skills |
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medical terminology |
knowledge base required by all jobs within the allied health field |
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Interpersonal skills |
skills that are required to work well with other people |
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relational versatility |
the ability to adjust the way one communicates with people based on their needs |
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patient-centered medical home |
the patient primary ccare doctor is the hub for all the patients medical care |
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justice |
the prinicple that patients in the same situation should all have access to the same care |
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HITECH |
The office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) was created by Executive Order and then mandated |
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nail polish |
may interferewith the sanitary field when working with some patients |
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CMS penalization |
fail to use electronic health records (EHR) by 2014 |
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OSHA |
federal agency requires employers to provide written safety policies, provide regular training of personnel, and supply PPE for employees |
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health information management |
coding, billing, transcription, and electronic health record management |
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beneficence |
term refers to promoting what is best for the patient |
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) |
provided funds for technologies and workforce training that will support electronic health records |
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HIPAA |
act mandates that patients have a right to their health records and can file a complaint if they feel there has been a breach in their privacy |
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HITECH Act |
to help physicians and hospitals to move to electronic health records (EHRs) |
