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206 Terms, etc
test 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The constant practice of considering all aspects of a situation when deciding what to believe or what to do | critical thinking |
| The way an individual perceives and processes information to learn new material | learning style |
| How an individual looks at information and sees it as real | perceiving |
| How an individual internalizes new information and makes it his or her own | processing |
| being dependable, providing respectful patent care, exercising initiative, demonstrating a positive attitude, and working as a team | professional behaviors |
| The process of considering new information and internalizing it to create new ways of examining information | reflection |
| The process through which an organization is recognized for adherence to a group of standards that meet or exceed expectations of the accrediting agency | accreditation |
| Coming into being or use | advent |
| A term used to contrast homeopathic medicine with mainstream medicine; | counteract the symptoms of a disease by administration of treatments that produce effects opposite to the symptoms |
| A term used to contrast homeopathic medicine with mainstream medicine; counteract the symptoms of a disease by administration of treatments that produce effects opposite to the symptoms | allopathic |
| A variety of therapeutic or preventative health care practices that are alternatives to mainstream medicine, such as chiropractic, homeopathy, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and herbal medicine | alternative medicine |
| Quoted by way of example, authority, or proof or mentioned formally in commendation or praise. | cited |
| The act of extending professional or medical privileges to an individual; the process of verifying and evaluating that person's credentials | credentialing |
| An enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound | fermentation |
| decomposition of animal matter resulting in a foul smell | putrefaction |
| Items or indicators used to measure quality and compliance with statutory accrediting policies and regulations | standards |
| related to or concerned with all of the systems of the body rather than breaking it down into parts | holistic |
| A type of alternative medicine that attempts to stimulate the body to recover itself | homeopathy |
| An important point or group of statistic values that, when evaluated, indicate the quality of care provided in a healthcare facility | indicators |
| Having no effect, adverse or otherwise, harmless | innocuous |
| An alternative to conventional medicine in which holistic methods are used, as well as herbs and natural supplements, with the belief that the body will heal itself | naturopathy |
| the CMA exam is offered by which organization? | AAMA |
| the two agencies that accredit MA programs are? | ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) & CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) |
| CEUs required and offered as an option for recertification by whom? | AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants) & AMT (American Medical Technology) |
| what is the mission of the AAMA? | to provide the MA professional with education, certification, credential acknowledgment, networking opportunities, scope-of-practice protection, quality patient-centered health care |
| what does CAAHEP stand for and what is their primary Px? | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; Px: is to accredit entry-level, allied health education programs |
| one who *implements exercise programs to reverse/minimize mobility and enhance functional capacity of stable patients* | kinesiologist |
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