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Vocabulary
The Medical Assisting Profession Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allied Health Fields | Occupational disciplines in which professionals involved with the delivery of healthcare or related services asist physicians with the diagnosis |
| Benefits | Services or Payments provided under a health plan |
| Certification | Awarded a certificate based on proven knowledge |
| Continuing Education Unit (CEUs) | Credits for course, classes, or seminars related to an individual's profession. CEU often are required for licensing |
| Cross-Training | Training in more than one area so that a multitude of duties may be performed by one person |
| Externship or (internship) | A training program that is part of the medical assisting course of study |
| Intangible | Qualities that cannot be perceived, exspecially by touch, or cannot be precisely identifer or realize by the mind |
| Invasive | Involving entry into the living body, as by inision or insertion of an instrument |
| Perks | Extra advantages or benefits of working in a specific job |
| Phlebotomy | An invasive procedure used to obtain blood specimen for testing |
| Profit Sharing | Offer of a part of company's profits to employees |
| Stock Options | Offers of stocks for purchase to a certain groups of individuals such as employees of a for-profit hospital |
| Versatile | Having a wide range of abilities |