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CMAA
| Question/Vocab | Answers/Definitions |
|---|---|
| What is an important difference between a clinic and a hospital? | A clinic cannot monitor patients. |
| Long-term Care Facility | A health care facility that provides skilled, long term care to people who are medically stable, but can't care for themselves. |
| Release of Information (ROI) | A form signed by a patient or health care facility that allows for copying and releasing of patient information |
| Nurse Practitioner | A nurse who can diagnose and treat under the supervision of a physician |
| Communication | Transmission of information |
| Walk-In Clinic | An office providing non-acute, short term care |
| Admitting Privileges | When a physician is permitted to admit her patients to a particular hospital |
| Advance Directives | Contain medical instructions in case the patient cannot make or communicate decisions |
| Admission | At least a 24-hr stay in a facility |
| Emergent Care | A type of care delivered in response to an immediate health care need |
| Acute care | Immediate or urgent care for patients who need immediate assistance for recently-developed diagnosis |
| Non-acute Care | Care for patients who have chronic diagnosis |
| Professional Conduct | A physician who provides direct care to patients admitted to a hospital |
| Hospitalist | Another part of the process of ensuring accurate communication |
| Repetition | Behavior and communication that inspires trust and confidence |
| HIPAA specifies that patient information can be only shared with who? | People with a legitimate interest in the patient's care. |
| What is the primary responsibility of a physician? | Diagnose and prescribe. |
| Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | System that is responsible for responding to community medical emergencies and treating and transporting injured or sick individuals to the appropriate health care service |
| Physician's Assistant (PA) | A health care professional who can diagnose and treat under the supervision of a physician |
| Physician | A medical doctor who can diagnose and treat |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | A series of regulations governing how and by whom patient information can be used |
| Administrative | To organize and process |
| Prescription | A physician's order for a medication, test, or treatment |
| Informed Consent | A form patients sign prior to operations and procedures indicating they agree to have the operation done and have been informed of the risks |
| Difficult Patient | A patient who is a danger to other patients or staff, or seriously disrupts delivery of patient care |
| Referral | A request by a physician for a patient to be seen by another physician |
| Short-term Care | Care for patients who have diagnosis that health care workers can quickly resolve |
| Subpoena | A legally binding request for the release of medical records or documentation |
| Laboratory | A facility that performs diagnostic tests on blood or other specimens |
| Non-emergent Care | A type of care for patients who do not need immediate assistance |
| Confirmation | Part of the process of making sure communications are accurately transmitted and received |
| Attending Physician | The physician who has overall responsibility for a hospitalized patient |
| What must a patient who is scheduled for surgery do? | Sign a consent form |
| A professional conduct is a behavior and communication that..... | Inspires confidence and trust. |
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