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Chapter 9
Scheduling Appointments and Patient Processing
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amenity | something conductive to comfort, convenience or enjoyment |
| demographics | statistical data of a population |
| established patients | patients who are returning to the office who have previously been seen by another provider |
| expediency | a means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring haste or caution |
| harmonious | marked by accord in sentiment or action |
| incidental disclosure | a secondary use or disclosure that cannot reasonably be prevented, is limited in nature |
| intergral | essential |
| interval | space of time in between events |
| matrix | something in which a thing originates |
| phonetic | constituting an alteration of ordinary spelling that better represents the spoken language |
| prerequisite | something that is necessary to and end |
| sequentially | of, relating to |