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Chapters 10,11,14
Question | Answer |
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Established Patient | Patient previously seen in the office |
Intermittent | Coming and going at different times |
Matrix | A base on which to build (Blocking out times the MD will not be available) |
No-Show | A patient who fails to keep a scheduled appointment without calling first |
Alphabetical Filing | System that arranged names or topics according to letters in the alphabet |
Chronological Order | Arranged in according to time |
Continuity of Care | Care that continues from one MD to another without a break |
Direct Filing System | A filing system where files can be found without looking in an intermidiary source of reference |
Numeric Filing | Filing by numbers |
Objective Information | Information that is gathered by watching/observing a patient. |
OUT guide | a heavy guide used to replace a folder that was removed |
Power of Attorney | Legal paper allowing one to act as the attorney or agent for someone else |
Provisional Diagnosis | A temporary diagnosis made before all test results are in |
Quality Control | Activities to make sure adequate quality in products and procedures |
Retention Schedule | Plan for keeping medical records and their being moved from active to inactive |
Shingling | Method of filing wherin report is laid on top of the older report resembling the shingles of the roof |
Inpatient | a patient that will be admitted to the hospital |
Outpatient | A patient that will be seen at the hospital but not admitted as inpatient |
Demographic | Statistical information of human population (age, income) used to identify different markets |
Mnemonic | A device such as a sentence or rhyme used as a memory aid |
SOAP | Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan |
Hx | History |
FHx | Family History |
Pt. | Patient |
N/S | No-Show |
C&C | Called and Cancelled |
F/U | Follow-Up |
Audit | a formal examination of accounts, finances, or systems |