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CMAA
CMAA VOCAB #2
Question | Answer |
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EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
GLOBIN, GLOBULIN | PROTEIN |
GRAVIDA | PREGNANT |
ISMA | CONDITION |
OLOGY | STUDY OF |
MEGALY | ENLARGEMENT |
OSTOMY | SURGICAL CREATION OF AN OPENING |
OTOMY | CUT INTO |
PATHY | DISEASE CONDITION |
PHORESI | CARRYING TRANSMISSION |
PLASTY | SURGICAL REPAIR |
PLEGIA | PARALYSIS |
SIS | STATE OF, CONDITION |
Memorandum | type of communcation you would use interoffice |
ITIS | INFLAMMATION |
LUNGS | PULMO |
Insurance Fraud | When someone provides false information to an insurance company in order to gain something of value that he or she would not have received if the truth had been told |
new patient | patient has not received care from any of the health care providers of the same specialty within the previous 3 years |
established patient | patient has received care from one of the health care providers of the same specialty in a medical office within the previous 3 years. |
Inside address | name and address of person receiving letter |
EEG | A recording of electrical activity in the brain. |
Certified mail | The type of mail you use when terminating a patient |
SOAP | acronym that stands for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan. used in charting |
Polyholder, member, subscriber | Persons who owns the insurance |
Dependent | does not own policy, family members (unmarried) covered by the insurance plan |
Subpeona | legal request attorneys, court clerks, and other legal professionals send to request relevant documents and/or an appearance to testify |
3 needs considered when scheduling | Patient need. Physician preference & habits. Available facilities. |
customer feedback | to determine whether they understand what is being said |
Chronological | forms reads like a journal |
Implied Consent | the way a patient behaves indicates whether or not they give you permission to do something. |
Informed Consent | A process in which patients are given important information, including possible risks and benefits, about a medical procedure or treatment, genetic testing, or a clinical trial |
How many fire exits | Two (2) |
PASS (fire extinguisher) | Pull the pin, aim low, squeeze, sweep |
Matrix | Time not available to schedule patients |
LUNGS | PULMO |
CMS (Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services) | federal agency tasked with administering the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS, regulates reimbursements |
Protected Health Information (PHI) | defined as any fact that, if disclosed , could be used to identify an individual. |