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Mod 110 unit 1
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AAMA | The professional association for medical assistants that oversees programss of accreditation, graduate certificates and provide a forum for issues of concerns to the physicians. |
| Accreditation | The process in which an institution voluntarily completes an extensive self study after which an accrediting association visits the school to verify self study statements. |
| Externship | A situationin which a student works during the final stage of training w/o pay in a health care setting under supervision of someone at the site. |
| Confidentiality | Safeguarding a patient's confidences, particularly information in the medical records regarding family histoory, past/current diseases or illness, test results and medications vital to t he patient and healthcare professional's relationship. |
| Discretion | The ability to make decisions responsibly is tactful with communication with others and is able to be fare and be familar with policies and regulations. |
| Empathy | The ability to be sensetive to understand the feeling of another individual. |
| Integrity | Adherence to a code of values,honesty,dependibility and dedicated to high standards. |
| Certification | The insurance by an office body or professional organization of a certificate and credientials to one who has met the educational and experienced standards of the organization. |
| CAAHEP | Commision of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program. |
| ABHES | Accrediting Bereau of Health Education Schools |
| AMT | A professional association that provides oversight for the registration and testing of medical technologies. |
| RMA | A MA who meets the eligibility requirements and who can prove him/herself's competency to perform entry-level skills through written examination. |
| Caduceus | The recognized symbol for medicine depicts a healing staff w/ two snakes coiled around the staff. |
| Morbidity Rates | The rate of disease and illness within a certain population. |
| Licensure | Granting a license and authorization to practice one's profession. |
| FLEX | The Federation Licensing Examination: the US official medical licensing exam. |
| USMLE | The United States Medical Licensing Examination: provides a single licensing exam for graduates from accredited medical schools. |
| CME | Continuing Medical Education |
| Endorsement | A clause in an insurance policy detailing an exemptionfrom or change in coverage. |
| Reciprocity | The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit. |
| Registration | A health care professional on record as a part of an organization or association in a specific health care field that administeres examinations and maintains a list of qualified individuals. |
| CNA | A member of the health care who has completed training, taken state exams to be able to assist nurses in nursing homes, hospitals, etc. |
| RN | A nurse that successfully completes a national licensure exam know as National Council Lincensure Exam. |
| PA | An individual that assist the physician in the primary care of patients. |
| EMT | A trained individual who provides emergency care and transporting injured patients to medical facilities. |
| Phlebotomist | A skilled individual in drawing blood from a patient. |
| X-Ray Tech | An individual certified in radiologic technology and skilled to perform x-rays on patients. |
| MT (Medical Technologist) | An individual who directs the work of other laboratory staff and is responsible for maintaining quality assurance standards for all equipment and performs laboratory analysis. |
| Criminal Law | Are made to protet the public as a whole from harmful acts of others. |
| CiviL Law | Concerns relationships between individuals or beteen individuals and the government. |
| Reasonable Person Standard | Exercing the ordinary standard of care and the type of care a reasonable person would use in a similar circumstance. |
| Breach of Contract | The failure ny either party in a valid contract to comply with the terms of agreement. |
| Respondeat Superior | A lation term meaning "LET THE MASTER ANSWER." |
| Standard of Care | The level of knowledge, skill and care a medical practitioner must provide to all patients for the same care that would commonly be provided by other similar medical care professionals under the same circumstances in the same locality. |
| Malpractice | Professional misconduct or demonstration of an unreasonable lack of skill with a result of injury, last or damage to the patient. |
| Res Ipsa Loquitur | Docterin meaning "THE THING SPEAKS FOR ITSELF" applies to the law of negligence. |
| Statue of Limitations | The maximum period of time during which a patient can take legal action. |
| Informed Consent | Permission or approval given by a patient who is informed by the physician about possible consequences of both having/not having a certain procedure and treatment. |
| Living Will | A document that allows patients to request that life sustaining treatments and nutritional support not be used to prolong their life. |
| Durable Power of Attorney | A safeguard that someone would be able to act on the patient's behalf if he/she becomes physically or mentally incapacitated. |
| Uniform Anatomical Gift Act | Allows a person 18y/o or older and of sound mind to make a gift of any or all parts of their body for purposes of organ transplantation or medical research. |
| Subpoena Duces Tecum | An order to appear in court and to bring certain records or other materials to a trial or deposition. |
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Bianca Jones
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