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Abbrev-term 3510/3
Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| CLIA | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments |
| NHII | National Health Information Infrastruction |
| EHR | Electronic Health Records |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| P&P | Policies & Procedures |
| PHI | Protected Health Information |
| IIHI | Individually Identifiable Health Information |
| NPP | Notice of Privacy Practices |
| EIN | Employer Identification Number |
| CMP | Civil Monetary Penalty |
| HHS | Health & Human Services |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| FCA | False Claim Act |
| MIP | Medicare Integrity Program |
| Arthrolysis | Surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of a joint |
| Costomalacia | Abnormal softening of the ribs |
| Craniotomy | Surgical incision or opening into the skull or cranium |
| Kyphosis | Abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine |
| Laminectomy | Surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra |
| Rheumatologist | Specialist who treats diagnosis that involves the inflammation of connective tissues including musles |
| Cranium | Portion of the skull that encloses the brain |
| Chondroplasty | Surgical repair of the damages cartilage |
| Myelitis | Inflammation of the bone marrow |
| Osteopathy | Any disease involving the bone |
| Polychondritis | Inflammation of many cartilages |
| Arthrotomy | Surgical incision into a joint |
| Craniomalacia | Abnormal softening of the skull |
| Osteoclasis | Surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity |
| Arthrocentesis | Surgical puncture of the joint spaces to remove fluid |
| Periostitis | Inflammation of the periosteum |
| Costitis | Inflammation of the ribs |
| Spondylodesis | Surgical fixation of a vertebra |
| Autologous | Originating within an individual |
| Myeloma | Malignant tumor composed of blood forming tissues of the bone marrow |
| Osteorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of a bone |
| Costotomy | Surgical incision of a rib |
| Bursitis | Inflammation of a bursa |
| Scoliosis | Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |