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CHAPTER 3.4.5.6

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COLLATING   Collect in one file all materials pertaining to a patient, and group this information by category for example, progress notes and laboratory reports  
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CO-PAY   A medical insurance plan which requires the patient pay a designated amount or percentage of a billfor medical services or medicaton .collected at time of service the other 89% is paid by ins. comp  
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DEMOGRAPHIC   Data relating to descriptive information such as age, gender ethmic background and educaton  
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FACSIMILE (fax)   An electronically transmitted document containing print or graphic information.  
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MEDICAL EMERGENCY   A patient condition which may be life-threatening if not treated  
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NO-SHOW   Patient's failure to keep an appointment without notifying the physician's office personnel  
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OVERBOOKING   The practice of scheduling more than one patient in the same time slot  
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RECEPTIONIST   A physician's staff employee often a medical assistant, who greets and assists patients as they come in to the office.  
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SCHEDULING SYSTEM   A method that is used in a particular physician's practice to provid efficient services  
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CITATION   To quote an authority  
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COLLEAGUE   A fellow member of a profession  
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DISCRIMINATORY   To set someone apart or act with prejudice against a group  
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GRIEVANCE   Real or imaginary wrong regarded as cause for complaint or resentment  
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HONORARIUM   Small payment for a service  
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PROBATIONARY PERIOD   A trial period during the early months of employnemt to see if there is a fit between the employeee and the position 3 months  
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PROTOCOL   The standard(for behabior)  
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SENIORITY   Refers to the person who has been with the organization longest  
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SOLVENT   Having sufficient assets (money) to pay debts  
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CPU   Central processing unit  
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MICROCOMPUTER   Small computer systems desgined to be portable including desktop laptop notebook and handheld computers  
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MICROPROCESSOR   A small chip that does the work of processing data in a microcomputer  
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PROMPT   A reminder or hint to the user that some action must be taken by the user before processing of data can continue  
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RAM   Random access memory  
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ROM   Read only memory  
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SOFTWARE   A set of sets of programed instructions that tell the computer hardware what to do in order to complete the required data processing  
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ADA-Americans with disabilities act   The purpose of ADA is to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities  
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CAUSTIC   Capable of burning or eating away tissue  
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ERGONOMICS   The science that deals with people's performance and good healthe while carrying out job tasks operating office equipment and generally interacting in the work environment  
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MANDATE   Require  
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MORALE   Positive or negative state of mind of employees with relationship to their work or work environment(reguard to feeling or well being)  
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DUTIES OF A RECEPTIONIST   1-Greets and assist incoming pt. 2-opening office 3-assist.a new pt.with proper forms 4-maint.a clean,safe waiting room 6-mang. any disturbance in waiting room 7-handling medical emergancy 8-incoming tele.calls 9-to schedule return apt.  
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systems approach to management   personnel management 2-financial management 3- scheduling 4-facility and equip management 5-comunication 6-legal 7-clinical  
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primary reason to conduct a staff meeting   to open communication between staff and physician  
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what is the Hardware of the computer   all parts of the computer that you can see or touch  
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what is Software of the computer   set or sets of instruction s that allow the computer to perform its functions  
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confidentiality of patient information when using a computer   pt. should never be able to see other pt. records  
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primary purpose of employee evaluation   ?  
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guidelines for safety in the office   ?  
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what is RACE   R=rescue -remove pt. from vicinity of fire A=activare alarm to alert others C=cofine or contain fire by closing doors E=extinguish fire if safe to do so  
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radiation safety,electical safety mechanical safety   1-radiation badge, lead apron,gloves2-grounded equipment3-use instruction manual befor installing any equip.  
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whatis medical waste   dangerous potentially infectious or radioactive waste.four major types are solid ,chemical, radioactive, infectious  
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administrative equipment   calculator check writer, computer,word processor, laser printer, fax machine, dictation/transcription machine,telephone system ,scanner and copy machine  
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Equipment included in a medical office   office furnishings, carpeting, typewriter, word processing equip.,computers,exam tables, refrig, and EKG equip.  
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patient community resources   ?  
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Primary purpose of the ADA   to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities  
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what is ergonomics   the science that deals with people's performance and good health while carrying out job tasks, opening office equipment, and generally interacting in the work environment  
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information in the Employee Policy Manual   employer relationship, the workenvironment, the expectations of the particular medical facility, describes the circumstances or grounds for dismissal, opolicies relating to dress codes, punctuality , office safety, the role of the employee in an emergency  
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Disasters in the medical office   fire, flood, tornado, earthquake, or explosion  
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Pathongens   Disease producing microorganisms  
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Body Mechanics   Methods of standing and lifting in order to avoid injury and fagigue  
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Caustic   Capable of burning or eating tissue away  
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Parenteral   Medication route other than the alimentary canal  
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Terminal Disease   A disease which is expected to end with death  
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Virulent   relating to transmission of desease  
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Citation   to quote an authority  
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Discriminatory   To set someone apart ot act with perjudic against a group  
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PATHOGENS (spelling)   P A T H O G E N S  
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BODY MECHANICS (spelling)   B O D Y M E C H A N I C S  
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CAUSTIC (spelling)   C A U S T I C  
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INCIDENT REPORT (spelling)   I N C I D E N T R E P O R T  
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MORALE (spelling)   M O R A L E  
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PARENTERAL (spelling)   P A R E N T E R A L  
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TERMINAL DISEASE (spelling)   T E R M I N A L D I S E A S E  
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VIRULENT (spelling)   V I R U L E N T  
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CITATION (SPELLING)   C I T A T I O N  
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DISCRIMINATORY (spelling)   D I S C R I M I N A T O R Y  
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PROTOCOL (spelling)   P R O T O C O L  
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ing   injection  
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Sig   directions  
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STAT   immediately  
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AD   right ear  
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AU   both ears  
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OS   left eye  
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q   every  
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caps   capsule  
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vag   vaginally  
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aq   water  
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NYD   not yet diagnosed  
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PI   present illness  
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SS   signs & symptoms  
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Sx   symptoms  
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Tx   treatment  
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Cx   cervix  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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LE   lower extremity  
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UE   upper extremity  
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Cs   cervical spine  
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