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[MO1] Scheduling Appointments and Receiving Patients

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audit trail   a record of transaction that identifies by what person or persons and at what time and day an electronic record was accessed.  
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clustering   scheduling patients for specific types of visits or procedures at a specific time.  
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double-booking   the same appointment time is given to two or more patients  
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encounter forms   a record of information obtained during a health care visit.  
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flex time   the practice of permitting work hours within a range of time  
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matrix   a format for establishing a time scheduled for appointments  
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modified wave   scheduled the same as wave but with the exception of scheduling patient in the last 30 minutes at 10-20 minute intervals.  
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obliterated   to blot out; leave no trace; destroy  
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open hours   patient sign in upon arrival and are seen by the provider in that order.  
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no-shows   a visit in which a patient fails to present for examination without giving the provider advance notice  
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real time adjudication (RTA)   the immediate and complete adjudication of a health care claim upon receipt by the payer from a provider  
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referral   sending a patient to a provider of a different specialty for treatment beyond the scope of practice for the initial practitioner  
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single-booking   a method of scheduling in which only one patient is assigned to one block of time in a visit schedule  
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streaming   appointments are scheduled for a particular amount of time based on patient need.  
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unstructured   without specific arrangement  
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utilization   to use or make use of  
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wave   patient are scheduled during the first 30 minutes of each hour, leaving the last 30 minutes for same-day appointments  
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