Chapter 2: The Healthcare Team

Question 1

What is medical care that is provided for patients on an outpatient basis

Answer 1

Ambulatory care

Question 2

What is a location in which patients go that are acutely, seriously, or critically I’ll or injured?

Answer 2

Emergency Room or ER

Question 3

What is a type of insurance where the physician acts as a “gate keeper” for patients before they see a specialist?

Answer 3

Managed care

Question 4

What are also called non-physician practitioners?

Answer 4

Physician extenders

Question 5

What is an area of the surgery center where patients are taken to recover from a surgery or intraoperative medications?

Answer 5

Anesthesia recovery unit

Question 6

What is an entity that provides healthcare at little to no cost to low income individuals, educates the public, and takes steps to control or prevent epidemics?

Answer 6

Public health agency

Question 7

What is the third or fourth year of a medical students’ experience that allows them to find a specialty?

Answer 7

Rotation

Question 8

What type of facility provides quick attention to patients’ health problem and gives them immediate access to care?

Answer 8

Urgent care center

Question 9

License renewal for physicians takes place on a _______

Answer 9

Regular basis

Question 10

True or false: Medical students are licensed to practice medicine during their years of residency?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or false: doctors must be board certified to practice medicine?

Answer 11

False

Question 12

What has been a healthcare trend in recent years?

Answer 12

More group practices

Question 13

What is the first advantage to group practice?

Answer 13

Emergency coverage

Question 14

What is the second advantage for group practices?

Answer 14

State of the art equipment

Question 15

What do midlevel providers do for the general public?

Answer 15

Increase access to healthcare

Question 16

How long is a PA’s bachelors education?

Answer 16

Two years

Question 17

Certified nurse midwives can ___Blank___ and a certified midwife cannot.

Answer 17

Prescribe

Question 18

What is a DPM?

Answer 18

Doctor of podiatric medicine

Question 19

What does DC stand for?

Answer 19

Doctor of chiropractic

Question 20

What is an OD?

Answer 20

Optometrist

Question 21

What can an ophthalmologist do that an optometrist cannot?

Answer 21

Preform surgery

Question 22

What part of the body does optometry include?

Answer 22

Vision

Question 23

Who can prescribe in optometry?

Answer 23

Ophthalmologist

Question 24

What must a nurse anesthetist have?

Answer 24

Nursing license

Question 25

How often must a nurse anesthetist renew his or her license?

Answer 25

Every 2 years

Question 26

Minimum degree for a RN Or registered nurse

Answer 26

Associates degree

Question 27

What is CHDS?

Answer 27

Certified healthcare document specialist

Question 28

What is RHDS?

Answer 28

Registered healthcare documentation specialist

Question 29

What does an RHIT do under the supervision of an RHIA?

Answer 29

Maintenance of medical records

Question 30

RHIT's must be a graduate of a

Answer 30

2 year program

Question 31

What type of coding does an RHIT do?

Answer 31

Diagnostic and procedural

Question 32

Cancer registrar is an administrative and not a *blank* position?

Answer 32

Clinical

Question 33

RHIA ensures what?

Answer 33

Conformity to national accreditation standards

Question 34

RHIA must have a bachelors in what?

Answer 34

Health information

Question 35

What is a CTR?

Answer 35

Certified tumor registrar

Question 36

What does a CTR do?

Answer 36

Follow up on patient progress

Question 37

PT's must

Answer 37

Pass licensing exam

Question 38

What is an OT or occupational therapist?

Answer 38

Help with ADL’s

Question 39

What is a CRTT?

Answer 39

Certified respiratory therapy technician

Question 40

What is an RRT?

Answer 40

registered respiratory therapist

Question 41

What is an RT?

Answer 41

Radiology technologist

Question 42

Which requires more education: a clinical lab technologist or a clinical laboratory technician

Answer 42

Clinical laboratory technologist

Question 43

What do professional organizations do?

Answer 43

Establish profession standards

Question 44

What does ambulatory mean?

Answer 44

Outpatient care