healthcare Admin Flashcards

(75 cards)

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FUTA

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Federal unemployment tax act, allows the collection of taxes to fund state programs

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Abjudicate

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To make a decision. Settle payment on insurance claims and refers to review of evidence in a trial.

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Latent

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Something is not active. In infections it refers to a period where the infection isn’t showing any symptoms but can come back later

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JCHAO

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(Joint commission on Accreditation healthcare organizations) Makes sure hospitals meet high standards of care

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NCQA

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National committee for quality assurance, accredits health plans

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ASC

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Ambulatory services center, modern healthcare facilities that provide same day surgeries, they cost 50% less than normal health facilities because they use line by line billing.

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Adverse selection

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Getting more sick people than usual

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Admission certification

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When an insurance checks if a patient should be admitted to the hospital and if it’s covered under their plan.

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Single payer system

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A healthcare system where the government pays for everyone’s essential healthcare using taxes. It covers all residents under one public system.

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Evidence based medicine

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Using data from sources like Electronic Medical Records (EMR) or Electronic Health Records (EHR) to decide the best treatment for a patient.

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EMR

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Electronic medical record, is a digital record of a patient’s health information kept by one doctor or provider.

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EHR

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Electronic health record, a digital health record that can be shared between different doctors and hospitals to keep track of a patient’s health.

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HIPAA

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Healthcare insurance, portability, and accountability act, United States legislation that provides data privacy security for safeguard medical information

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National labor relations act

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Protect the right of employees and employers

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HHS

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Health and human services, a cabinet level department of the US federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans

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NACHRI

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National Association of children’s hospitals and related institutions

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A-, an-

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Without

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Ante

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Before, in front of, or forward

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Anti

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Against, opposing

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Co-, con, com

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Together or with

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De

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Down or from

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Minimally invasive surgery

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A surgery were only small cuts are made into the body

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Di

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Two or twice

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Extra, extro

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Outside of, outward, beyond

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Hemi, semi
Half of
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Hyper
Above, excessive
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Hypo
Below beneath deficient
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Infra
Below or beneath
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within
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Intro
Into, within
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Macro
Large
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Micro
Small
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Post
After, behind
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Pre, pro
In front of, before, exceeding
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Retro
Behind, backward
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Trans
Through or across
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Ac, ic, Al, ous, tic
Relating to
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Ate, ize
Subject to use
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Ent, er, ist
Person, agent
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Genic
Produced by
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Ism
Condition or theory
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oma
Tumor
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pathy
Disease
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Scope
Tool used to view
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scopy
Process of viewing
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Aden
Relating to glands
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Anter
In front of
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Audi
Relating to hearing
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Brachi
Relating to arm
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Encephal
Relating to brain
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Hist
Relating to tissue
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Lapar
Relating to abdomen
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Ocul
Relating to eyes
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Opthalm
Relating to eyes
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Optic
Seeing
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Or
Relating to mouth
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Ot
Ears
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Pulmon
Lungs
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Sept
Infection
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Trachelo
Neck
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Trich
Hair
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Ventr
Front of body
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Natural orifice surgery
Going in through the rectum, mouth, or any other natural hole in the body to do surgery
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Altruism
Helping people
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Compliance
The % of goods used in hospitals that have been negotiated with the GPOs
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Indemnity insurance
A type of insurance where the insurance company pays for your healthcare costs, but you can choose any doctor or hospital you want.
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PPO
Preferred provider organization, a health plan that lets you see any doctor without a referral and pay less if you use in-network doctors.
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HMO
Healthcare maintenance organization, a health plan that requires you to choose a primary care doctor and get referrals from them to see specialists. You usually have to use doctors in the plan’s network.
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National insurance cost
The average US family pays 14,000 a year for insurance coverage with 3/4 being paid by the employer and 1/4 being paid by the employee
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HEDIS
Healthcare effectiveness, data, and information set, compares health plan performance
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UHDDS
Uniform health discharge data set, needed for Medicare reporting
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Protected health information
Records of a patient past and presents health condition, how the career was provided and how the patient paid
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Copay
A small fee you pay when you visit the doctor or get medicine, usually a set amount like $20.
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Catastrophic plan
A cheap insurance that helps pay for serious health problems after you pay a lot of costs yourself.