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| Non-Physician Practitioners (NPP) |
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| An individual such as a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, certified nurse anesthetist, physical therapist, speech therapist, licensed clinical social worker, or certified registered nurse practitioner, who has not obtained a medical degree but is allowed to see patients and prescribe medications. |
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| The amount of money being transferred in and out of a business. |
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| Electronic Health Record (EHR) |
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| A computerized lifelong health care record for an individual that incorporates data from all sources that provide treatment for the individual. |
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| Accounts Receivable (A/R) |
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| The total amount of money owed to the company by insurance companies and clients. |
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| What money is owed by the company and to whom. |
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| American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) |
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| A national professional organization for promoting the art and science of medical record management and improving the quality of comprehensive health information for the welfare of the public. |
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| American Medical Association (AMA) |
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| Adopted a modern code of ethics, called Principles of Medical Ethics. It is about conducting honorable behavior in the practice of medicine. |
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| A thing for which someone is responsible. |
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| Improper, illegal or negligent professional activity or treatment, by a medical practitioner. |
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| The state of being secret. |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
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| HIPAA (what does it stand for?) |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
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| Protected Health Information (PHI) |
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| Any information that indentifies an individual and describes his or her health status, age, sex, ethnicity, or demographic characteristics. |
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| The verbal or written agreement that give approval to some action, situation, or statement. |
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| Process of meeting regulations, recommendations, and expectations of federal and state agencies that pay for health care services and regulate the industry. |
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| e-Health Information Management (eHIM) |
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| Force to describe any and all transactions in which health care information is accessed, processed, stored, and transferred using electronic technologies. |
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| A rule, condition, or requirement. |
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| Insurance Reform - provides continuous insurance coverage for workers and their insured dependents when they change or lose jobs. Affects individuals not patients. |
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Administrative Simplification -
1. Development and implementation of standardized electronic transactions using common sets of descriptors (standard code sets).
2. Implementation of privacy and security procedures to prevent misuse of health information ensuring: privacy and security & security of health information. |
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| US Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Transmission of information between two parties to carry out financial or administrative activities related to health care. |
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| Condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others. |
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| Confidential Communication |
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| A privileged communication that may be disclosed only with patient's permission. Everything you see, hear, or read about patients remains confidential and does not leave the office. |
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| Do's and Don'ts of Confidentiality |
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| Treatment that is in accordance with generally accepted medical practice. If medical necessity is not met, the physician will not receive payment from the health plan. |
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| Practice Management (PM) Program |
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| A program used to perform administrative and financial functions in a medical office. |
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| Money earned by the company |
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| Above, over, more than normal |
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| Below, under, deficient, less than normal |
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| Discontinue, discharge a patient |
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| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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| Health Level Seven Format of Date and Time of Birth (HL7) |
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| YYYYMMDDHHMM (year, month, date, hour, minute) |
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| The release of information that is private. |
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| A person's formal, written permission to use or disclose his or her personally identifible health information for purposes other than treatment, payment, or health care operations. |
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| Do serious civil and criminal penalties apply for HIPAA noncompliance/violation? |
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| The study of the characteristics, causes, and effects of disease. |
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| Surgical removal of a foreign body or tissue. |
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| Joining edges of a wound, or junction of a joint (like an elbow or knee). |
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| Protrusion of all or part of an organ through wall of cavity that contains it. |
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| Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage. |
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