MOA110 Midterm Fill in the Blank

Health care ___ will have an ongoing and as yet unknown impact on the medical office.

Reform

___ is the purposeful infliction of an agent into a populated area with the intent to cause destruction of the environment, people, or animals living in the area.

Bioterrorism

By tracking information obtained in ___ reports, risks can be identified and managed.

Incidence/Occurrence

The word ___ in the medical field means that something should be done immediately.

STAT

___ refers to scheduling patients based on the severity of their problems.

Triage

___ includes recording all of the teachings that have occurred.

Documentation

A common saying in health care is: “If it is not in the ___, it did not happen.”

Chart

The patient's refusal or inability to follow a prescribed order is termed ___.

Non-compliance

Wet diapers, vomit, and used tissues are considered ___ waste.

Biohazardous

The most antiseptic technique for preventing the transmission of diseases is ___.

Hand washing

The privacy rules of ___ require that you avoid inadvertently revealing electronically shared medical information.

HIPAA

According to the AMA, “The Code of Medical Ethics is a ___ document, evolving as changes in medicine and the delivery of health care raise new questions about how the profession's core values apply in physicians' day-to-day practice.”

Living

The AMA Principles of Medical Ethics dictates that a physician shall support access to medical care for ___ people.

All

According to the AAMA's Disciplinary Standards and Procedures for CMAs, CMAs who violate the disciplinary standards may face possible sanctions including denial of temporary or permanent revocation of the CMA ___.

Credential

Each ___ has laws, licensing bodies, and regulations that describe the particular requirements for education and training and define the scope of practice for licensed individuals.

State

OSHA’s mission is to ___, prevent injuries, and protect the health of America’s workers.

Save lives

Medical assistants are not trained to ___ or diagnose patients.

Make judgments

Refusing a patient’s records for ___ is illegal and unethical in every state.

Nonpayment

If you suspect that your coworker is under the influence of drugs; and you have enough information to justify your suspicion, your concerns should be made known only to your ___.

Immediate supervisor

A person who is ill is often acutely sensitive to ___, even those normally considered pleasant.

Odors

Sorting telephone calls into the priority order is also known as ___.

Triage

___ is the physical touching of another individual without permission.

Battery

Failure to take reasonable precautions to prevent harm to a patient is termed: ___

Negligence