Principles of Health Science- Chapter 2 Vocab

Career Portfolio

A written record of career planning and preparation.

Confidentiality

The legally protected right of patients to have their personal and medical information kept private.

Employability Skills

Skills related to choosing a career, acquiring and keeping a job, changing jobs, and advancing in a career.

Health Informatics Services

Career pathways that involves methods, devices, and resources used to acquire, store, retrieve, and work with healthcare and biomedical information.

HOSA-Future Health Professionals

A career and technical student organization for future healthcare workers.

Interdisciplinary Healthcare Team

A group of professionals from different health science training backgrounds working in coordination toward a common goal for the patient.

Internship

Practical work or training experience that allows students to apply what they have learned in class.

Medical Coding

The act of assigning numbers to descriptions of a patient's diseases, injuries, and treatments according to established codes.

Personal Traits

An individual's unique combination of qualities and characteristics.

Professional Look

The standards of appearance normally expected of a qualified person in a work environment.

Technical Skills

The ability to perform tasks in a specific discipline or department.