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Accountable care organizations (ACO)
Groups of physicians, hospitals, and care providers come together voluntarily to provide quality care to Medicare patients
Patient-centered medical home (PCMH)
Care delivery model - primary care provider (PCP) coordinates treatment to make sure patients receive required care
Health maintenance organization (HMO)
Plans contracts with groups of providers and facilities preventative and acute care for patients. HMO’s require referral to specialists, and pre certification and preauthorization for hospital admissions, outpatient procedures, and treatments
Preferred provider organization (PPO)
Plan has more flexibility than a PPO. Patient is not required to have a PCP, can go directly to a specialists without referrals. In-network and out of care providers
a-, an
Absence of
ante-
Before
anti-
Against
bi, bin
Two
brady
Slow
erythr
Red
hyper
Above
hypo
Below
tachy-
Fast
Dermat, derm
Refers to the skin.
Oste, oss, ost
Relates to bones.
Arthr
Pertains to joints.
Encephal
Concerns the brain.
Oto
Relates to the ears.
Ophthalm
Refers to the eyes.
Cardi
Relates to the heart.
Hem, hemat
Concerns blood.
Colp
Refers to the vagina.
Hist
Relates to tissue.
Phleb
Concerns veins.
Nephr, ren
Relates to the kidneys.
Pneum, pneumon
Concerns the lungs.
Hepat
Refers to the liver.
Or
Relates to the mouth.
Enter
Concerns the intestine.
Cyst
Refers to the urinary bladder.
Gastr
Relates to the stomach.
Hyster, metr, metri, uter
Concerns the uterus.
Brachi
Refers to the arm.
Rhin
Relates to the nose.
-centesis
Surgical puncture
-cidal
Killing
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Excision or surgical removal
-emia
Blood condition
-emesis
Vomiting
-gram
Something written
-ia/-ism/-ic
Condition of
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor or swelling
-opia
Vision
-orrhea
Flow excessive discharge
-ostomy
Creation of an artificial opening
-otomy
Cut into or incision
-oxia
Oxygen
-pathy
Disease
-sclerosis
Hardening
-stasis
Control or stop