FBLA Healthcare Administration Study Guide (COMPLETE)

FUTA

(Federal Unemployment Tax Act) Allows collection of taxes to fund state programs.

Abjudicate

Settles payment on insurance claims. Also refers to review of evidence in a trial

Latent

Incubation period. Infections are persistent and go into relapse.

JCHAO

(Joint Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Organizations) Reviews and accredits hospitals

NCQA

(National Committee for Quality Assurance) Reviews and accredits health plans

ASC

(Ambulatory Services Center) modern health care facilities focused on providing same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures. Have been shown to cost 50% than an inpatient hospital because they use line by line billing.

Adverse Selection

Attracting patients that are sicker than usual.

Admission Certification

A certification done to see if the insured should be admitted to the hospital.

Single Payer System

A healthcare system financed by taxes that covers the costs of essential healthcare for all residents, with costs covered by a single public system

Evidence Based Medicine

Using information gathered from EMR (Electronic Medical Record, EHR (Electronic Health Record) to find the best course of treatment for a patient

EMR

(Electronic Medical Record) An EMR contains the standard medical and clinical data gathered in one provider's office

EHR

(Electronic Health Record) goes beyond the data collected in the provider's office and includes a more comprehensive patient history collected from all medical providers that the patient has visited.

HIPAA

(Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act of 1966) United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information.

National Labor Relations Act

protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the U.S. economy.

HHS

(Department of Health and Human Services) Also known as the Health Department, is a cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services.

NACHRI

(National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions) A national organization composed of children's hospitals and related institutions whose programs are clinical, as opposed to social or custodial.

A-,an-

without, not, lack of

Ante-

before, in front of, or forward

Anti-

against, opposing

Bi-

twice, two, double, both

co-, con-, com-

together or with

De-

Down or from

Minimally invasive surgery

A surgery where only small cuts are made into the body. Usually fiber optics, guide images, microwaves and other technologies are used to see into the body rather than opening up the body to see in. Minimally invasive surgery is becoming used more often because it has been shown to have a shorter recovery time than traditional surgery.

Di-

two or twice

Extra-, extro-

outside of, outward, beyond

Hemi-, semi-

half, half of

Hyper-

above, excessive

Hyp-, hypo-

below, beneath, deficient

Infra-

below or beneath

Inter-

between

Intra-

within, inside

Intro-

into or within

Macro-

large

Micro-, micr-

small, tiny

Post-

after, behind

Pre-, pro-

in front of, before, exceeding

Retro-

behind, backward

Semi-

half

Trans-

through or across

Tri-

three

Ultra-

excessive, beyond

-ac, -ic, -al, -ous, -tic

relating to

-ate, -ize

subject to use

-ent, -er, -ist

person, agent

-genic

produced by

-gram

written record

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording

-ism

condition or theory

-itis

inflammation

-ologist

one who studies, specialist

-ology

the study of

-oma

tumor

-pathy

disease, disease process

-phobia

morbid fear of or intolerance

-scope

a tool used to view

-scopy

the process of viewing

abdomin

relating to the abdomen

aden

relating to glands

anter

front

arteri

relating to arteries

audi

relating to hearing

bio

relating to life

brachi

relating to the arm

bronch

relating to the bronchus

carcin

cancer of

cardi

relating to the heart

col

relating to the colon

cyt

relating to cells

derm,dermat

relating to the skin

dors

back or posterior

encephal

relating to the brain

gastr

relating to the stomach

gynec

relating to the secondary female characteristics

hemat

relating to blood

hist,histi

relating to tissue

intestin

relating to the intestines

lapar

relating to the abdomen, loin, or flank

lymph

relating to the lymph vessels

myo

relating to the muscles of

neuro

relating to the nerves

ocul

relating to the eyes

opthalm

relating to eyes

optic, opt

relating to seeing

or

relating to the mouth

ot

relating to the ears

path

relating to disease

pharmac

relating to drugs

pulmon

relating to lungs

sept

relating to infection

thorac

relating to the chest or thorax

thyr

relating to the thyroid gland

trachelo

relating to the neck or neckline

trich

relating to the hair

ventr

front of body

viscer

relating to the viscera (organs)

natural orifice surgery

going in through the rectum, mouth, or any other natural hole in the body to do surgery

single payer system

a healthcare system financed by taxes that covers the costs of essential healthcare for all residents, with costs covered by a single public system

altruisum

helping people

supply chain

the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity