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Chpt. 23 Vocabulary
Chpt: The Healthcare Industry & Chpt: The Medical Assisting Profession
Term | Definition |
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Versatile | Embracing a variety of subjects: Having a wild variety of abilities. |
Externship or Internship | A training program that is part of the medical assisting course of study in an education institution. |
C.E.Us | Credits for classes related to your profession. Keeps you updated. |
Certification | A document serving as evidence that you have met standards in a exam. |
Osteopathic | A term describing a type of medicine based on a theory. |
Telemedicine | Use of medical information exchanged from one site to another. |
Triage | A group of special patients. |
Indigent | A person who unable to care for themselves & provide the basic necessities of life. |
Homeopathy | A type of alternative medicine that attempts to stimulate the body to recover by itself. |
Encounter | Any contact between a healthcare provider and a patient |
Ambulatory | Able to walk about and not be bedridden. |
Credentialing | The process of extending profession or medical privileges to an individual. |