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Chapter 12,13,14 voc
Chapter 12,13,14 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstracting services | services that summarize information from various primary sources for quick reference |
| browser | a software program that allows users to view web sites on the World Wide Web |
| Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) | provides Internet connections that are faster than telephone modem connections |
| HIPAA | regulation created to protect the privacy of patient health records |
| Internet Service Provider (ISP) | a company that provides access to the Internet |
| modem | computer hardware that enables a computer to communicate through telephone lines |
| off-label indication | a use of a medication for an indication not approved by the FDA |
| "Orange Book" | the common name for the FDA's Approved Drug Products publication |
| PDA | a fully functioning computer the size of a paperback book |
| primary literature | original reports of clinical and other types of research projects and studies |
| search engine | software that searches the web for information related to criteria entered by the user |
| secondary literature | general reference works based upon primary literature sources |
| tertiary literature | condensed works based on primary literature, such as textbooks, monographs, etc. |
| trade journals | journals published commercially for pharmacy but not produced by any professional association |
| Uniform Resource Locator (URL) | a web address |
| World Wide Web | a collection of electronic documents at an internet address |
| automated dispensing | a system in which medications are dispensed at their point of use upon confirmation of an order communicated from a centralized computer system |
| closed formulary | a limited list of approved medications |
| database | a collection of information structured so that specific information within it can easily be retrieved and used. |
| inventory | a list of goods or items a business uses in its normal operations |
| Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | OSHA required notices that provide hazard, handling, clean-up, and first aid information |
| open formulary | a system that allows purchase of any medication that is a prescribed |
| perpetual inventory | a system that maintains a continuous record of every item in inventory so that it always shows the stock on hand |
| point-of-sale system (POS) | an inventory system in which the item is deducted from inventory as it is sold or dispensed |
| purchase order number | the number system assigned to each order for identification |
| reorder points | minimum and maximum stock levels which determine when a reorder is placed and for how much |
| therapeutic equivalent | pharmaceutical equivalents that produce the same effects in patients |
| turnover | the rate at which inventory is used, generally expressed in number of days |
| unit-dose packaging | a package containing a single dose of a medication |
| CMS-1500 form (formerly HCFA 1500) | the standard form used by health care providers, such as physicians, to bill for services. It can be used to bill for disease state management services |
| co-insurance | a cost-sharing agreement between the insurer and the insured |
| co-pay | the portion of the price of medication that the patient is required to pay |
| Current Procedural Terminology Codes (CPT Codes) | identifiers used for billing pharmacist-provided MTM Services |
| deductible | a set amount that must be paid by the patient for each benefit period before the insurer will cover additional expenses |
| dual co-pay | co-pays that have two prices:one for generic and one for brand medications |
| formulary | a list of medications that are covered by a third party plan and approved for use |
| HMOs | a network of providers for which cost are covered inside but not outside of the network |
| maximum allowable cost (MAC) | the maximum price per tablet (or other dispensing unit) an insurer or PBM will pay for a given product |
| Medicaid | a federal-state program, administered by the states,providing health care for the needy |
| Medicare | a federal program providing health care to people with certain disabilities over age 65 |
| Medication Therapy Management Services (MTMS) | services provided to some Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in Medicare Part D and who are taking multiple medications or have certain diseases |
| National Provider Identifier (NPI) | the code assigned to recognized health care providers;needed to bill MTMS |
| online adjudication | the resolution of prescription coverage through the communication of the pharmacy computer with the third party computer |
| Patient assistance programs | manufacturer sponsored prescription drug programs for the needy |
| pharmacy benefit managers | companies that administer drug benefit programs |
| POSs | a network of providers where the patient's primary care physician must be a member and costs outside the network may be partially reimbursed |
| PPOs | a network of providers where costs outside the network may be partially reimbursed and the patients primary care physician need not be a member |
| prescription drug benefit cards | cards that contain third party billing information for prescription drug purchases |
| Prescription Drug Plans (PDP) | third party programs for Medicare Part D |
| tier | categories of medications that are covered by a third party plan |
| U&C or UCR | the maximum amount of payment for a given prescription,determined by the insurer to be a usual and customary (and reasonable) price |
| universal claim form | a standard paper claim form accepted by many insurers |
| worker's compensation | an employer compensation program for employees accidentally injured on the job. |
| Red Book | Reference with updated AWP's and NDC's |
| Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) | OSHA required information for handling hazardous chemicals |
| AHFS Drug Information | Accepted as the source of comparative and unbiased drug information. It groups drug monographs by therapeutic use. |
| Drug facts and comparisons | a preferred reference for comprehensive and timely drug information, containing information about prescription and OTC products |
| Physician's Desk Reference | Provides information similar to drug package inserts |
| Handbook on Injectable Drugs | A collection of monographs on commercially available parenteral drugs that include topics such as preparation, storage, administration, compatibility, and stability |
| Martindale | The "Extra Pharmacopeia" containing international drug monographs |
| Schedule II substances | Must be stocked separately in a secure place and require a special order form for reordering. Their stock must be continually monitored and documented. |
| Order entry device | In a computerized inventory system, a hand-held device to generate orders. |
| CPT code | Identifiers used for billing pharmacist-provided MTMS |
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