MED160 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Patient Navigator | Helps patient navigate complex healthcare world |
| Purpose of American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) | To raise standards of medical assisting to higher professional level |
| Ever Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) must re certify every... | 5 years |
| Hospice care is for.. | Patients with less than six months to live |
| Board-certified physician education and licensing takes... | 9-12 years |
| Gerontology doctors treat what kind of patients? | Older patients |
| Nuclear medicine uses | Radiation to diagnose and treat. |
| Oncologists works with | Cancer patients |
| Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine care for | Children, teens, and young adults |
| Acupuncturist | Treat pain by inserting needles under skin at meridians or channels |
| A Nurse Practitioner can work | With a physician or independently |
| American Hospital Association | The largest national network of healthcare providers |
| Comprehension | The ability to learn, retain, and process information |
| Integrity | Being honest and trustworthy |
| Patient advocacy | Speaking or acting on behalf of patient or family |
| Knowledge | Is gained through study and experience |
| Hard Skills | Technical and operational |
| Soft skills | People skills |
| The Communication Circle involves | The message, a source, and a receiver |
| Active listening | Actively being involved in the process |
| Assertiveness | Being firm but not aggressive |
| Full-Block Style is typed with | All lines flush left |
| Modified-Block Style | Indented Paragraphs |
| Simplified Style | Modifies full block by leaving off salutation and complimentary close |
| Screening calls | Involves deciding which calls are put through immediately and which calls are handled by taking a message and offering a callback |
| Five Cs of effective communication | Completeness, clarity, conciseness, courtesy, cohesiveness |
| Complete telephone message includes | demographics, description of needed action, message, initials |
| Telephone etiquette | Proper pitch, pronunciation, enunciation, tone |
| TDD means | Telecommunication devices for the deaf |
| Prescription renewal calls may come from... | The patient or directly from the pharmacy |
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