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Wellness and Prevention - ANSWER -Balanced diet
-Exercise
-Stopping smoking
-Early detection of heart disease & cancer
-Routine examinations
Complementary Therapies Examples - ANSWER -Nutrition, exercise, & relaxation
-Yoga & meditation
-Chiropractic care
-Massage therapy
-Homeopathy
-Acupuncture
-Aromatherapy
Health Care Specialization - ANSWER -General practitioner vs. specialist
-Increased specialization due to greater body of medical knowledge -
Fragmentation of care
-Loss of continuity of care
accrediatation - ANSWER means that a school is recognized by an outside agency, such as a
national board or commission, as having standards that qualify graduates for professional
practice
,certification - ANSWER demonstrates that a healthcare worker meets the requirements set by
the certifying organization to demonstrate mastery of the job
Licensure - ANSWER the act of granting authority by the state (as a licensed healthcare
professional, you must practice your profession according to the guidelines and limitations set
by the state in which you are licensed)
Support Services - ANSWER provide care for patients, directly or indirectly, or they create
a therapeutic environment for providing healthcare
Licensure requirements: - ANSWER -graduating from a state-accredited school or training
program
-passing a licensor exam
Biotechnology - ANSWER the manipulation of genetic material in living organisms, or parts of
living organisms, to make products and services
Diagnostic services - ANSWER determines the presence, absence, or extent of disease
and provide data on the effectiveness of treatment
Registration - ANSWER means that you have graduated from an accredited school and have
passed a standardized national exam administered by a nongovernmental agency
Therapeutic Services - ANSWER provide treatment for patients or animals; may include
counseling, use of medications, surgery, radiation, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, psychiatric treatment, or some combination of these
career ladder - ANSWER hierarchy of careers in that field
How do you explore your options? - ANSWER -Occupational outlook handbook
,-Library career section
-Internet research
-professional organizations
-school counselors
Types of medical professional credentials: - ANSWER -Licensure
-Registration
-Certification
Are certifications controlled by a professional organization or by the government? - ANSWER
professional organization
Physicians - ANSWER •Examine, diagnose, and treat illness and injury
•Greatest overall responsibility for medical care
(Therapeutic)
DO - ANSWER Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
MD - ANSWER medical doctor
Physician assistants (PA) - ANSWER •Work under the supervision of a physician
•Provide primary care in underserved areas •Assume routine tasks to free up
the physician's time
Medical Assistant (MA) - ANSWER Clinical:Assisting in physical exams, Obtaining medical
histories, Measuring vital signs
Administrative:Greeting patients, Answering phones, Scheduling procedures, Filing insurance
forms
, (Therapeutic)
Health information technician - ANSWER Gather patient's health paperwork (ex. history,
summary of visits, lab test results) to ensure they are complete and assemble them into a well-
organized medical record that can be located and read easily.
Health information technician: Work Responsibilities - ANSWER -Ensure medical charts
are complete, well-organized, easily located
-Gather patient notes, test results, consultation reports, diagnoses, treatment plans,
other documents related to patient care
-Contacts appropriate health care providers for missing information
-Sets up charts for new patients
-Maintains confidentiality of patient records
-Process business and government forms
-Prepare admission and discharge documents
-Can specialize in two areas
-Coding
-Cancer registry
Health Information Coders - ANSWER -Assign numerical codes to identify patients' diseases,
injuries, and conditions and the services they receive
-Codes are used by insurance companies to determine whether, and how much, to pay for
services
-Codes used by government agencies and the WHO to gather data about common
diseases, causes of death, and epidemic diseases
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