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What is the new name for medical transcriptionist? - Answer-Healthcare Documentation Specialist What types of healthcare workers make up the allied health field? - Answer-Anyone working in the health care field except doctors, nurses, dentists, and optometrists. What is the language of medicine known as? - Answer-Medical terminology Transcription, coding, and EHR management fall under which type of allied health field? - Answer-Health information management What are the three basic interpersonal skills required for working in any environment? - Answer-Effective and concise communication skills, conflict resolution skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. What is relational versatility? - Answer-The ability to adjust how you communicate with someone depending on their needs. Describe the requirements for credentialing in a position. - Answer-Some sort of formal education, testing, and/or experience, along with continuing education requirements once certification is achieved. What is the difference between an EMR and an EHR? - Answer-An EMR is a patient record, similar to a paper chart, that resides in a practice's system with little or no intermobility with other systems. An EHR is a system that records in a format that can accept data directly from other systems and share that information securely. A staff member who maintains records and trains other staff members on HIPAA rules and regulations is called a? - Answer-Privacy Officer Which act and title are being satisfied when a patient fills out the privacy paperwork at the beginning of a physician visit? - Answer-HIPAA, Title II (Preventing Healthcare Fraud & Abuse, Administrative Simplification, and Medical Liability Reform.What is a PHR? - Answer-A PHR is a Personal Health Record. Doctors with patient-centered medical home practices may belong to another community organization called an - Answer-Accountable Care Organization. Which act tightened the restrictions about sharing PHI that were originally set by HIPAA? - Answer-The HITECH Act, a subtitled portion of PPACA. What happens to healthcare providers if an EHR is not in place in the office or hospital by 2014? - Answer-Medicare will charge a penalty in the form of incremental percent decreases in medicare payments. Who developed Vista? - Answer-The VHA, Veteran's Health Administration, developed Vista. Which federal agency is responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substances Act? - Answer-Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Which federal agency is responsible for regulations that ensure a safe work environment? - AnswerOccupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Which agency houses the ONC, FDA, and CMS? - Answer-Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). What kind of information is on an MSDS? - Answer-Detailed information on each chemical, including its composition, the specific type of hazard it may present (i.e., flammable, carcinogenic), requirements for safe storage and handling, and all required safety equipment for handling and use of the material. Discuss the difference between the FDA and the DEA. - Answer--FDA regulates the approval, manufacture, and sale of drugs to the public. -DEA enforces the controlled substance act (CSA).Describe the four medical ethics. - Answer-Autonomy is the concept that the patient has control of his or her own body. Beneficence is promoting what is best for the patient. Nonmaleficence is best described by the well-known phrase "Do no harm". Justice is the principle that all patients in the same situation should have access to the same care. What three changes in the medical community are coinciding with the implementation of PPACA? - Answer-(a) Aging baby-boomers, (b) the HITECH portion of PPACA, (b) the conversion from IDC-9 to IDC- 10. Why should one not wear heavy perfume or cologne to work in a doctor's office? - Answer-Patients may be sensitive or allergic to it.