Chapter 4-6 Study Guide (Medical Office Concepts)
Certified Mail - Answer -Provides the sender with documentation of mailed material
Established Patient - Answer -Classification of a patient who has seen the physician or a physician of the same specialty in the same practice within the last three years
Chief Complaint - Answer -The main reason a patient seeks medical services
Urgent - Answer -Medical condition requiring treatment as a result of an unforeseen illness, injury, or condition but is not defined as an emergency
Shared Medical Appointment - Answer -A method of scheduling patients that has the advantage of patient interaction
Stat - Answer -Immediately
Triage - Answer -Systemically assessing a patient to determine when the patient can be
scheduled
Wave Scheduling - Answer -A method of scheduling patients that combines times during which patients may be seen without a prearranged appointment times
Open/Fixed Hours Scheduling - Answer -A method of seeing multiple patients during a block of time -- usually patients arrive at or close to the same time
Return Receipt - Answer -Provides the sender with evidence of delivery
Word Processing - Answer -Software program used to enter, edit, format, and print document
SOAP - Answer -Medical documentation format that includes subjective and objective data, assessment of data, and course treatment
Active Record - Answer -Records of current patients
Certified Mail - Answer -Provides the sender with documentation of mailed material
Established Patient - Answer -Classification of a patient who has seen the physician or a physician of the same specialty in the same practice within the last three years
Chief Complaint - Answer -The main reason a patient seeks medical services
Urgent - Answer -Medical condition requiring treatment as a result of an unforeseen illness, injury, or condition but is not defined as an emergency
Shared Medical Appointment - Answer -A method of scheduling patients that has the advantage of patient interaction
Stat - Answer -Immediately
Triage - Answer -Systemically assessing a patient to determine when the patient can be
scheduled
Wave Scheduling - Answer -A method of scheduling patients that combines times during which patients may be seen without a prearranged appointment times
Open/Fixed Hours Scheduling - Answer -A method of seeing multiple patients during a block of time -- usually patients arrive at or close to the same time
Return Receipt - Answer -Provides the sender with evidence of delivery
Word Processing - Answer -Software program used to enter, edit, format, and print document
SOAP - Answer -Medical documentation format that includes subjective and objective data, assessment of data, and course treatment
Active Record - Answer -Records of current patients
