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demographics - Answer the statistical data of a population. In healthcare this includes the
patient name, address, date of birth, employment, and other details
disruption - Answer an unexpected event that throws a plan into disorder; an interruption that
prevents a system or process from continuing as usual or expected
established patient - Answer a patient who has been seen by a provider in the practice in the
same specialty within three years
expediency - Answer A means of achieving a particular end, as in a situation requiring haste or
caution.
follow-up appointment - Answer An appointment type used when a patient needs to see the
provider after a condition should have been resolved or to monitor an ongoing condition, such
as hypertension. Also known as a recheck appointment.
integral - Answer Essential; being an indispensable part of a whole
interval - Answer space of time between events
matrix - Answer the environment in which something is created or takes shape. A base on
which to build
no-show - Answer failure of a patient to keep an appointment without advance notice
Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) - Answer A written document detailing a health care
provider's privacy practices. The patient must be provided with the NPP and sign and
acknowledgement of receipt.
parameters - Answer rules that control how something should be done; guidelines or