Office equipment

2. computer programs necessary for directing the computer hardware to perform specific functions; refers to the application programs
6. is a type of application software that manages the operations of a medical practice and is available from a variety of companies.
8. Anything you plug into a computer—for example, a printer, USB flash drive, monitor, or scanner.
10. software application that allows searching or browsing within CPT, HCPCS, ICD-9, and ICD-10 code sets, and Medicare coding guidelines.
11. times when the computer systems are not operating.
12. produces hard copies from computer files

1. allow patients to communicate with the practice and providers, using a secure username and password
3. are used by hospitals, providers’ offices, and clinics to send and receive information over telephone lines.
4. a system of interconnected computer networks by which to access information from all over the world.
5. suite includes multiple applications programs bundled together, often with related functions.
7. the visible parts of a computer system (keyboard, disk drive, monitor, and printers).
9. permit providers to be contacted regardless of where they are.
11. spoken words; recorded voice communication.