Ch. 0.5 key terms + abbreviations

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Across
  1. 4. an illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  2. 9. ointment
  3. 10. capsule
  4. 12. drink
  5. 13. act of harming or ruining another's reputation
  6. 15. a failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  7. 17. lotion
  8. 21. failure to take proper care in doing something
  9. 25. a law that defines crimes against the public order.
  10. 27. when a payment for service is denied by the insurance company, an accounts receivable specialist needs to investigate the situation to determine why the payment was denied.
  11. 29. centimeter
  12. 30. wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
  13. 31. intravenous
  14. 33. maximum
  15. 34. result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.
  16. 36. morning; before noon
  17. 37. liquid
  18. 40. a document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments
  19. 41. both ears
  20. 42. the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions
  21. 43. document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care
Down
  1. 1. the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  2. 2. kilogram
  3. 3. drop
  4. 5. the range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession
  5. 6. the payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  6. 7. failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
  7. 8. law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents
  8. 11. physical or emotional harm to someone
  9. 14. legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf
  10. 16. an agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
  11. 18. revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent
  12. 19. divide
  13. 20. unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement
  14. 22. gallon
  15. 23. a law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  16. 24. fluid gm gram
  17. 26. amount
  18. 28. a written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  19. 32. before meals
  20. 35. the crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  21. 38. twice a day
  22. 39. dispense