Medical Terms

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  1. 4. code A system used by physicians and other providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures, recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the US
  2. 9. (Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System) CMS term System by which hospital received outpatient payment for CMS patients for outpatient procedures
  3. 10. base Measure of the number of units of particular type of system actually in use
  4. 11. Surgery Center A healthcare facility that specializes in providing surgery, diagnosis and certain pain medications in an outpatient setting
  5. 13. A patient who stays in a hospital during medical treatment
  6. 15. Lying face upwards
  7. 18. Physician Individual who directed the patient for care at a particular facility that renders the service
  8. 19. The field of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine, joints and muscles
  9. 21. US legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
  10. 22. Agency within the US department of health and human services responsible for the administration of several key healthcare programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, HIPAA, CILA
  11. 24. Imaging Center Independent facility at which radiological services are provided on an outpatient basis
  12. 26. care Branch of healthcare where a patient receives active but short term treatment for a severe injury or an episode of illness, in urgent medical condition or during recovery from surgery
  13. 27. (Electronic Medical Record) digital version of a paper chart in a clinicians’ office which contains medical and treatment history of a patient
  14. 28. The removal for diagnostic study of a piece tissue from a living body
  15. 30. Lying face downwards
  16. 31. The science dealing with x-rays and other high energy radiation, especially the use of radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease
  17. 32. Strategy used to identify the possible presence of an as-yet undiagnosed disease in an individuals without signs or symptoms
  18. 33. The study and treatment of tumors
  19. 37. (Diagnosis related group) CMS term Acronym for the system to classify hospital cases into groups
  20. 38. Pertaining to the middle, toward the middle of the body or an organ
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  1. 1. Care A walk-in clinic focused on delivery ambulatory care in dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency room.
  2. 2. (Emergency Department) Medical treatment facility specializing in the acute care of those who present without prior appointment either by their own means or by that of an ambulance.
  3. 3. Horizontal plane section transverse to the axis of the body
  4. 5. Vertical plane dividing the body into the front and back
  5. 6. Joint federal and state program that helps low-income individuals and families pay for the cost of long-term medical and custodial care
  6. 7. A medical term used to categorize diagnostic imaging methods
  7. 8. Involving the introduction of instruments into the body or body cavities
  8. 12. Method of payment, usually by a third party payor for medical treatment or hospital costs
  9. 14. position Position when body is erect, palms at the side and forward. Position of reference for all anatomical nomenclature
  10. 16. Federal insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people end-stage renal disease
  11. 17. The branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of the urinary system
  12. 19. A patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital
  13. 20. Concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems
  14. 23. Vertical plane dividing the body into left and back
  15. 24. Identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the systems
  16. 25. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases or abnormalities of the heart
  17. 29. Pertaining to the front plane of the body
  18. 30. Pertaining to the back plane of the body
  19. 34. Code A five digit numeric code that is used to describe medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory, anesthesiology, and evaluationmanagement services of physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers.
  20. 35. Of,at, towards or from the sides
  21. 36. Person or agency paying the bill or satisfying the claim.