medicare part A
The part of the Medicare program that pays for hospitalization, care in a skilled nursing facility, home health care, and hospice
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Medicare Part B
the part of medicare that helps cover madically necessary physician services outpatient care and other medical services full services not covered under medicare part a part B is an optional benefit for which the patient must pay a premium in which generally requires a yearly deductible and co insurance
Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage)
combines benefits of part A and B, sometimes D.
Medicare—Part D
Prescription drug coverage
medical coding
The process of translating this written or dictated medical record into a series of numeric and alpha numeric codes
2 primary types of insurers
commercial insurance plans and government insurance plans
Medicare
provides coverage for people over the age of 65, bling or disabled individuals, and people with permanent kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD)
Medicaid
a health insurance assistance program for low income people
Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN)
Document that informs covered patients that Medicare may not cover a certain service and the patient will be responsible for the bill
required before billing the patient if coverage is denied
HITECH
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act
- allows patients to request an audit trail of their disclosures of their health info made through the electronic health record
- requires that an individual be notified if their is an unauthorized disclosure of their health info
compliance plan
A written set of instructions outlining the process for coding and submitting accurate claims, and what to do if mistakes are found.
The AAPC was founded in what year?
1988
can a word have more than one root?
yes
blephar/o
eyelid
bucc/o
cheek
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
colp/o
vagina
cyst/o
A fluid sac or pouch, urinary bladder
derm/o
skin
encephal/o
brain
enter/o
intestine
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
my/o
muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
onych/o
nail
oste/o
bone
phleb/o
vein
pulm/o, pulmon/o
lungs
synov/i
synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, near
ante-
before
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
end/o
in, within
mon/o
one
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
-centesis
puncture, tap
-desis
binding, fusion
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-graphy
act of recording data
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-tripsy
crushing
Anterior (ventral)
toward the front of the body
Posterior (dorsal)
toward the back of the body
Medial
Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
toward the side of the body
Proximal
nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point
Superior (cranial)
above; toward the head
Inferior (caudal)
below; toward the lower end of the spine
Superficial (external)
closer to the surface of the body
deep (internal)
closer to the center of the body
sagittal plane
cuts body into left and right side
frontal (coronal) plane
vertical plane dividing the body or structure into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions
transverse plane (horizontal) (axial)
cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections
Basic unit of all living things
cell
(4) connective tissue groups:
adipose tissue, cartilage, bone, blood
what does muscle tissue do?
causes movement
What are organs?
two or more kinds of tissue together performing special body functions
What are systems?
a group of organs working together to perform a complex body function
what is the cranial cavity?
space in the skull or cranium that contains the brain
what is the spinal (vertebral) cavity?
space inside the spinal column containing the spinal cord
what is the thoracic cavity?
Space containing the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, and thymus.
what is the abdominal cavity?
The space containing the lowest portion of the esophagus, the stomach, intestines (excluding the sigmoid colon and rectum), kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters.
what is the pelvic cavity?
The space containing the urinary bladder, certain productive organs, part of the large intestine, and the rectum.
mucus membranes
Line the interior walls of the organs and tubes that open to the outside of the body, such as those of the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive systems.
serous membranes
line cavities, including the thoracic cavity and internal organs.
synovial membranes
• line joint cavities
• composed of connective tissue
• secrete synovial fluid into joint cavities
meninges
Composed of 3 connective tissue membranes found within the dorsal cavity and serve as a protective covering of the brain and spinal cord.
cutaneous membrane
another name for skin
largest organ system of the body?
integumentary system
the integumentary system is composed of?
skin, hair, nails
skin consists of ___ layers
2
epidermis and dermis
hair has ___ structures
2
follicle and shaft
Nails are composed of ___ parts
6
root, nail bed, nail plate, cuticle, perionychium, hyponychium
musculoskeletal system is composed of?
muscles, joints, tendons and joints
Bone Classification
long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, and sesamoid.
closed fracture
Does not involve a break in the skin
compound fracture
Projects through the skin with a possibility of infection
comminuted fracture
more than 2 pieces
transverse fracture
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