MED172 CH 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ACCREDITATION | Official authorization or approval for conforming to a specified standard. |
| AMBULATORY | Care setting |
| E-HEALTH | A body formed and autorized by law to act as a single person. |
| GATEKEEPER PHYSICIAN | The primary-care physician who directs the medical care of HMO members |
| GROUP PRACTICE | A medical management system in which a group of three or more licensed physicians share their collective income, expenses, facilities, equipment, records, and personnel. |
| INDEMNITY | A traditional form of health insurance that covers the insured against a potential loss of money from medical expenses for an illness or accident. |
| MEDICAL BOARDS | Bodies established by the authoruty of each state's medical practice acts for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of health care consumers through proper licensing and regulation of physicians and other health care practitioners. |
| MEDICAL PRACTICE ACTS | State laws written for the express purpose of governining te practice of medicine. |
| POINT-OF-SERVICE PLAN- (POS) | A type of HMO that allows members to seek care from non-HMO physicians ,but at a higher premiums, co-payments, and deductibles than for traditional HMO's. |
| PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN- (PCP) | The physician responsible for directing all of a patient's medical care and determining whether the patient should be referred for speciality care. |
| RECIPROCITY | The process by which a professional license obtained in one state may be accepted as valid in other states by prior agreement without reexamination |
| RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR | "Let the master answer", a doctrine under which an employer is legally liable for the acts of his or her employees, if such ascts were performed within the scope of the employee's duties |
| RISK MANAGEMENT | Steps taken to minimize danger, hazard, and liability. |
| TELEMEDICINE | Remote consultation by patients with physicians or other health professionals via telephone, closed-circuit television, or the internet. |
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