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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Database | A collection of related bits of information |
| Medisoft Program Date | Date the program uses to record when a transaction occurred |
| MMDDCCYY | The way dates must be keyed in medisoft, in which MM stands for month, DD stands for day, CC represents the century, and YY stands for year |
| Knowledge Base | A collection of up-to-date technical information |
| Backup Data | A copy of data files made at a specific point in time that can be used to restore data |
| Restoring Data | The process of retrieving data from backup storage devices |
| REbuilding Indexes | A process that checks and verifies data and corrects any internal problems with the data |
| Packing Data | The deletion of vacant slots from the database |
| Purging Data | The process of deleting files of patients who are no longer seen by a provider in a practice |
| Recalculating Balance | The process of updating balances to reflect the most recent changes made to the data |
| Access Rights | Security option that determines the area of the program a user can access, and weather the user has rights to enter or edit data |
| Auto Log Off | Feature of Medisoft that automatically logs a user out of the program after a period of inactivity |
| New Patient | A patient who has not received services from the same provider or a provider of the same specialty within the same practice for a period of three years |
| Established Patient | A patient who has been seen by a provider in the practice in the same specialty within three years |
| Chart Number | A unique number that identifies a patient |
| Guarantor | An individual who may not be a patient of the practice, but who is financially responsible for a patient |
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