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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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1. Electronic conversion of hard copy documents to digital form.






2. A fast - secure - but relatively expensive protocol for wireless communication. The 802.11a protocol supports speeds up to 54 Mbps in the 5 GHz frequency.






3. A personal computer connection that transfers data one bit at a time over a single wire and is often used for an external modem.






4. Software that allows for electronic entry of all medical orders/instructions for treatment for a patient from their licensed caregiver which can then be accessed by other medical staff.






5. See Host Computer






6. A personal computer storage device that stores data magnetically on a removable tape.






7. A device used to convert paper to electronic format and then associates the file with the proper patient.






8. A server that runs applications for client use or is used by developers to store and share application components that can be used in web applications.






9. Platform as a Service - a method that uses the l=cloud to provide any platform-type service.






10. A secure version of HTTP that supports e-commerce by providing a secure connection between a web browser and a server.






11. Electronic messages sent between users or groups.






12. A healthcare provider that meets legally defined criteria and thus is eligible for incentive payments for the implementation of EHR systems.






13. A server-side programing languague developed by Microsoft to provide a method to create dynamic web pages.






14. Private and non-government businesses that contract with individual or employments to help pay medical expenses. These insurers also have seperate contracts with many health organization that specify negotiated rate structures for that health organiz






15. Disturbances caused by electromagnetic radiation emitted from any external source - which may interrupt - obstruct - degrade - or limit the performance of an electrical circuit.






16. Also known as an acute care facility. This facility proves services aimed to resolve immediate and short-term medical conditions like pregnancy or a heart attack.






17. A hardware rack that holds networking equipment to provide connections from public lines coming into the physical building generaly from the ISP - to all the IDFs located what a medical facility






18. The consolidation of all of the recorded health information about a person stored withing a given network. EHR's generally contain multiple EMR's collected from various facilities and providers within a provider network or umbrella organization.






19. An Instant messaging service that uses strong encryption to send and receive secure messages.






20. A software and/or hardware system that scans - audits - and monitors the security infrastructure for signs of attacks in progress.






21. A common type of email-based social engineering attack where the attacker sends an email that seems to come form a respected bank or financial institution.






22. A server that contains at least one DHCP scope.






23. An all-encompassing solution of many other IT-based pieces that streamlines the workflow processes of all activities needed to run a practice or facility while providing the ability to becomes a paperless office - including patient tracking - medical






24. A server that isolates internal networks form the Internet by downloading and storing Internet files on behalf of internal clients.






25. A back up that backs up all files in a selected storage location that have changed since the last full or differential backup.






26. A type of cable in which multiple insulated conductors are twisted together and clad in a protective and insulating out jacket.






27. A network attack in which an attacker disables systems that provide network services by consuming a networks link's available bandwidth - consuming a single system's available resources - or exploiting programming flaws in an application or operation






28. The U.S. federal program to provide healthcare for certain low-income individual and families.






29. Online or electronic software that provides a stat-to-finish workflow from the time a patient is scheduled though their checkout after their appointment - including insurance verification - check-in - check-out - and payment.






30. A non-proprietary - routable network protocol suite that enables computers to communicate over all types or networks.






31. Any room used to temporarily house patient when they are in transition between their patient room and another location - such as before or after testes or surgeries.






32. A hospital specialized to treat a specific disease or condition or a specific type of patient.






33. The fundamental security goal of ensuring that systems operate continuously and that authorized persons can access data that they need.






34. An effort to set standards - specifications - and criteria for the implementation - use - and security of healthcare IT systems.






35. A federal health insurance program for the elderly and some disable individuals in the United States - with three main parts: Part A for inpatient - Part B for outpatient - and prescriptions drug coverage.






36. A wide variety of medical services that are provided in a patient's home by an accredited home health aide - often including physical therapy and medication delivery thought more complicated methods like injection intravenous therapy - etc.






37. Unwanted software loaded onto a system for the purposes of presenting commercial advertisements to the user.






38. A short-range wireless radio network transmission medium usually used between two personal devices such as between a mobile phone and wireless headset. A wireless connection method that is used to communicate from one device to another in a small are






39. A personal computer storage device that stores data in non-volatile special memory instead of on disks or tape.






40. U.S. economic stimulus legislation; provisions include funding of some healthcare initiatives and the creation of the HITECH Act.






41. World Health Organization - A division of the United Nations that manages the authority of international public health.






42. A device used to fax prescription or to print out prescription information for the EMR/EHR system.






43. A process in which information is transcribed into an unreadable form by anyone who does not have the encryption key.






44. A server that receives email request from hosts on a network - and redirects them to the intended recipient.






45. A widely adopted markup language used in many documents - websites - and web applications.






46. The section of HIPAA that establishes national standards for the security of personal electronic health information maintained by a cover entity.






47. A U.S. federal agency responsible not only for overseeing its named services but also for administering a children's insurance program - some portions of HIPAA - and other programs.






48. A formalized statement that defines how security will be implemented within a particular organization.






49. The role - department - or individual that is formally responsible for a health record.






50. Derived from the Latin 'statim -' a term used to connote immediacy or urgency.