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Comptia Healthcare It+ Technician

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1. Records that are released for public viewing.






2. A computer model where functionality is divided into two roles: A server computer which provides services and controls network operations and a client computer which uses the services provides by the servers.






3. A hardware device or a computer software program that acts as a communication hub to provide heightened wireless security and extend the physical range of a wireless local area network.






4. An EHR system that had been certified by ONC






5. An independent medical practice opened by one or more accredited medical practitioners of any specialty area in an office environment.






6. Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol - Similar to EAP-TLS - PEAP is an open standard developed by a coalition made up of Cisco Systems - Microsoft - and RSA Security.






7. A server that consists of databases that store domain name information and translate and resolve fully qualified domain name requests from clients.






8. Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-clinical Terms - An organized collection of numeric codes correlating to clinical information such as diseases - procedures - microorganisms - medications - and so forth that may be used in a patient's records.






9. A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - OCN is scared what encouraging - administering - and regulating the advancement of IT in healthcare.






10. An independent - non-regulatory - not-for-profit organization that provides accreditation and certification for healthcare organizations in the United States.






11. A backup that backs up all the files in a selected storage location that have changed since the last full backup.






12. A software or hardware device that protects a system or network by blocking unwanted network traffic.






13. Specific healthcare industry standards and a framework concerning the exchange and integration of patient's electronic information between software systems - which are adhered to by vendors developing interfaces - ensuring that of this disparate soft






14. A personal computer connection that enables you to connect multiple peripherals to a single port with high performance and minimal device configuration.






15. A software program that scans a Computer or network for known viruses - Trojans - worms - and other malacious software.






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






17. Within wireless networking - the phenomenon by which radio waves from other devices interfere with the 802.11 wireless signals.






18. The official record that an organization would release if requested.






19. A network attack that uses special monitoring software to gain access to private communications on the network wire or across a wireless network. Also knows as a sniffing attack.






20. Software that provides one location where charges are entered codes can be checked - insurance claims and statements can be generated and sent - claim denials can be managed and payments can be posted and processed.






21. A VPN protocol that is an extension of the PPP remote access protocol.






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






23. Picture Archiving and Communications System - Application system where medical images of almost all kinds - including MRIs - CAT scans - ultrasounds - mammograms - etc. - can be stored and retrieved electronically by various members of a health organ






24. A residential facility 'steps' of care based on the residents' needs:Residents can start out with more Independence though assisted living - with the comfort of knowing nursing home care is available at the same facility when they can no longer remai






25. An itemized form containing all the information needed to file a claim. including patient information and services rendered for a visit - that is compiled by the healthcare provider's medical biller and supplied to the insurance company as the source






26. A private network that is configured within a public network such as the Internet.






27. A family of specification developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology.






28. A team of clinicians assigned to work with a specific patient at any given time.






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






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






31. An IT role that is responsible for the network infrastructure and components withing an organization.






32. A device used often to scan patient's driver licenses or insurance card to store withing the EMR/EHR system.






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






34. Any method of securing you wireless LAN network to prevent unauthorized network access and network data theft while ensuring that authorized users can connect to the network.






35. A method used to remove data from magnetic media. Degaussing changes the magnetic alignment of data - so that it cannot be recovered






36. A powerful - centralized computer system that performs data storage and processing tasks on behalf of clients and other network devices.






37. A hospital affiliated with a nearby medical school - allowing medical students and residents to gain hands-on learning and obtain real works experience by working in the hospital environment.






38. An area where surgical procedures are performer in a sterile environment.






39. A device that provides network connectivity capabilities for computer systems.






40. Remote Authentication Dial-in User Services - A standard protocol for providing centralized authentication and authorization services form remote users.






41. Pronounced 'I-triple-E.' An organization of scientists - engineers - and student of electronics and related fiends whose technical and standards committees develop - publish and revise computing and telecommunications standards.






42. A method used to remove any sensitive data from a mobile device and permanently delete it.






43. Treatment provided when a patient's medical condition reqires being admitted a healthcare facility for anywhere from an overnight stay to a long-term sstay - due to the fact that the patient's condition must be closely monitored.






44. A protocol that provides 64-bit - 128-bit - and 256-bit encryption using the RC4 algorithm for wireless communication that uses the 802.11a and 802.11b protocols.






45. Any adverse reaction to a medication being taken.






46. The management of performance levels of servers to ensure that critical operations are highly available to resources.






47. A residential facility for patients who need constant medical or nursing care and supervision.






48. Pretty Good Privacy - A method of securing emails created to prevent attackers form intercepting and manipulating emails and attachments by encrypting and digitally singing the contents of the emails using public key cryptography.






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






50. A patient maintained health record that can be shared with medical professionals. Generally not a part of Legal Heath Record.