SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Healthcare Industry
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
industries
Instructions:
Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Existing in - belonging to - or determined by factors present in an individual since birth.
accreditation
innate
contamination
peer review organization (PROs)
2. An individual who makes an active effort to promote human welfare.
osteopathic
philanthropist
peer review organization (PROs)
standards
3. The use of telecommunications devices to enhance and improve the results of radiologic procedures.
telemedicine
staff privileges
teleradiology
indicators
4. The act of extending professional or medical privileges to an individual; the process of verifying and evaluation that person's credentials.
case management
credentialing
treatises
osteopathic
5. A type of alternative medicine that attempts to stimulate the body to recover itself; a system of therapy based on the concept that disease can be treated with minute doses of drugs thought capble of producing the same symptoms in healthy people as t
homeopathy
triage
indicators
telemedicine
6. Systematic expositions or arguments in writing -including a methodic discussion of the facts and principles involved and the conclusions reached.
encounter
credentialing
philanthropist
treatises
7. A variety of therapeutic or preventative healthcare practices that are alternatives to mainstream medicine - such as chiropractic - homeopathy - naturopathy - and herbal medicine.
alternative medicine
standards
triage
innate
8. Groups of medical reviewers contracted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure quality control and the medical necessity of services provided by a facility.
triage
credentialing
philanthropist
peer review organization (PROs)
9. A term descrining the type of medicine that is based on the theory that disturbances in the musculoskeletal system affect other bodily parts - causing many disorders that can be corrected by various manipulative techiques in conjuction with conventio
osteopathic
naturopathy
pandemic
telemedicine
10. Related to or concerned with all of the systems of the body rather than breaking it down into parts.
cardiac arrhythmias
indigment
pandemic
holistic
11. An alternative to conventional medicine in which holistic methods are used - as well as herbs and natural supplements - with the belief that the body will heal itself. Naturopathich physicians currently can be licensedin 15 states - Puerto Rico - and
peer review organization (PROs)
cited
treatises
naturopathy
12. The process by which something is made impure - unclean - or unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
naturopathy
hospice
contamination
cardiac arrhythmias
13. The separation into pieces and exposure of parts for scientific examination.
innocuous
homeopathy
putrefaction
dissection
14. A term used to contrast homeopathic medicine with mainstream medicine; allopathic medicine supposedly is characterized by an effort to counteract the symptoms of a disease by administration of treatments taht produce effects opposite to the symptoms.
triage
cardiac arrhythmias
peer review organization (PROs)
allopathic
15. A condition in which most people in a country - a number of countries - or a geographic area are affected.
pandemic
hospice
innocuous
peer review organization (PROs)
16. Technology dealing with the design - construction - and operation of robots in automation.
robotics
naturopathy
innocuous
holistic
17. Identification of the severity of patients' conditions and the allocation of treatment according to a system of priorities - which is designed to maximize the number of survivors and provide treatment for the sickest patients first.
innocuous
mysticism
triage
cited
18. Decomposition of animal matter that results in a foul smell.
philanthropist
indigment
peer review organization (PROs)
putrefaction
19. Slight misalignments of the vertebrae or a partial dislocation.
alternative medicine
cited
hospice
subluxations
20. The process of assessing and planing patient care - incluing referral and follow-up - to ensure continuity of care and quality management.
peer review organization (PROs)
osteopathic
case management
accreditation
21. Having no effect - adverse or otherwise; harmless.
holistic
case management
innocuous
fermentation
22. Quoted by way of example - authority - or proof or mentioned formally in commendation or praise.
cited
indicators
encounter
pandemic
23. Any contact between a healthcare provider and a patient that results in treatment or evaluation of the patient's condition; it is not limited to in-person contract.
encounter
alternative medicine
naturopathy
indicted
24. Allowing a healthcare professional to practice within a specific facility.
staff privileges
fermentation
telemedicine
homeopathy
25. Coming into being or use.
hospice
advent
credentialing
robotics
26. Irregular heartbeats caused by a malfuncton of the electrical system of the heart.
cardiac arrhythmias
ambulatory
innate
standards
27. A concept of care that involves health professionals and volunteers who provide medical - psychological - and spiritual suport to terminally ill patients and their loved ones.
indicted
amenities
holistic
hospice
28. Items or indicators used as a measure of quality or compliance with a statutory or accrediting body's policies and regulations.
holistic
innate
standards
contamination
29. Charged with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury according to due process of law.
advent
subluxations
indicted
pandemic
30. The use of telecommunications in the practice of medicne - in which great distances can exist between healthcare professinals - colleagues - patients -and students.
cardiac arrhythmias
allopathic
telemedicine
indigment
31. An enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound.
ambulatory
mysticism
fermentation
telemedicine
32. The experience of seeming to have direct communication with God or ultimate reality.
dissection
subluxations
advent
mysticism
33. Totally lacking in something of need.
indigment
homeopathy
naturopathy
cited
34. A medical discipline that focuses on the nervus system and involveds manual adjustment of the verebral column to affect the nervous system - and thereby treat various disorders well as to promote patient wellness.
staff privileges
hospice
chiropractic
telemedicine
35. Things that contribute to comfort - enjoyment or conveince.
triage
credentialing
innocuous
amenities
36. The process through which an organization is recognized for adherence to a group of standards that meet or exceed the expectations of the accrediting agency.
accreditation
telemedicine
putrefaction
alternative medicine
37. Able to walk about and not be bedridden.
ambulatory
peer review organization (PROs)
accreditation
robotics
38. An important point or group of statistic values that -when evaluated - indicate the quality of care provided in a healthcare facility.
alternative medicine
indicators
allopathic
indigment