PTTC Terms
Title IV
Application and Enforcement of Group Health Plan Requirements
A Physical Therapy Technician/Aide may perform some or all the following duties
Carrying out non-technical duties of physical therapy, Preparing treatment areas, Ordering devices and supplies
Ethics and Patient Rights
Ethics are based on integrity, responsibility to service and community, respect, self-discipline and intent to further your career.
Law and Ethics
Ethics is the knowledge of what is right conduct versus what is wrong conduct.
Good listeners apply the following skills:
Face the person, have good eye contact, lean toward the person, respond to the person, paraphrasing, clarifying and silence
The Health Insurance and Accountability Act
HIPAA contains five provisions called "titles" that focused on various aspects of healthcare. The titles include:
Title I
Healthcare Access, Portability and Renewability
Nonverbal Communication
Kinesics - the study of nonverbal communication
Patient Rights
Patient Care Partnership serves as a guide for both patients and their physicians involved in their care.
Title II
Preventing Health Care Fraud and Abuse
POMR Note Charting
Problem-Oriented Medical Record Charting - tracks a patient's problems throughout medical care.
Title V
Revenue Offsets
The following are settings in which they work:
Schools, Clinics, General Private Practices, Acute Care Hospitals, Nursing Homes,Sub Acute Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers
Title III
Tax - Related Health Provisions
Phone Etiquette
When speaking on the phone always identify yourself to the caller.
Epi
aboe,upon
Anti
against
Intentional torts
are acts that are meant to be harmful.
Subjective data
are things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses.
Distal
away from the point of origin
Dorsal
back part of body
Pre
before
Ante
before, in front of
emia
blood condition
Carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
Cyt/o
cell
Cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
Proximal
closest to the point of origin that divides the body into front and back portions
Thromb/o
clotting
Suffix
comes after the root word
Prefix
comes before the root word
osis
condition, usually abnormal
Progress Notes
daily chart notes made during patient's visits to document patient progress with certain conditions.
Hypo
deficient, below, under less than normal
pathy
disease condition
Transverse plane
divides the body into upper and lower portions
Frontal plane
divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections
Assessment
doctor's diagnosis
Electr/o
electrical activity
Hyper
excessive, above more than normal
ectomy
excision, removal
Fet/o
fetus
Sarc/o
flesh
Ventral
front part of body
Cephal/o
head
Plan
health care providers prescribed plan of action
Cardi/o
heart
Anterior
in front of
itis
inflammation
Zones of comfort
intimate space 18 inches or closer, personal space18 inches to 4 ft, social space 47 ft to 12 ft, and Public space 12 ft or more
A felony
is a crime punishable by more than one year
A misdemeanor
is a crime punishable by one year or less
Tort
is a wrong committed against a person or the person's property. Torts may be intentional or unintentional.
Negligence
is an unintentional wrong and must be proven
Liable
is being held accountable under law
Objective Data
is information that is heard, felt or smelled.
Defamation
is injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a third person
Assault
is intentionally attempting to touch or threaten a person's body without their consent
Libel
is making false statements in print, writing or through pictures
Slander
is making false statements orally
Malpractice
is negligence by a professional person (unintentional)
Fraud
is saying or doing something to trick, fool or deceive a person.
Battery
is touching a person's body without their consent.
Invasion of privacy
is violating a person's right not to have his or her private affairs exposed
Informed Consent
is when the person clearly understands what is going to be done.
Arthr/o
joint
Bi/o
life
Prone position
lying on stomach
Supine position
lying on the back
Lateral recumbent position
lying on the side
Combining vowel
makes the word easier to say
Charting
method that tracks subjective, objective, assessment and plan for a patient's visit.
Rhin/o
nose
Objective
observations made by the medical assistant, examination findings and vital signs
algia
pain
dynia
pain
Subjective
patient's statements (chief complaint)
al
pertaining to
gravida
pregnancy
genic
produced by, pertaining to producing
globin
protein
Root word
relating to specific body parts
Derm/o
skin
Brady
slow
Peri
sorrounding, around
Normal anatomic position
standing with arms lank and palms forward
sis
state of, condition
Gastr/o
stomach
Dent/I
teeth
Dia
through, complete
Posterior
toward the back part of body
Medial
towards the midline of the body
Lateral
towards the side of the body
oma
tumor, mass swelling
Sub
under, below
Ur/o
urinary tract
Flow Charts
visual tools that help track certain information in patient's medical records like an infant's/child's growth.
asthenia
weakness
End, endo
within
Forms of Charting - Narrative
written description of patient's visits in chronological order SOAP Note