Phlebotomy Chapter 1 Key Terms
Primary Care
A patient's main source of routine medical care
Ethics
A system of moral principles that govern conduct
NAACLS
An agency that approves phlebotomy programs
Nonambulatory
Another name for inpatient
Ambulatory
Another name for outpatient
Communication barriers
Biases that are major obstructions to verbal communication
Secondary care
Care by a specialist
CMS
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CLIA '88
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988
Ethical behavior
Conforming to a standard of right and wrong conduct
CPT
Current procedural terminology codes
Third-party payer
Entity that pays for healthcare services on behalf of a patient
Certification
Evidence that an individual has mastered competencies in a technical speciality
Medicaid
Federal and state health insurance program for eligible low income Americans
Medicare
Federal health insurance program for seniors who are ages 65 and older
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMOs
Health maintenance organizations
HCWs
Healthcare workers
Tertiary care
Highly specialized care
IACET
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
ICD-10-PCS
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision
Serology/ Immunology
Laboratory department that identifies antigens and antibodies
Microbiology
Laboratory department that perform sculpture and sensitivity (C&S) training
Coagulation
Laboratory department that performs pro time tests
Cytogenetics
Laboratory department that performs tests to identify chromosome deficiencies
Cytology
Laboratory department that studies cells to detect malignant and premalignant conditions
Chemistry
Laboratory department that typically performs the most tests
Blood bank/ immunohematology
Laboratory department where type and screen tests are performed
UA
Laboratory department with the same name as the most common test it performs
Reference Laboratories
Large independent laboratories that test specimens from many different facilities
MCOs
Managed Care Organizations
MLS
Medical Laboratory Scientist
MLT
Medical Laboratory Technician
AHA
Organization that published "The Patient Care Partnership" brochure
PPOs
Preferred Provider Organizations
PHS
Promotes and administers programs for public health
PHI
Protected Health Information
Proxemics
Study of an individual's concept of and use of space
Kinesics
Study of nonverbal communication
Phlebotomy
Term with the same meaning as venesection
Hematology
The study of blood and blood forming tissues
Histology
The study of the microscopic structure of the tissue
TAT
Turnaround time
C&S
Type of test performed in the microbiology department
CEUs
Units awarded for participating in continuing education activities
Kinesic slip
Units awarded for participating in continuing education activities
