Deck 3: An Introduction to the Administrative Applications of Computers: Practice Management: Scheduling and Accounting

Question 1

___________________ software allows the user to enter,organize,and store huge amounts of data and information.

A)Word processing
B)Database management
C)Spreadsheet
D)Graphics

Answer 1

Database management

Question 2

_________________ applications include office management,scheduling,and accounting tasks.

A)Clinical
B)Special purpose
C)Administrative
D)None of the above

Answer 2

Administrative

Question 3

Medical offices use _______________ billing to accommodate two or three insurers,who must be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.

Answer 3

balance or bucket

Question 4

A _______________ allows the user to enter,organize,and store huge amounts of data and information.(Use the abbreviation in your answer)

Question 5

The ______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table.

A)super
B)record
C)file
D)key

Question 6

A table is made up of related _______________;each holds all the information on one item in the table.

A)fields
B)records
C)files
D)keys

Question 7

A database _______________ holds all related information on an entity,for example,a medical practice.

Question 8

An organized collection of related data is called a ____________________.

A)relational database
B)program
C)bill
D)None of the above

Question 9

Within each file,there can be several _______________,each of which holds related information.

Question 10

_______________ applications include the use of computers in education and some aspects of pharmacy.

Question 11

A table is made up of related _______________,each of which holds all the information on one item in a table,for example,one patient.

Question 12

Medical offices must use _______________ billing to accommodate two or three insurers,who must be billed in a timely fashion before the patient is billed.

A)super
B)partial
C)bucket
D)None of the above

Question 13

A _______________ is an organized collection of related data;information input in one part of the program can be linked to information in another part of the program.

Question 14

____________________ applications include the use of computers in education,research,and some aspects of pharmacy.

A)Clinical
B)Special purpose
C)Administrative
D)None of the above

Question 15

The ______________ use of computers includes anything that has to do with direct patient care,such as diagnosis,monitoring,and treatment.

A)clinical
B)special purpose
C)administrative
D)None of the above

Question 16

_______________-the delivery of health care over telecommunications lines-includes clinical,special purpose,and administrative applications.

Question 17

_______________ applications include office management,scheduling,and accounting tasks.

Question 18

In a database,a _____________ holds all related information on an entity,for example,a medical practice.

A)field
B)record
C)file
D)None of the above

Question 19

Each record is made up of related ______________.One holds one piece of information.

A)fields
B)records
C)files
D)keys

Question 20

The _______________ uses of computers include anything that has to do with direct patient care,such as diagnosis,monitoring,and treatment.

Question 21

A standard grouping system is _______________ on which hospital reimbursement by private and government insurers is based.(Use the abbreviation in your answer)

Question 22

Charges,payments,and adjustments are called _______________.

Question 23

The _______________ field uniquely identifies each record in a table.

Question 24

Each record is made up of related _______________,one of which holds one piece of information,such as patient's last name or Social Security number or chart number.

Question 25

Services including tests,laboratory work,examinations,and treatments are coded using _______________.(Use the abbreviation in your answer)