A template:serves as a guide for scheduling various types of appointments, indicates each doctors' preferred time management schedule, cuts down on decision making, and is performatted with a certain number of slots for various types of appointmentsA new patient is one who hasnot been seen by the Physician or a member of the same specialty of the group practice for 3 years.Marking the appointment book to set aside time for lunch hours, hospital rounds, regular meetings, and so forth is referred to as aBlockTo evaluate a scheduling system, periodically review patient flow by analyzing the schedule for a minimum of6 weeksScheduling patients in the first half of each hour with single 10-minute appointments and no scheduled appointments the second half of the hour is calledmodified wave schedulingOpen access is also calledsame day schedulingUpgrade to remove adsOnly $1/monthA tickler file may be usedto replace reminder cardsWhen a genuine emergency situation occurs
refer the patient to a Hospital Emergency Room, suggest the patient come to the office STAT, schedule the patient for one of the appointment slots left open for such problems, and work the patient into scheduleAll referral appointments should bescheduled asapAn appointment reference sheetcan be used by all staff membersA PDA device is ahandheld computer that can be used for data transferA patient who is in a convalescent or nursing home is visited by the physicianeach monthClusteringAct of scheduling patients with similar ailments in a group sequence .ReferralProcedure followed when a primary care physician recommends and the patient to another physician forfurther medical treatment.True waveSystem of appointment scheduling that allows for variables and flexibility and assumes the time allowed for appointments will average out each hour.IVIntravenous
HospHospitalPOPostoperativeUpgrade to remove adsOnly $1/monthOPoperativeDxDiagnosisCaCancer/CalciumPtPatientDCDischargeRetnReturnOVOffice Visit
p.mAfternoonPTPhysical TherapymoMonthAnother Term for stream scheduling systemInterval scheduling system
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8.Which type of scheduling works well for specialty and consulting practices because it allows thephysician time to prepare for each office visit with the knowledge that the day will begin and end onschedule if patients adhere to their assigned times?PTS:1REF:pg. 227
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OBJ:ABHES: MA.A.1.8.c| CAAHEP: V.C.29.In which type of scheduling system are patients told that their appointments are on the hour and each isseen in the order in which they arrive?a.True wavec.Clusteringb.Modified waved.Single bookingANS:APTS:1REF:pg. 233
OBJ:ABHES: MA.A.1.8.c| CAAHEP: V.C.210.Which type of scheduling method allows patients to schedule appointments on the same day they call?PTS:1REF:pg. 234
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OBJ:ABHES: MA.A.1.8.c| CAAHEP: V.C.211.The national average of primary care visits per hour per physician isPTS:1REF:pg. 249
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12.When setting up preoperative appointments and tests for a patient,PTS:1REF:pg. 241
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OBJ:ABHES: MA.A.1.8.c| CAAHEP: V.C.4