Ch 22: Telephone Communications

an original document saved to a file that can be copied or modified as needed.

a mark or series of marks used in writing or printing to indicate an omission, especially of letters or words.

a word added to (modifying) a noun to quantify or limit it.

a message that is transmitted over phone lines and printed by the recipient’s equipment.

the personal or individual qualities that make one person different from another.

computer program (such as Microsoft Word) that contains numerous built-in templates.

the part of a written or spoken statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and can clarify its meaning.

a form a patient signs that authorizes other individuals to receive information regarding the patient’s care.

Examples include fax cover sheets or patient information letters, ready to be filled in.

written communication; communication by the exchange of letters.

used to express strong feeling or emotion. These words are usually followed by an exclamation point or a comma.

a punctuation mark showing the absence of a letter or letters or possession.

verified or ratified.

a word added to (modifying) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

a punctuation mark used to divide or create compound words.

the part of speech that expresses an action.

not foreign; private.

a mark imprinted on paper that is visible when it is held to the light, usually a sign of quality.

a component of an (EHR) system that allows patients to communicate with their medical office electronically

to predict, based on experience and training, situations or events that may be likely to occur

conventional rules for correct behavior.

write; to form by putting together, creating.

a means of exchanging info much like a conference call, except everyone can see and hear each other at the same time.

a system of sorting and identifying the severity of injuries.

the process of marking (e.g., incoming mail) to provide critical, important, or explanatory notes.

the name of anything, such as a person, place, object, occurrence, or state.

a preliminary or indicating procedure.

conventional rules for correct behavior.

a word that shows the relationship of an object to some other word in the sentence.

reading of printed proofs to discover and correct errors.

part of a sentence with a subject and a predicate.

standardized marks in written matter to clarify meaning.

a word used instead of a noun to indicate without naming.

an addition to a letter written after the writer’s name has been signed.

a situation in which two or more things happen at the same time or in the same place

writing materials, especially paper and envelopes.

the muscle action of the uterus during labor

to utter; to make known in words or by action.

put yourself in another person’s shoes; think about what is best for the patient.