Glossary of Terms

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T

Technician
An individual having special skill or practical knowledge in an area, such as operation and maintenance of equipment or performance of laboratory procedures involving biochemical analyses. Special technical qualifications are required.

Telecommunications
Person in charge of set-up and maintenance of the phone systems and networking between computer systems. In small hospitals this person can be the same as the Director of Data Processing.

U

Utilization Review
The process of examining the appropriate need of a patient's hospital admission, service provided, the patient's length of stay, and the hospital's discharge practices. This type of review is required by JCAHO, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.

X

X-Ray Technician/Radiology Technician
An individual who maintains and safely uses equipment and supplies necessary to produce images of the human body on x-ray film or fluoroscopic screen for diagnostic purposes.