Category: R

Coordinated rehabilitation care, provided under the supervision of a physician.  

A person who advises disabled individuals and assists them to achieve and maintain an optimal level of self-care and independence.  

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (codified at 29 U.S.C.A. sec 794) prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual based solely on their disability. The Act only applies to institutions which receive federal funds. The most controversial employment issue is whether this Act applies to individuals with HIV or other communicable diseases. This Act was significantly…

An official roster, maintained by a governmental or nongovernmental agency, of individuals who have met the requirements set up by the agency as to qualifications (both initial, and, in some cases, continuing) which permit registration (credentials). A person may use her listing on the registry as a credential to display to the public as, for…

The official recording of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, with maintenance of permanent records.  

The recording of patient information in a registry (data), such as a cancer, trauma, or tuberculosis registry.  

A process established by a governmental or non¬ governmental agency under which individuals meeting the agency’s requirements can be recorded on an official roster (“registry”) and can use “registered” (“registered nurse,” for example) as a credential with the public and with their employment.  

A governmental official whose duty it is to keep official records. There are a number of kinds of registrars keeping, for example, vital statistics such as births, deaths, marriages, and divorces, and legal documents such as deeds.  

A respiratory therapist awarded the credential of registration (credentials) by the National Board of Respiratory Therapy.  

A credential provided by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) to a medical record administrator (MRA) who has met AHIMA’s standards for sitting for its registration examination in medical record science, and who has passed the examination. AHIMA until 1991 was known as the American Medical Record Association (AMRA). A person registered by the…