Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a federal law that makes it easier to obtain healthcare coverage and protects personal health information, Health informatics, a group of careers that combines health information management and health information technology; workers design and develop information systems that improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of patient care, Health informatics services, career pathway that involves methods, devices, and resources used to acquire, store, retrieve, and work with healthcare and biomedical information, Support services, the career pathway that focuses on creating a therapeutic environment for providing patient care, Aseptic, free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms, Aseptic technique, practices used by healthcare professionals to maintain a pathogen free environment and prevent the transmission of disease, Disinfection, the use of chemicals to kill pathogens that are present on nonliving ob-jects, Sterilize, to make something free from bacteria or other microorganisms, Sterile technique, the practice of using sterilization to prevent the introduction of pathogens during invasive procedures, Autoclave, chambers for sterilizing items with steam under pressure, Ultrasonic cleaners, devices that use sound waves to create millions of water jets that gently remove debris from lab equipment, Aesthetic, the pleasant, positive or artful appearance of a person or a thing, Therapeutic, a term that describes treatment given to maintain or restore health., Compliance, adherence and observation of guidelines, Quality, providing the care the patient needs when the patient needs it, in an affordable, safe, effective manner

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