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What is an ADE?
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Adverse Drug Event
Injuries large or small caused by the use (including non-use) of a drug |
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What are the two types of ADEs?
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Caused by errors
Caused by proper use |
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What is the Board of Directors?
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Group of people authorized to conduct, maintain and operate a hospital for the benefit of the public and whose legal and moral responsibility for policies and operations are not for personal benefit.
Also called Governing Board |
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What is a Certificate of Need?
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A certificate approved by the state board permitting hospitals to construct new or additional facilities or purchase new equipment.
Required for reimbursement by Medicare |
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What is the Chief Executive Officer?
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A person appointed by the board of directors who has full accountability for the entire hospital
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What are Clinical Support Services?
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Services providing the components of patient care that support the physician's plan for diagnosis and treatment
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What is Continuous Quality Improvement?
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A system for daily improving of performance at every level of the operational process in the hospital.
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What is a Department?
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A unit of the hospital with specialized functions or skills.
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What is the Department Chair?
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A physician who represents a department or service and sits as a fromal member of the executive medical staff.
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What is the Human Resources Department?
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Department responsible for recruiting, selecting, supporting and compensating employees.
Also responsible for maintaining skills, quality and occupational safety and health |
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What is the Joint commission?
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An independent not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits health care organizations and programs in the US.
It is the nation's primary standard-setting and accrediting agency in health care. |
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What is a Medical Director?
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Physician responsible for the medical operation and quality of a hospital department or service.
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What is a Medical Error?
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The failure to complete a planned action as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim
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What is the Medical Staff?
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Formal organization of physicians authorized to admit and attend to patients within a hospital.
Will specify privileges, bylaws and elected officials |
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What is the Mission Statement?
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A statement of an organization that summarizes its intent to provide service
Includes intended recipients and cost of treatment |
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What is OSHA?
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Enforces standards for safety in the workplace |
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What is Performance Improvement?
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Process of identifying and analyzing important organizational and individual performance gaps and planning future improvements
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What is the Radiology Department?
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Organization of a hospital or medical clinic that provides diagnostic imaging
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What is a Service Chief?
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Physician responsible for overseeing a component or subdepartment
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What are Third-party payors
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Insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid that pay patient expenses
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What is Total Quality Management?
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Management of quality in the workplace from a perspective of total involvement of every employee
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What is the Administrative Director
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Person with the responsibility for operation and organization of a department - including staffing, planning, organizing, and maintaining safety.
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What are the External Regulating Agencies?
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Joint Commission
State Health Department Nuclear Regulatory Commission OSHA American College of Radiology Accrediation HIPAA |
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What are the Internal Regulating Agencies
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Safety Committee
Infection Control Committee Radiation Safety Committee Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Risk Management Committee |
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What is HIPAA
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Law that established a set of national standards for the protection of personal health information. Health information cannot be obtained or shared without the permission of the individual. |
