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Integrated delivery network (IDN) |
A system of healthcare providers and organizations which provide (or arrange to provide) a coordinated range of services to a specific population. An IDN may be clinically and financially accountable to the population served for it's health status. |
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Service |
An activity that helps to assist one or more persons or groups of persons. |
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Decontamination |
To make safe by removing or reducing contamination by infectious organisms or other harmful substances; the reduction of contamination to an acceptable level. |
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Physician's preference card |
A document that identifies a physician's needs (request and preference) for a specific medical procedure. Preference cards usually contain information regarding the instruments, equipment, supplies and utensils used by a specific physician. They may also include reminders for the staff of the physician's preferences regarding patient draping, etc. |
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Pick list |
A list of supplies, utensils, and instruments for a specific procedure. Tech's use these lists to assemble the items needed for individual surgical procedures. |
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Material Management Department |
The healthcare department responsible for researching, ordering, receiving, and managing inventory (consumable supplies). |
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Negative air pressure |
The situation that occurs when air flows into a room or area because the pressure in the area is less than that of surrounding areas. |
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Positive air pressure |
The situation that occurs when air flows out of a room or area because the pressure in the area is greater than that of the surrounding areas. |
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Standard precautions |
Methods of using appropriate barriers to prevent transmissions of infectious organisms from contact with blood and all other body fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. Standard precautions apply to all patients, regardless of diagnosis or presumed infectious status. |
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Nosocomial |
Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI); pertaining to a hospital; applied to a disease caused in the course of being treated in a hospital. |
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Job description |
A human resources tool that identifies the major tasks performed by persons in specific positions. |
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Certification |
Association and industry recognition given to individuals with educational and/or work experience requirements who successfully complete an examination process that demonstrated their knowledge of the subject-matter to be mastered for success in the position. |
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Career ladder |
A plan projecting progressively more responsible professional positions that serves as a foundation for designing a professional development program. |
