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11 Cards in this Set
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JCAHO
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. offers its members inspection and accreditation of the quality of operations. "The Gold Standards" seal
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CQI
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Continous Quality Improvement - patient safety
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TQM
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Total Quality Management - rids the middle manager, relies on employees to simplify the work. total involvement from every employee
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Functions of management:
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Planning (predicting), Organizing (deligating), Staffing (interviews & performance), Directing (inspire employees), Controlling (define guidelines), Coordinating (group activities)
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State Health Department
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State regulatory agencies that define rules to protect the health and safety of patients or clients that health care facilities serve. (CON -Certificate of need - certificate of authority of permission granted by the state review board allowing a hospital or orther health care entity to construct new facilities, develop new services, or purchase expensive equipment or technologies.
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NRC
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission - control of equipment and technologists. Radiation regulating agency (voluntary)
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration - safety in the workplace. handling and disposing o f hazardous materials, universal precautions for protection
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ACR
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American College of Radiology - certification needed for mammography. The FDA is needed for reimbursement by medicare
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HipAa
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - increase public trust in protection of health care information
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Internal Regulators
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1.Safety Committee
2. Infection Control Committee 3. Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee (reviews drugs and their uses) 4. Risk Management & Corporate Compliance (control legal and financial risks while providing quality patient care) 5.PACS- Picture Archiving & Communication System (access digital images anytime, anywhere) |
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Radiology employees should have:
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1. good knowledge of required technical skills
2. Superior skills in interactive relationships |
