CTP 102 Chapter 6 Flashcards
FDA:
food/drug administraction
CDC:
center for disease control & prevention
DOT:
department of transportation
EPA:
u.s. environmental protection agency
OSHA:
occupational safety & health administration
CMS:
centers for medicare & medicaid services
DHS:
department of health services
AAMI:
association for the advancement of medical instrumentation
HIPAA:
health insurance portability and accountability act
TIRS:
technical information reports
ANSI:
american national standards institute
AORN:
association of peri-operative registered nurse
APIC:
association for professionals in infection control/epidemiology
TJC:
the joint commission
ISO:
international standards organization
SGNA:
society of gastroenterology nurse and associates
ACHC:
accreditation commission for health care
NFPA:
national fire protection association
WHO:
world health organization
CSA:
canadian standard association
method or technique that has consistently shown results superior to those achieved by other means:
best practice
rules issued by administrative agencies that have the force of law:
regulations
a uniform method of defining basic parameters for processes,products,services and measurements:
standard
FDA process of scientific and regulatory review to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of class 3 medical devices:
premarket approval
reports developed by experts in the field that contains valuable information needed by the healthcare industry:
technical information reports
federal medical insurance program that primarily services those older than 65 years (regardless of income) people under 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with end-stage renal disease:
medicare
federal/state assistance program that pays covered medical expenses for low-income individuals. It is ran by state and local governments within federal guidelines:
medicaid
nonprofit voluntary consensus organization whose membership is comprised of healthcare technology professional. AAMT committees and work groups research and develop new standards and technical information reports:
AAMI
create/revises standards for processing water integration
USP-NF
national fire protection association is an international organization that works to reduce the burden of fire/other hazards around the world:
NFPA
centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that works to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury and disability and by responding to health emergencies:
CDC
possibility that the product will cause a temporary or medically reversible adverse health problem. manufacturer must notify customers and sometimes ask them to inform the products recipients. generally, neither FDA nor manufacturer issues a press release:
class ll: less serious risk
the use of a product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. the manufacturer must notify customers and neither the FDA nor the manufacturer will issue a press release:
class lll: low risk
private, independent, nonprofit organization that develops standards for healthcare facilities:
the joint commission
nonprofit organization that dedicated to the safe and effective practice of gastroenterology and endoscopy nursing:
society of gastroenterology nurses and associates
american national standards institute (ANSI). noncompliance with these standards is cited by regulatory and voluntary organizations that inspect healthcare facilities:
ANSI
association for professionals in infection control/epidemiology (APIC) is a voluntary organizations whose members work to prevent HAIs:
APIC
world health organization is an agency that works to further international cooperation in improving health conditions:
WHO
international organization for standardization (ISO) is an non-governmental,international organization that brings together experts to develop voluntary, consensus based:
ISO
occupational safety/health administraction (OSHA) primary role and responsibility is to protect workers from occupationally caused illnesses and injuries:
OSHA
