DECK 10 Flashcards
is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Is an international nonprofit organization established in 1869. The company’s mission is to reduce worldwide burden fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Is an agency of the United States Department of Labor established under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 1970. Their mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Is the national public health institute of the United States. It is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services which protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Identifies concepts and principles that answer how to manage emergencies for preparedness to recovery regardless of their causes, size, location or complexity.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Comprehensive health reform
Law makes preventative care including family planning & related services more acessible & affordable for many Americans
Signed in March 2010
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Like DRGs for ambulatory care
Method used by CMS too implement prospective payments for ambulatory care
Combine many different procedures into groups for payment purposes
Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC)
A base price is established that gives the supplier the right to compete with others willing to meet the price; costs may be lowered from this base, but not increased.
Gateway or Ceiling Pricing
Cost is based on number of procedures where items is used and not by individual items.
Capitated Pricing
Supplier & hospital agree to work together to select products that will decrease cost; if cost is not decreased, both share in the increased cost.
Truly a “Partnership Agreement”
Risk Sharing
Prohibits sellers from engaging in what is commonly called, “ price discrimination”.
Carries both civil & criminal penalties
Robinson- Patman Act
Accreditation standards state the retention time for medical record information is determined by law and regulation and its use for patient care, legal, research, and educational activites.
Joint Commission (TJC)
Asset Management program
Elements to consider for this program:
- Receipts
- Distribution and tracking
- Maintenance
- Replacement/disposa
What to do with old or obsolete equipment?
- Best option is to reuse equipment
- If reuse is not practical, negotiate trade-in or disposal clause for bid/auction & Internet sites available for this purpose
- Donate equipment to charitable medical organizations throughout country.
1st published in 1952
Adopted by all states except Louisiana
Basic purpose is to allow individuals or organizations to write contracts, but the code fills in any missing provisions where agreements or contracts written may be silent.
Uniform commercial code (UCC)
