Definitions Flashcards
Providers who routinely admit and treat patients and who are willing to participate in the work of the medical staff
a. Active Staff
b. Consulting Staff
c. Associate / Provisional Staff
Active Staff
Used as an initial or provisional appointment category. Associate staff may have an active staff physician assigned to provide guidance or oversight.
a. Courtesy Staff
b. Associate / Provisional Staff
c. Active Staff
Associate / Provisional Staff
Used to accommodate providers who primarily practice at another facility and wish to use the hospital for specific patients on a limited basis.
a. Active Staff
b. House Staff
c. Courtesy Staff
Courtesy Staff
Providers who do not admit patients but provide consultation and support services to attending physicians
a. Consulting Staff
b. Refer and Follow
c. Associate / Provisional Staff
Consulting Staff
Practitioners who refer patients to a hospitalist or other medical staff member for inpatient care. They are not allowed to perform inpatient services like ordering tests, consultations, drugs or therapies and are not allowed to make entries in the medical record other than admitting orders that may occur pre-hospitalization
a. House Staff
b. Refer and Follow
c. Ambulatory Care Providers / Affiliate Staff
Refer and Follow
Interns and residents in medical teaching programs of a teaching hospital. They practice as permitted by their medical license under the guidance faculty physicians. They may not admit and treat patients beyond the scope of authority permitted in the medical education program.
a. Active Staff
b. Courtesy Staff
c. House Staff
House Staff
Ambulatory care providers, or affiliate staff practitioners, usually provide care only in an outpatient setting.
a. Consulting Staff
b. Courtesy Staff
c. Ambulatory Care Providers / Affiliate Staff
Ambulatory Care Providers / Affiliate Staff
A set of guidelines for conducting meetings. It outlines procedures for running a meeting, including how to make motions, how to vote, and how to adjourn
Robert’s Rules of Order
This organization requires a process by which an organization reviews and evaluates qualifications of licensed practitioners’ to provide services to its members.
a. ECFMG
b. NCQA
c. AMA
NCQA
National non-profit organization that represents the 71-state medical and osteopathic boards of the U.S. and its territories and co-sponsors the USMLE
a. FSMB
b. NCQA
c. FACIS
FSMB
Database that contains information about people and entities in the healthcare field who have been involved in fraud, abuse or other wrongdoings
a. AMA
b. ACGME
c. FACIS
FACIS
Established in 1956, an organization that assesses whether international medical graduates are ready to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States
a. ECFMG
b. FACIS
c. AMA
ECFMG
Not for profit organization that sets and monitors voluntary professional education standards essential in preparing physicians to deliver safe, high-quality medical care
a. NCQA
b. ACGME
c. ECFMG
ACGME
Repository of reports containing information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to health care practitioners, providers and suppliers
a. ECFMG
b. AMA
c. NPDB
NPDB
Founded in 1847, is the largest and only national association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical societies and other critical stakeholders to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health
a. ACGME
b. AMA
c. FSMB
AMA
