Part 4 Flashcards
What is ACO stand for
Accountable Care Organization
What does and ACO do?
Group of physicians hospitals and other health care professionals who come together voluntarily to commit to provide high quality of coordinated care to Medicare patients
What is an ACO attempting to minimize
Excessive care and ultimately save money
3 main purposes of ACO
- Improve quality of care
- Improve cost effectiveness of care
- Improve total overall Care
What does IRB stand for
Institutional Review Board
What does the IRB review (amr)
Used to
1. Approve
2. Monitor
3. Review
BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
What does the IRB protect
The rights and welfare of human research patients
What does the IRB review
Informed consents
Patient education
Proposed study
If doing an FDA regulated study, who does the IRB need to register with
Health and Human Services
What is expedited review in regard to the IRB
To approve and review minor changes in already approved research
Is informed consent needed when doing biomedical research on children
No, but they still usually get it from older children
An IRB should be composed of at least how many members
At least 5 with varying backgrounds
When selecting an IRB, what should be considered (5 things)
- Cannot contain only one profession
- Should be a mix of men and women
- Needs to have one member who works in scientific areas
- Needs one member who does not work in scientific areas
- Must have no conflicts of interest
What does someone who has a conflict of interest involved in drug research need to do
Need to disclose conflicts prior to involvement in research
Examples of personal health information phi
Information about
1 patients health
2 care provided
3 payment
What is MUE
Medication Use Evaluation
What does MUE analyze
- Prescribing
- Ordering
- Preparing
- Dispensing
- Administering
- Monitoring
POPDAM
What is MUE useful for
- Supporting and identifying ideal med therapy
- Preventing errors or adverse events
- Ensures best practices are followed
- Continuous improvement
- Standardization
- Identifying weaknesses
- Minimize cost
- Satisfying regulatory requirements
What is a Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P and T)
A committee in an institution that is responsible for creating, editing, and managing a formulary
Who makes up a multidisciplinary p and t committee
Pharmacists
Physicians
Nurses
Admin
Advanced practice providers (NP and PA)