Terms on H.C Delivery System

Question 1

Abstratcing

Answer 1

data entry if codes(patient ID data, admission/discharge dates

Question 2

Accreditation

Answer 2

voluntary process that a health care facility or organization demonstrates they are meeting required laws

Question 3

ACGME

Answer 3

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Question 4

Active

Answer 4

medical staff member who delivers most hospital services and performs significant organizational and administrative duties

Question 5

Agenda

Answer 5

list of items of business to be discussed at a committee meetings

Question 6

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

Answer 6

legislation that authorized $1.5 billion in grants for construction/reno and equipment for the health information technology systems

Question 7

Associate

Answer 7

medical staff member whose advancement to active category is being considered

Question 8

Biometrics

Answer 8

identifiers that measure a unique characteristic or behavior compared to a stored digital template(fingerprints, hand/face geometry or even hand written signature)

Question 9

The Governing Board; Board of Directors, Board of Governors & Board of Trustees

Answer 9

serves without pay and are represented by professional with the business community. They have legal authority and responsibility towards keeping the hospital operational as well as quality of care administered to patients

Question 10

by laws

Answer 10

rules that describe medical staff responsibilities

Question 12

CMMS

Answer 12

Center of Medicare and Medicaid Services

Question 13

CHIP

Answer 13

Children’s Health insurance program formally called HCFA(Health Care Financial Administration)

Question 14

Chief Resident

Answer 14

position for physician in final year of residency/teach & guide new residents

Question 15

coding

Answer 15

assigning numeric & alphanumeric codes to diagnosis/procedurs & services
AKA Coding Specialists

Question 16

consulting

Answer 16

label used to describe qualified practitioners available as needed

Question 17

continuum of care

Answer 17

programs & services to reflect health care services provided

Question 18

contract services

Answer 18

outside agencies perform services to keep the facility and improve quality while saving money
(house keeping/medical waste/clinical services)

Question 19

courtesy

Answer 19

medical staff that admits a patient occasionally

Question 20

deem status

Answer 20

determined to have met Conditions of Participation to participate in medicare and medicaid programs

Question 21

deemed authority

Answer 21

organizations standards exceed CMS’s conditions of participations for medicare certification, these facilities are eligible for reimbursement

Question 22

Deficit Reduction Act 0f 2005

Answer 22

Medicaid integrity program (MIP)
AKA fraud abuse detection program

Question 23

digital signature

Answer 23

electronic signature that uses public key cryptography to authenticate a document