Unit 1 Flashcards
American Medical Association ( AMA )
was formed in 1847 to ensure quality medical education.
American Hospital Association ( AHA )
was committed to improving medical care by advocating for the healthcare community, educating healthcare leaders, and tracking trending healthcare-related issues, specifically for hospitals and all other types of healthcare facilities.
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
improve the quality of patient care by setting high standards for surgical education and practice, was founded in 1913
” The Joint Commission (TJC) and the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA’s) Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program ( HFAP )
first of the accrediting bodies to appear on the healthcare scene.”
Hill-Burton Act
was passed in 1946, supplying funding for the modernization of existing hospitals and the building of new ones.”
Conditions of Participation(CoP)
regulations that hospitals and providers must meet in order to be eligible to receive reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid.
fee-for-service basis
whatever a hospital or provider charged, Medicare paid.
1990 Patient Self-Determination Act
required that patients give informed consent for certain procedures and that they be apprised of patients’ rights regarding the healthcare they receive and their end-of-life decisions.
Five Rules of HIPAA
Privacy Security Data sets and electronic transaction standards Admin. simplification Enforcement and Compliance
PCP
Primary Care Physician
Primary care physician
“gatekeeper” of a patient’s medical care and healthcare.
Affordable Care Act(ACA) was signed when?
march 2010
Affordable Care Act(ACA)’s goals
- Improve access to care and broaden insurance coverage
- Reduce costs by introducing new models of payment for services and improving care delivery and administrative processes
- Improve quality of care through expanded measurement and reporting
- Increase healthcare workforce
- Combat fraud and abuse
- Prevent chronic disease
- Improve public health
What did HITECH do?
provided incentives for providers and hospitals using EHR and associated tech
Meaningful Use does what?
ensures that EHRs are used to achieve benchmarks in improving patient care in a way that can support payment reform and reporting requirements in the future.
