WEEK 1 Flashcards
Study of the nature and cause of disease.
Pathology
Act or practice of bloodletting as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure.
Phlebotomy
Process in which the results of the testing are communicated to health care provider
Post-Examination of Post-Analysis
All process that it takes to collect sample and get to the point it can occur
Pre-Examination or Pre-Analysis
Chemical analysis designed to identify the components of a substance.
Qualitative Analysis
Have health care facility guarantee that all areas are high quality
Quality Assurance
Monitor processes and confirm that processes are within limits
Quality control
Review and monitoring of outcomes to strive toward continuous improvement
Quality Improvement
Analysis that determines the amount of proportions of the substance
Quantitative Analysis
Analysis of an event to determine the cause
Root Cause
Unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical and psychological injury
Sentinel Event
Acceptable level of performance
Threshold
