CCMC Certification

AAPM&R Access to Care Accessible Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Accreditation Actionable Tort American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The ability and ease of clients to obtain healthcare when they need it. A term used to denote building facili￾ties that are barrier-free thus enabling all members of society safe access, includ￾ing persons with physical disabilities. A set of healthcare providers including primary care physicians, specialists, and hospitals that work together collabora￾tively and accept collective accountabil￾ity for the cost and quality of care de￾livered to a population of patients. ACO's became popular in the Medicare fee-for-service benefit system as a result of the Affordable Care Act. A standardized program for evaluating healthcare organizations to ensure a specified level of quality, as defined by a set of national industry standards. Organizations that meet accreditation standards receive an official authoriza￾tion or approval of their services.Accred￾itation entails a voluntary survey process that assesses the extent of a healthcare or- ganization's compliance with the stan- dards for the purpose of improving the systems and processes of care (perfor- mance) and, in so doing, improving client outcomes. A legal duty, imposed by statute or oth- erwise, owing by defendant to the one injured. CCMC Certification 2 / 19 Active Listening Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) Activity Limitations Actual Value A structured way of communication and interacting in which one is actively en- gaged with the speaker primarily through focused attention and suspension of one's own frame of reference, biases, distractions and judgment. A communi- cation technique that improves personal relationships, fosters understanding, and facilitates cooper- ation and collaboration and eliminates conflict. Routine activities an individual tends to do every day for self-care and nor- mal living.These include eating, bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, transferring (such as walking, bed to chair) and continence. Assessment of an individual's ability to perform these ADLs is important for determining an individual's ability, independence, disability or limitations. This assessment determines the type of long-term care and benefit coverage the individual needs. care may include placement in a nursing home, skilled care facility or home care services.Benefit coverage may include Medicare, Medicaid or long-term care insurance. Difficulties an individual may have in exe- cuting activities.An activity limitation may range from a slight to a severe deviation in terms of quality or quantity in executing the activity in a mann