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◉What does HIPAA stand for ? Answer: Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
◉What does PHI stand for ? Answer: Protected Health Information
◉what does TJC stand for ? Answer: The Joint Commission
◉when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field
Answer: founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and
overseeing POCT
◉what does POCT stand for? Answer: Point of Care Testing
◉what is CLSI Answer: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
◉what is the role of CLSI ? Answer: developing standards using
representatives from fields they oversee
,(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
◉list the forms of consent : Answer: - informed
- expressed
- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
◉what is a form of out-patient identification ? Answer: state issued ID
containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
◉what is a form of in-patient identification ? Answer: identification
band (MUST be physically on patient)
◉when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ?
Answer: their supervisor
◉what is OSHA Answer: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
, ◉what is the role of OSHA ? Answer: overseeing the Occupational
Safety and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in every
workplace
◉list the 4 types of OSHA inspections : Answer: - complaint
- fatality/ accident
- programmed
- imminent danger
◉complaint inspection Answer: employee filed
* most common
◉fatality/accident inspection Answer: employer sends out notice
◉programmed inspection Answer: occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
◉imminent danger inspection Answer: report is received concerning a
condition of imminent danger
◉in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ? Answer: "if its
wet, warm and not yours do not touch"