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Accreditation - ANSWER-Defined as "a self-assessment and external peer assessment process used by healthcare organizations to accurately assess their level of performance in relation to established standards and to implement ways to continuously improve." Examples include: TJC, Healthcare Accreditation Program, DNVGL helps organize patient safety efforts, improves risk management, provides education, provides professional advice, authority for Medicare certification and other third party insurers Quality Improvement Initiatives - ANSWER-gathering and analyzing data from patient satisfaction surveys to initiate education and remedial action and then evaluate actions taken. Acute care - ANSWER-Medical attention given to patients with conditions of sudden onset that demand urgent attention or care of limited duration when the patient's health and wellness would deteriorate without treatment. The care is generally short-term rather than long-term or chronic care. Acute Inpatient Care - ANSWER-A level of healthcare delivered to patients experiencing acute illness or trauma. Is generally short-term (<30 days). Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - ANSWER-Written notice issued to a fee-for-service (Original Medicare) beneficiary before furnishing items or services that are usually covered by Medicare but are not expected to be paid in a specific instance for certain reasons, such as lack of medical necessity. If not given, patient cannot be billed for service. Advance Directive - ANSWER-Also known as a medical directive, healthcare directive or a living will, a legal document in which a person has outlined what they would like to