HSA6115 management mid term - Study

HSA6115 management mid term - Study

inpatient care - 24 hours or more j j j j j j




outpatient care - less than 24 hours j j j j j j




benchmark - best performance on a specific measure of which the j j j j j j j j j j




organization is aware
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two factors that distinguish a hospital from other types of healthcare
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organizations - -provide acute impatient care
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-certified by CMS j j j




-wider breadth of care providers
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-have an attached EDj j j




mission - central purpose of an organization; reason for existence
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vision - where organization aspires to go
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population health - health of a defined group of individuals, such as a state or j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




civil division, or insured group, measured by the incidence and prevalence of
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disease or infirmity
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incidence - newly diagnosed cases of a disease j j j j j j j




prevalence - total number of cases of disease existing in population j j j j j j j j j j




stakeholder - individuals or groups who have a direct interest in the j j j j j j j j j j j




organizations success
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OFI - opportunity for improvement
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patient centered care - care that is respectful and responsive to individual
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patient preferences, needs and values
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health insurance portability and accountability act HIPAA - federal law that
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addresses issues of health insurance but also requires HCOs and their worke
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emergency treatment and labor act EMTALA - federal act requiring all HCOs j j j j j j j j j j j




that provide emergency care to accept all patients, regardless of ability to
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pay, until the patients are stabilized and can be safely moved
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critical access hospitals - HCOs with 25 beds or fewer, and without nearby
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competition, established to provide support for rural communitites
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safety net hospitals - hospitals with a disproportionate share of low income,
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uninsured patients
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top two healthcare expenditures - hospital
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physicians and other professional services j j j j




federally qualified health center FQHC - services for underserved areas or
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populations that offer a sliding fee scale, provide comprehensive services an
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have an ongoing quality program and have a board of directors
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accountable care organizations ACO - group of healthcare providers that j j j j j j j j j




works collaboratively and accepts collective accountability for cost and
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quality of care for a specific population
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patient-centered medical home - mechanisms for organizing primary care to j j j j j j j j j




provide high-quality care across the full range of individuals health care need
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evidence based medicine - conscientious, explicit and judicious use of curren
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best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients
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empowerment - the practice of encouraging associates to speak out about j j j j j j j j j j




opportunities to increase mission achievement, giving them the ability to
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change the workplace
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internal customers - associates and teams who rely on other associates and
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teams in the HCO
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external customers - associates and teams who rely on other associates and
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teams outside of the HCO
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