Quality and Evidence-Based Respiratory Care

responsiveness

Collaboration environment among respiratory therapists, physicians, and nurses, active quality monitoring, and _______ of participants to address and correct problems are all elements of a respiratory care protocol.

continual

Current Joint Commission standards for accreditation emphasize _______ quality improvements

cross training

Hospital restructuring and redesign have involved the ______ ______ of employees and using unlicensed assistive staff, downsizing and decentralizing high budget, labor-intensive departments, deploying respiratory care personnel to individual nursing units, and training multi-skilled assistive personnel to perform basic patient care.

accredited

Participation in continuing education activities, obtaining professional credentials, adhering to a code of ethics, and completions of an ________ education program are all characteristics of respiratory care professional.

Medicare

Peer review organizations (PROs) is the system developed by the federal government to evaluate the quality of care given to _______ beneficiaries.

protocol

Strong and committed medical direction, collaboration environment among health care providers, responsiveness to address and correct problems, and capable therapist are all key elements of a respiratory care _____ program.

licensure

This term is used to describe the process in which a government agency gives an individual permission to practice an occupation.

The responsibilities of a respiratory care department ______ includes checking that medical devices function at in appropriate and safe level, developed respiratory care protocols and procedures, maintain knowledge of changes in medications and delivery devices, and to evaluate new devices in methods for effectiveness commensurate with cost.

The _____ _______ is the voluntary accrediting agency that monitors quality in respiratory care departments.

indicated

The most essential aspect of providing quality respiratory care is that care being provided is _______, and that care is delivered competently and appropriately.

portability

HIPPA was established in 1996 to set standards relating to sharing confidential health history information about patients. The letter "P" stands for?

The _____ _______ is the voluntary accrediting agency that monitors quality in respiratory care departments.

The NBRC is the agency responsible for ensuring quality in respiratory care through _____ certification and registration.

evidence

Treatment based on careful review of available literature is know as ________ based medicine.