What are the 5 core functions and attributes

Safety goals for ambulatory organizations- January 1, 2015

1. Identify patients correctly, 2. Using medicines safely, 3. Preventing infection, 4. Preventing mistakes in safety

hospice

A concept of care that involves health professionals and volunteers who provide medical, psychological, and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their loved ones.

holistic

A form of healing that considers the whole person, (i.e., body, mind, spirit, and emotions) in individual treatment plans.

complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

A group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. Complementary medicine is used in combination with conventional medicine (allopathic or osteopathic); alternative medicine is used instead of conventional medicine.

What is a standard?

A standard is a level of quality.

allopathic

A system of medical practice that treats disease by the use of remedies, such as medications and surgery, to produce effects different from those caused by the disease under treatment; medical doctors (MDs) and osteopaths (DOs) practive allopathic medicine; also called conventional medicine.

AAMA

American Association of Medical Assistants

indicator

An important point or group of statistical values that, when evaluated, indicates the quality of care provided in a healthcare facility.

Occupational therapist

Assists in helping patients compensate for loss of function.

Role of CDC in medical assisting

CDC establishes regulations that affect all healthcare facilities.

What organization is a clearinghouse for information and statistics associated with healthcare?

CDC- Center for Disease Control

What ACT changed the way laboratory tests can be conducted in doctors offices?

CLIA- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment

negligence

Conduct that falls below the standards of behavior established by law; a negligent act is one that does not meet the standards of what is expected of a reasonably prudent person acting under similar circumstances.

Principal U.S. agency for providing essential human services

DHHS

Holistic

Dealing with or treating something as a whole- unconventional

Who is the allied health specialist who performs ultrasound diagnostic procedures under the supervision of a physician?

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

DO refers to

Doctor of Osteopathy

What is the role of OSHA in medical assisting?

Establishing and enforcing safety and health regulations in workplaces. Especially in healthcare environments where infectious disease and Bloodborne Pathogens

Virginia Apgar

Founder of neonatology

Pioneered the concept of "patient navigation" in 1990

Harold P. Freeman

Father of Medicine

Hippocrates

Scope of Practice

Is what has been established by law in some states or by practice norms, institutions, or physician-employers in states with no scope of practice laws.

Became the most famous medical school in 1800s

Johns Hopkins University of Medicine in Baltimore

Who developed the polio vaccine?

Jonas Salk

Doctor of Osteopathy

Physicians who have obtained a graduate medical degrees and have passed state licensing examinations. Osteopaths receive special training in the musculoskeletal system. Osteopaths believe that their treatments, including manipulations aimed at restoring normal nerve and blood supply, help allow the body to heal itself. (OMT) Osteopathetic Manipulative Therapy

Care for patients' feet

Podiatrists

subluxations

Slight misalignments of the vertebrae or a partial dislocation.

Coordinated care:

The PCMH coordinates care across all parts of the healthcare system, including specialty care, hospitals, home healthcare, and community services. Coordination is especially important when patients are transitioning from one site of care to another, such as from hospital to home. The PCMH works at creating and maintaining open communication among patients and families, the medical home, and members of the broader healthcare team.

Quality and safety:

The PCMH is committed to delivering quality healthcare by providing evidence-based medicine and shared decision making with patients and families; assessing practice performance and working on improvements; collecting safety data; and measuring and responding to patients' experiences and satisfaction. All of this information is made public to allow an open assessment of the practice and suggestions for possible methods of improvements.

Accessible service:

The PCMH is designed to deliver accessible care. This is achieved through establishing policies that create shorter wait times for urgent needs, more office hours, around-the-clock telephone or electronic access to a member of the care team, and alternative methods of communication, such as e-mail and telephone care.

Patient-centered care:

The PCMH provides primary healthcare that is holistic and relationship-based, always considering the individual patient and all facets of his or her life. However, establishing a partnership with patients and their families requires understanding and respect of each patient's unique needs, culture, values, and preferences. Medical assistants are trained to provide respectful patient care regardless of individual patient factors, The goal of PCMH is to encourage and support patients in learning how to manage and organize their own care. Patients and families are recognized as core members of the care team.

Which procedure was first performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard?

The first human heart transplant

Comprehensive care:

The primary care practice has the potential to provide physical and mental healthcare, prevention and wellness, acute care, and chronic care to all patients in the practice. However, comprehensive care cannot be provided by only the practicing physician. It requires a team of care providers. The healthcare team for a PCMH includes physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, educators, and medical assistants. If these speciality individuals are not readily available to smaller physician practices, virtual teams can be created online to link providers and patients to services in their communities.

accreditation

The process by which an organization is recognized for adherence to a group of standards that meet or exceed the expectations of the accrediting agency.

contamination

The process by which something becomes harmful or unusable through contact with something unclean.

triage

The process of sorting patients to determine medical need and the priority of care.

A method of prioritizing patients so that the most urgent receive care first is called

Triage

Where does a hospitalist spend most of his or her time?

at the hospital

DDS and DMD are used by whom?

dentists

Koch's (what) apply to bacteriology in relation to the cause of disease?

postulates