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- 3. director physicians responsible for the medical operation and quality of a hospital department or service; provides input regarding policies and procedures and day to day operations of the department
- 7. of need certificate approved by a local state review board permitting hospitals to construct new or additional facilities, open new services, or make large purchases a condition required for reimbursement by medicare
- 10. error failure to complete a planned action as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim; can be related to an incorrect diagnosis, equipment failure, infection, or a misinterpretation of an order
- 11. of directors group of people authorized by law to conduct, maintain, and operate a hospital for the benefit of the public and whose legal and more responsibility for policies and operate of the hospital are not for personal benefit of the members
- 13. federal agency that enforces standards for safety in the workplace, conducts inspections, and directs determination of fines for noncompliance with policies and regulations
- 15. for medicare & medicaid services federal agency that administers the Medicare program and partners with states to administer Medicaid
- 16. support services services providing the components of patient care that collectively support the physician's plan for diagnoses and treatments
- 18. staff formal organization of physicians authorized to admit and attend to patients within a hospital
- 19. unit of the hospital with specific functions or specialized skills such as housekeeping, surgery, radiology, or accounting
- 21. statement statement of an organization that summarizes its intent to provide services in terms of the services it offers, the intended recipients of services, and a description of the level of cost
- 22. drug events injuries, large or small, caused by the use of a drug; can be as harmless as a drug rash or a serious as death from an overdose
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- 1. improvement process of identifying and analyzing important organizations land individual performance gaps, implementing the interventions, and evaluating the financial and non financial results
- 2. readiology administrator professional who demonstrated skill and knowledge in asset management, financial management, operations management, human resource management, and communication and information management in radiology
- 4. joint commission independent no for profit organization that evaluates and accredits more then 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the U.S. focuses on improving the quality and safety of patient care provided by health care organizations
- 5. chief physician responsible for overseeing a component or subdepartment of a hospital service for example, a radiologist who is chief of the nuclear medicine service
- 6. department organization of a hospital or medical clinic that provides diagnostic imaging through medical technologies such as x-ray examination, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, interventional radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, nuclear medicine, and ultrasonography
- 8. quality management management of quality in the workplace from a perspective of total involvement of every employee, with a strong focus on process measurement and control
- 9. chair physician who represents a department or service and sits as a formal member of the executive medical staff committee; responsible for all the medical operations of a hospital department and may also oversee a residency training program
- 12. executive officer person appointed by the board of directors who has full accountability for the entire hospital or health care organization
- 14. resource department ancillary department of the hospital responsible for recruiting, selecting, supporting, and compensating employees; developing and maintaining skills, quality, and motivation; collective bargaining' and occupational health and safety
- 17. quality improvement system of development in the workplace for daily improving performance at every level in every operational process by focusing on meeting or exceeding customers expectations
- 20. party payers insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid, and other commercial companies that are the payers of inpatient and outpatient medical expenses for the patient