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| summarizes the hospital's intent to provide service in terms of the intended recipients, type of care/service, and the level of quality and possible cost expected. |
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| authorized by law to operate a hospital |
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| responsible for operating the hospital, interacts with medical staff to ensure coordination, quality patient care and services. |
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| The organization of physicians within a hospital with privileges, by laws, elected officers, committees and organized activities. |
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| responsible for the recruitment, retention, and compensation of all employees. |
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| Oversees the quality of patient care by approving policies and procedures |
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| handles recommendations, improvements, equipment purchases and new technology acquisitions. |
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| according to JCAHO, the medical director is responsible for ... |
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Clinics
Physicians offices
imaging centers
mobile imaging
emergency care centers
outpatient surgical centers
& industry and research
are all other... |
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| CQI stands for and means what? |
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| Continuous quality improvement- leading and coaching staff towards improvement |
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| TQM stands for what and means what? |
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| Total Quality Management- process improvement |
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| Joint commission of accreditation on health care organizations |
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| State health departments include the CON = |
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| other regulating agencies include |
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| Safety committee, radiation safety committee, pharmacy, and therapeutics committees are all |
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| A radiation therapist is considered to be a competent .... |
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| Radiation therapist are expected to act in a ____________ and _____________ manner when caring for patients |
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Name some of the practices involved in radiation therapists caring for patients:
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radiation safety
moving patients
infection controlling
medication
communication
maintaining patient privacy ad confidentiality |
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| Name some of the components of the health care team: |
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physicians
nurse
occupational and physical therapists
pharmacists
dieticians
paraprofessionals
respiratory therapists
lab tech.'s |
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Private insurance plans
medicare
medicaid
and managed care programs are all forms of : |
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| name the levels of health care in the u.s. : |
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- preventative care
primary care
secondary (acute) care
tertiary (special) care
restorative care (like physical therapy)
continuing care |
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Moral guidelines developed over time
non mandated by law
standards of behavior |
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rules established by governing entities
if broken can result in ..
fines, arrest, or jail time |
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| personal integrity affects decisions you make reflects what? |
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| 3 things to ask to decide if decision is an ethical one |
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is it legal?
will it treat everyone equally?
would most people agree with my decision? |
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| HIPAA regulations reflect patient |
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| treating with kindness and respect reflects patient |
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| explaining treatment at their level of understanding reflects patient ... |
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| when informing of health risks, you must respect their decision if the patient: |
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| confidential information even after the patients death is still considered... |
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| the goal of this was to increase awareness of patient rights |
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| patients bill of rights of 1998 |
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| created by the american hospital association |
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| patients bill of rights of 1998 |
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| outlines expectations of patients and hospitals for health care |
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| patient care partnership of 2001 |
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| organizational checklist for evaluating strengths and weaknesses of hospitals and helps to improve care and communication: |
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| rights to die issues are involved in |
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| bioethics: special ethical considerations |
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| name the known kinds of bioethics |
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rights to die issues
rights to life issues (life support)
fertility issues (assisted conception etc)
genetic engineering
resource allocation issues |
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| name some of the technical ad social skills expected in becoming a professional: |
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dependability
loyalty
a positive attitude
integrity
diplomacy
confidence
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to be considered dependable you must:
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be punctual
efficient
and reliable
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ethical
a team player
doing quality work
having initiative
having good work habits
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| a positive attitude includes: |
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enthusiastic
goal oriented- seeks new learning opportunitis
works well with others
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| being honest and trustworthy reflects having |
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| being tact, having empathy, understanding how others feel, and putting yourself in their position develops: |
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| this helps you make decisions, provide leadership, and allows you to compromise |
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| this is very important and you can only make it once (ex day in court) |
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| jewelry and fingernails includes this big professional issue |
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| this must be neat, clean, pressed, and meets dress code of office |
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| this law protcts the entire community against certain acts |
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| this protects a persons private legal rights |
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| involves personal injury or damage resulting in civil action or litigation to obtain reparation for damages incurred. |
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| Torts : it is possible for a radiation therapist to be found guilty of a criminal act in a prof. practice. Usually, this is likely to be ... in the commitment of a tort. |
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| Assault and battery are examples of |
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| immobilizing a patient against his/her will is an |
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| Defamation of character and causing emotional distress through outrageous conduct are products of |
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| this is also when a radiation therapist is negligent in performing patient care and a patient is injured as a result. like when leaving and unconscous patient unattended on a stretcher, resulting in a fall. |
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| when filing a report (injury), you should always write.. |
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in simple terms
- what occured, when, where, to whom, who was present, and what was done |
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| a contract where the patient voluntarily gives permission to someone to perform a service. |
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| the..is not legal if the patient i not informed of all aspects of the procedure, including risks and benefits. |
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| Radiation therapists and dosimitrests can or cannot be included in law suits |
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| what is the purpose of medical records |
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provides legal evidence of the patient
- assessment
-intervention
-communication
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| continuity of care among health care providers, filing insurance claims, and resolving legal matters are all ... |
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| uses of the medical record |
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| ... provide documentation of communication and interactions between physician and patient |
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health history
consent for treatment
consent to use and disclose health information
history and physical
progress notes
medication log
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| who owns the medical record? |
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| who owns the information in the medical record? |
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| gives patient the right to examine and obtain a copy of their health information |
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| process of documenting events in written form |
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| communicates patient's condition and the care received |
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| best defense against lawsuits |
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| must be legible and accurate |
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| all service must be doc.'d, even if not |
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| begin all chart entries with |
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| to correct a medical record, you must |
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draw a single line through the error
insert the correction above the error
NEVER use liquid correction,, and never erase or completely block error |
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| ... are used for protecting interests of patient, practice, and health care provider in case of lawsuit |
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| group of people authorized by law to conduct, maintain, and operate a hospital for the benefit of the public and whose legal and moral responsibility for policies and operations of the hospital are not for personal benefit of the members |
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| board of directors or governing board |
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| 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 |
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| person appointed by the board of directors who has full accountability for the entire hospital |
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| CEO (chief executive officer) |
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| services to provide the components of patient care who has full accountability for the entire hospital |
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| Clinical support services |
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| System of development in the workplace for daily improving performance at entry level in every operational process by focusing on meeting or exceeding customer expectations |
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| CQI- continuous quality improvement |
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| unit of the hospital with specific functions |
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| physician who represents a department or service to the formal organization of the medical staff . |
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| dept of the hosp responsible for recruiting, selecting, supporting, and compensating employees |
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| Human Resources Department |
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| nat.'l organization of hospitals and other health care providers; it offers its members inspection and accreditaion of the quality of operations |
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| physician who has responsibility for the operation and quality of a hospital dept. or service |
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| an unintended act, either of mission of commision, or one that does not achieve its intended outcome |
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| formal organization of physicians authorized to admit and and attend to patients within a hospital; |
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| statement of an organization that summarizes its intent to provide service in terms of the services it offers, the intended recipients of services, and a description of the level of cost. |
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| federal agency that enforces standards for safety in the workplace; it conducts inspections and directs levy of fines for noncompliance with rules |
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| organization of a hospital or medical clinic that provides imaging through medical technologies such as x-ray, general diagnostics, nuclear med and ultrasonography. |
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| physician head of hospital service |
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| insurance companies, medicare, medicaid, and other commercial companies who are the payors of medical expenses for the patient |
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Any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury on the person of another, when coupled with the apparent present ability to do so, and any intentional display of force such as would give the victim reason to fear or expect immediate bodily harm.
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| management of quality in the workplace from a perspective of total involvement of every employee |
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| total quality management (TQM) |
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| any unlawful touching of another that is without justification or excuse |
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| holding up a person to ridicule, scorn, or contempt in a respectable and considerable part of the community |
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| conscious restraint of the freedom of another without proper authorization, privelege, or consent |
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| a person's agreement to allow something to happen that is based on a full disclosure of the facts needed to make the decision intelligently |
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| failure to do something that a reasonable person guided by those ordinary considerations that ordinarily regulate human affairs would do or the doing of something a reasonable and prudent person would not do |
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| private or civil wrong or injury, other than breach of contract, for which the court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages |
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| articulated statement of role morality as seen by the members of a profession |
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| belief that health-related information about individual patients should not be revealed to others; maintaining privacy |
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| situation requiring moral judgment between two or more equally problem-fraught alternatives |
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| the systematic study of rightness and wrongness of human conduct and character as known by natural reason |
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| equitable, fair, or just conduct in dealing with others |
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| rights of individuals or groups that are established and guaranteed by law |
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| rights of individuals or groups that exist separately from governmental or institution guarantees; usually asserted on the basis of moral principles or rules |
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| widely shared social conventions about right and wrong human conduct, including a conformity to the rules of right conduct |
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| ethical principle that places high value on avoiding harm to others |
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| belief system based on a set of moral principles that are embedded in a common morality |
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| internal controls of a profession based on human values or moral principles |
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| belief that individual rights provide the vital protection of life, liberty, expression, and property |
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| ideals and customs of a society toward which the members of a group have an affective regard; a value may be a quality desirable as an end in itself |
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