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HIM CH.1
CH.1
Question | Answer |
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Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care(AAAHC) | Was incorporated in 1979 as a multidiscipline accerdiation organization to focus exclusively on ambulatory health care |
American Osteopathic Association (AOA) | Orgianlly to make sure that osteopathic students recieved training in facilities that provided a high quailty of a patient care |
Joint Commission Accrediation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) | Has developed state-of-the-art,professionally based standards & evaluated the compliance of health care organizationsagainst these benchmarks |
JACHO | Hospitals, Nursing homes & other long-term care facilties,Clinical Laboratories,Health Care Networks, Home Care Organizations,Ambulatory Care Providers, Behavioral Health Care Organziations,Assisted Living Facilities |
Community Health Accrediation Program(CHAP) | Has specialized in accrediting home-& community-based health care organizations,including home health,hospicepublic health care aide servicesprivate duty services,supplement staffing services,home infusion |
Commission On Accrediation of Rehabilition Facitlies (CARF) | Independent,non profit accredting organization for rehabilition facilities |
National Commission on Correctional Health Care(NCCHC) | Correctional facilities that provide contracted or on site health care services to inmates are eligible for NCCHC accredation |
Natinal Committee for Quality Assurance(NCQA) | Private,not-for-profit organzation established in 1989 to asses & report on the quality of managed care plans. |
CARF | Commission on Accredation of Rehabiliation Facilities |
AOA | American Osteopathic Assocation |
NCCHC | National Commission on Correctional Health Care |
NCQA | National Committiee for Quailty Assurance |
JCAHO | Joint Commission on Accredation of Health Care Organzations |
CHAP | Community Health Accredation Program |
AAAHC | Accredation Assocation for Ambulatory Health Care |
Licensure | A license to operate |
JCAHO is... | Nationally |
Certificate of Need | Means liscensed to operate a certian number of beds |