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| SPECIFIC PROTOCOL THAT PROVIDES EXPLICIT RULES FOR SOLVING A HEALTH CARE PROBLEM | ALGORITHM |
| PROCESS OF PEER COMPARISION THAT INCLUDES ALL EFOFORTS TO DETERMINE NOT THE AVERAGE UTILIZATION OF A PARTICULAR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE MOST MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE UTLIZATION PER DIAGNOSIS. | BENCHMAKING IS THE FOUNDATIONAL TO THE STANDIAZATION OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND THE MAXIMIZATION OF IT'S BENEFITS |
| ASSIST APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE FOR SPECIFIC CLINICAL CIRCUMSTANCES. DEVELOPED BY PROFESIOANAL ASSOCIATIONS AND RELATED CLINICAL GROUPS TO ADDRESS BY SPECIFIYING INDICATIONS FOR TEST, PROCEDURES, TREATMENTS. GUIDELINES DESCRIBE THE"HOW TO" | CLINICAL PRATICE GUIDELINES (CPG'S) |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBABLE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS DURING A PATIENT'S COURSE OF HEALTH CARE; OUTLINES ALL THE TESTS, PROCEDURES, TREATMENTS, AND TEACHING SERVICES THAT PATIENTS MAY USE DURING A LENGTH OF STAY | CRITICAL PATHWAY ( CP) |
| COMPEHENSIVE APPROACH TO SYSTEMATICALLY DOCUMENT ACHIEVABLE HEALTH CARE OUTOCMES ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES; ALSO CALLED EVIDENCE BASED HEALTH CARE | EVEIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE( EBM) |
| HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT SEEKS TO ELIMINATE REDUNDANT SERVICES ADN FACILITIES, THEREBY REDUCING COSTS, THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES | MANAGED CARE |
| THE MOST EFFECTIVE CP TEAM INCLUDES A SIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONS IN A ___TASK FORCE OFFERING A VARIETY OF VIEWS THAT INCLUDE MEETINGS, DOCUMENTS, AND PATHWAY REVIEW | MULTIDISCIPLINARY |
| PATIENT CARE PLANS INITIATED AND IMPLEMENTED BY RT, ONE PURPOSE BEING STANDIZATION OF DECISION MAKING.RESPIRATORY CARE PROTOCOLS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY,ACCORDING TO PATIENTS NEEDS ALSO REFERED AS TDPs , PDPs SIMPLY PROTOCOLS | RESPIRATORY CARE PROTOCOL |
| PATIENT CARE PLANS INITIATED AND IMPLEMENTED BY RT, ONE PURPOSE BIENG THE STANDARDIZATION OF DECISION MAKING. RESPIRATORY CARE PROTOCOLS PROVIDE FLEXIBILTY ACCORDING TO PATIENT NEEDS, REFERRED TO AS TDPs, PDPs, OR SIMPLY PROTOCOLS | THERAPIST DRIVEN PROTOCOLS |
| DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PATIENT CARE AND OUTCOMES DESCRIBED IN THE PATHWAY, PROTOCOL, OR GUIDELINE AND WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. A METHOD OF ASSESSING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU EXPECT AND WHAT YOU ACTUALLY FIND | VARIANCE TRACKING |
| THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS THE UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROTOCOLS, GUIDELINES, AND PATHWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE ____AND ____OF RESPIRATORY CARE | THERAPEUTIC VALUE AND COST EFFECTIVENESS |
| WHAT IS THE ABBREVATION FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACTION PLANS | MAPS |
| WHAT IS THE ABBREVATION FOR LENGHT OF STAY | LOS |
| WHAT IS THE ABBREVATION FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION REVIEW | PERT |
| WHAT IS THE ABBREVATION FOR CRITICAL PATH METHOD | CPM |
| THE KEY SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THAT DIRVES THE TIMELINE OF THE OVERAL PROJECT BY PROJECTING MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME IT WILL TAKE TO COMPLETE EACH PROCESS | CRITICAL PATH |
| PATIENT SATISFACTION, FUNCTIONALITY, QUALITY OF LIFE ARE WHAT TYPE OF OUTCOMES | PATIENT |
| LENGTH OF STAY, MORBIDITY, COMPLICATIONS, COSTS OF CARE ARE WHAT TYPE OF OUTCOMES | INSTITUTION |
| LOW STAFF MEMBER TURNOVER, ROLE IN DECISION MAKING, GREATER AUTONOMY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE, JOB SATISFACTION ARE WHAT TYPE OF OUTCOMES | PROVIDER |
| TO TRACK DIFFERNCES BETWEEN EXPECTATIONS AND OCCURENCES IS THE | THE PURPOSE OF VARIANCE TRACKING |
| WRITTEN NOTATIONS ON THE CP OR PROTOCOL, RESTROSPECTIVE CHART REVIEW, VARIANCE DATA COLLECTION SHETS , AND COMPTERIZED SYSTEMS | MEHTODS OF VARIANCE TRACKING |
| ESTABLISHES CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEDICAL CONDITION, TRATMENT VARIABLES, AND RESOURCE USE WITHIN THE GIVEN PATHWAY OR PROTOCOL; GUIDES THE CQI PROCESS | RESULTS OF VARIANCE TRACKING |
| POSSIBLE INHIBITION OF INDIVIDUAL JUDGEMENTS THAT CAN CAUSE VARIANCES | PITFALLS OF VARIANCE TRACKING |
| NIH, AHCPR, AND AARC FUNDING PROMOTION OF OUTCOMES RESEARCH TO GAIN ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE TO GUIDE CLINICAL PRACTICE | CURRENT STATE OF VARIANCE TRACKING |
| EVIDENCE FROM A MULTISITE RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY OR SEVERAL SINGLE-SITE CONTROLLED TRAILS | LEVEL ONE OF EVIDENCE |
| EVIDENCE FROM A VARIETY OF QUASIEXPERIMENTAL STUDIES | LEVEL TWO OF EVIDENCE |
| EVIDENCE INCLUDING CORRELATIONAL OR DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES | LEVEL THREE OF EVIDENCE |
| ___SPECIFIES ACCREDITATION STANDARDS THAT SUPPORT TEAMWORK AND LOOK TO THE ORGANIZATION TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE | THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZTIONS ( JCAHO) |
