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HSA5103 Quiz #1
Acronyms Quiz #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AALL - American Association of Labor Legislation | Responsible for establishing worker's compensation. Spearheaded drive to establish a national health insurance. Believing it would contribute to economic efficiency by reducing illness, lengthening life, & diminishing the cause of industrial discontent. |
| AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges | Founded in 1876 by 22 medical schools. Set minimum standards for medical education, including a 4-year curriculum, through it was unable to enforce its recommendations. |
| ACA - Affordable Care Act | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended nicknamed Obamacare. Its purpose was to reduce the number of uninsured Americans. |
| ACNM - American College of Nurse-Midwives | The professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. Sets the standard for excellence in midwifery education and practice in the United States. |
| ACO - accountable care organization | An integrated group of providers who are willing and able to take responsibility for improving the overall health status, care efficiency, and satisfaction with care for a defined population. |
| ADC - adult day care | A community-based, long-term care service that provides a wide range of health, social, and recreational services to elderly adults who require supervision and care while members of the family or other informal caregivers are away at work. |
| ADA - American Dental Association | A nonprofit, professional organization representing organized dentistry in America. |
| ADLs - activities of daily living | The most commonly used measure of disability, which includes whether an individual needs assistance to perform basic activities, such as eating, bath, dressing, toileting, and getting into or out of a bed or chair. |
| ADN - associate's degree nurse | A registered nurse (RN) in just two years with your associate degree in nursing . RNs are the first line of care in many healthcare settings. |
| AFC - adult foster care | Long-term care services provided in small, family-operated homes, located in residential communities, which provide room, board, and varying levels of supervision, oversight, and personal care to nonrelated adults. |
| AHA - American Hospital Association | The national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Nearly 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care. |
| AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | A federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care through research activities. |
| AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | The occurrence of immune deficiency caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
| ALF - assisted living facility | A residential setting that provides personal care services, 24-hour supervision, scheduled and unscheduled assistance, social activities, and some health care services. |
| ALOS - average length of stay | The average number of days each patient stays in the hospital. For individual or specific categories of patients, this measure indicates severity of illness and resource use. |
| AMA - American Medical Association | A professional group that publishes research to advance public health and advocates for the interests of registered physician-members. |
| AMDA - American Medical Director Association | A medical specialty professional organization with a focus on providing long-term care. |
| ANA - American Nurse Association | The premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. |
| APCs - ambulatory payment classifications | The government's method of paying facilities for outpatient services for the Medicare program. |
| APN - advance practice nurse | Nurses who have education and clinical experience beyond RN. Areas of specialization include clinical nurse specialist (CNSs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), nurse practitioners (NP), and certified nurse-midwives (CNMs). |
| ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act | Enacted by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. |
| ASPR - Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response | Leads the nation's medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies. |
| ASC- Ambulatory Surgery Center | Facilities where surgeries that do not require hospital admission are preformed. Provide cost-effective services and convenient environment that is less stressful that what many hospitals can offer. |
| ACHE - American College of Healthcare Executive | An international professional society of nearly 30,000 health care executives based in Chicago. |
| BBA - Balanced Budget Act | Enacted by President Clinton,8/5/97 the largest reductions in federal spending in Medicaid since 1981. The legislation is projected to achieve gross Medicaid savings of $17 billion over the next five years and $61.4 billion over the next ten years. |
| BPCI - Bundled Payments for Care Improvement | Provide a single, comprehensive payment that covers all services provided during a patient's episode of care (services provided to a beneficiary with a medical condition within a specific time frame and across the continuum of care). |
| BSN - baccalaureate degree in nursing | A standard basic or generic baccalaureate program in nursing is a four-year college or university education that incorporates a variety of liberal arts courses with professional education and training. Graduates with no previous nursing experience. |
| BWC - Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention | Prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. It was the first multilateral disarmament treaty banning an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. |
| CAH - critical access hospital | Medicare designation rural hospitals with 25 beds or less with emergency services and short-term hospitalizations who receive cost-plus reimbursement. |
| CAM - complementary and alternative medicine | Treatment that falls outside of mainstream healthcare. These treatments range from acupuncture and homeopathy, to aromatherapy, meditation and colonic irrigation. |
| CAP - Capitation | A stipulated dollar amount established to cover the cost of health care delivered for a person or group of persons. The term usually refers to a negotiated per capita rate to be paid periodically, usually monthly, to a health care provider. |
| CBO - Congressional Budget Office | Produces independent, nonpartisan, analysis of economic and budgetary issues to support the Congressional budget process. |
| CBO - Community-Based Organization | A public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community of significant segments of a community; and provides education or related services to individuals. |
| CCAH - continuing care at home | A retirement option for older adults who wish to continue living independently at home, with the assurance and peace of mind knowing that they have guaranteed lifetime access to a wide range of health care should their health needs ever change. |
| CCRC - continuing care retirement canter/community | An organization that integrates and coordinates the independent living and institutional components of long-term care continuum. Guarantee delivery of higher-level services as future needs arise. Different levels of services are located on one campus. |
| CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | The federal public health agency of the United States. |
| CDSS - clinical decision support system | Health information technology system designed to provide physicians and other health professionals with clinical decision-making support. Its applications are in many areas, such as diagnosis, treatment, care coordination, and prevention. |
| CEO - Chief Executive Officer | Top executive in a firm who is responsible for a firm's overall well-being in terms of operations and performance. Hired leader of the firm, serving as the main link between the board of directors or board, and the firm's other various parts or levels. |
| CEPH - Council on Education for Public Health | The only independent agency recognized to accredit graduate schools of public health and graduate public health programs outside schools of public. |
| CER - comparative effectiveness research | A concept in which a chosen medical intervention is guided by scientific evidence on how well it would work compared to other available treatments. |
| CF - conversion factor | The multiplier that Medicare applies to relative value units (RVUs) to calculate reimbursement for a particular service. |
| CNS - clinical nurse specialist | Advanced practice registered nurses who have graduate preparation (Master's or Doctorate) in nursing. |
| COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | Gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss. |
| CON - certificate of need | Control exercised by a government planning agency over expansion of medical facilities- for example, determining whether a new facility should open in a certain location, an existing facility should expand, or if a hospital can purchase major equipment. |
| COPC - community-oriented primary care | The combination of the elements of good primary care delivery with a population-based approach to identifying and addressing community health problems. |
| COTA - certified occupational therapy assistant | Works with an occupational therapist (OT or OTR) to treat patients who have difficulty performing daily living and work activities due to illnesses, injuries, and disabilities |
| COTH - Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems | Focuses on how changes in the nation's health care system and health care policy uniquely impact teaching hospitals and health systems. |
| CPI - consumer price index | Measures inflation by tracking retail prices of a good or service of a constant quality and quantity over time. |
| CPOE - computerized provider order entry | Electronic prescribing systems that allow physicians to write prescriptions & transmit them electronically. Usually contain error prevention software that provides prompts to warn against possible drug interactions, allergy, overdose, & more. |
| CPT - Current Procedural Terminology | An accepted standard for coding physician services. A uniform language for coding medical services and procedures to streamline reporting, increase accuracy and efficiency. |
| CQI - continuous quality improvement | A component of total quality management (TQM) that emphasizes ongoing performance assessment and improvement planning. Meeting customer expectations, reducing variation within processes, relying on data to build knowledge for process improvement. |
| CRNA - certified registered nurse anesthetist | Administers anesthesia for all types of surgical cases. |
| CT - computer tomography | A procedure that uses a computer linked to an x-ray machine to make a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. The pictures are taken from different angles and are used to create 3-dimensional (3-D) views of tissues and organs. |
| DC - Doctor of Chiropractic | Focuses on diagnosing and preventing disorders of the spine and other parts of the musculoskeletal system. |
| DD - development disability | A physical incapacity that generally accompanies intellectual disability (mental retardation) and often arises at birth or in early childhood. |
| DGME - Direct Graduate Medical Education | The amount Medicare pays the hospital for Medicare's. share of the direct cost of the residency. |
| DHHS - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | The principal U.S. federal agency responsible for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. |
| DHS - U.S. Department of Homeland Security | Responsible for counterterrorism, cybersecurity, aviation, border, port & maritime security, admin. & enforce immigration laws, protect nat. leaders, critical infrastructure, detection & protect against chemical, biological & nuclear threats & response to |
| DMD - Doctor of Dental Medicine | Dentists who specialize in oral health. Their responsibilities include: Diagnosing oral diseases. Promoting oral health and disease prevention. |
| DME - durable medical equipment | Supplies and equipment not immediately consumed, such as ostomy supplies, wheelchairs, and oxygen tanks. |
| DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine | Fully licensed physicians who practice in all areas of medicine using a whole person approach to partner with their patients. |
| DoD - U.S. Department of Defense | Provides the military forces needed to deter war, and to protect the security of the United States. |
| DPM - Doctor of Podiatric Medicine | Trained to diagnose and treat conditions affecting the foot, ankle and related structures of the leg. When treating patients, this system is also known as the lower extremity. |
| DRA - Deficit Reduction Act | The bill tightens asset transfer rules to reduce seniors from transferring a substantial amount money and other assets to relatives in order to be eligible for long-term care services under Medicaid. Extends "look back" period from three to five years. |
| DRG - diagnosis-related group | A diagnostic category associated with a fixed payment to an acute care hospital under the prospective payment system. |
| DSM-5 - "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition" | A formal classification of mental health disorders, featuring symptoms, diagnostic criteria, culture and gender-related features, and other important diagnostic information. The DSM does not include treatment guidelines. |
| DTP - diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis (vaccine) | A vaccine given to children under 7 to develop immunity to three deadly diseases caused by bacteria: diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis). Tdap is a booster given at age 11 for continued protection from adolescents to adulthood. |
| EBM - evidence-based medicine | Delivery of health care that incorporates the use of best practices that evaluate the effectiveness and safety through clinical research. Best practices often incorporate clinical practice guidelines. |
| EBRI - Employee Benefit Research Institute | Created in 1978 for the purpose of contributing to sound employee benefit programs and public policy through independent, objective, fact-based research and education. |
| ECG - electrocardiogram | Records the electrical signal from the heart to check for different heart conditions. Electrodes are placed on the chest to record the heart's electrical signals, which cause the heart to beat. |
| ECU - extended care unit | A new level of care designed to provide skilled nursing services in a high-quality extended-care facility at less cost than in a hospital. Patients will be provided the necessary skilled nursing care to restore good health & return to independent living. |
| ED - emergency department | Hospital facilities for the delivery of unscheduled outpatient services to patients whose conditions require immediate care. Emergency departments must be staffed 24 hours a day. |
| EHRs - electronic health records | Information technology applications that enable the processing of any electronically stored information pertaining to individual patients for the purpose of delivering health care services. |
| EMT - emergency medical technician | Have the basic knowledge and skills necessary to stabilize and safely transport patients ranging from non-emergency and routine medical transports to life threatening emergencies. |
| EMTALA - Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act | A 1986 law enacted as part of the Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act largely to combat "patient dumping" - the transferring, discharging, or refusal to treat indigent emergency department patients because of their inability to pay. |
| ENP - Elderly Nutrition Program | Provides grants to states for Congregate and Home-Delivery Services to help increase the nutrient intake of older individuals who might not eat adequately, & through better nutrition, assist them to remain healthy and independent in their communities. |
| ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act | A federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in the private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans. |
| ESRD - end-stage renal disease | A medical condition in which a person's kidneys cease from functioning on a permanent basis leading to the need for a regular course of long-term dialysis or a kidney transplant to maintain life. Beneficiaries may become entitled to Medicare. |
| FD&C Act - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act | Authorizes EPA to set tolerances, or maximum residue limits, for pesticide residues on foods. In the absence of a tolerance for a pesticide residue, a food containing such a residue is subject to seizure by the government. |
| FDA - Food and Drug Administration | An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are safe to use and truthfully labeled. |
| FMAP - Federal Medical Assistance Percentage | Used in determining the amount of Federal matching funds for state expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services, and state medical insurance expenditures. Secretary of HHS calculates and publish the FMAPs each year. Medicaid related |
| FPL- federal poverty level | A measure of income issued every year by the HHS. Federal poverty levels are used to determine your eligibility for certain programs and benefits, including savings on Marketplace health insurance, and Medicaid and CHIP coverage. |
| FTE - full-time equivalent | A unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. |
| FY - fiscal year | Any consecutive 12-month period an organization uses as its accounting period. |
| CNM - certified nurse-midwife | RN with midwifery training in maternal and fetal procedures, maternity and child nursing, and patient assessment. They deliver babies, provide family planning education, manage gynecologic and obstetric care. |
| CMS - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services | The federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. |
| CHAMPVA - Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs | The federal healthcare benefits program for dependents of veterans rated by the VA as having a total and permanent disability, for survivors of vets who died or were permanently disabled at the time of death, or died in the line of duty. |
| CHC - community health center | Local, non-profit, community -owned organization of health care providers serving low-income and medically underserved communities. |
| CHIP - Children's Health Insurance Program | A joint federal-state program established as Title XXI of the Social Security Act under the 1997 Balanced Budget Act. Provides health insurance for children from low-income families who do not qualify for Medicaid. |
| CMGs - case-mix groups | The 97 function-related groups into which inpatient rehabilitation facility discharges are classified on the basis of the patient's level of impairment, age, comorbidities, functional ability, and other factors. |
| C/MHCs - community and migrant health centers | Exist in areas where economic, geographic, or cultural barriers limit access to primary health care for a substantial portion of the population; they tailor services to the needs of the community. |
| CNA - certified nursing assistant | An entry-level member of a patient's healthcare team, performing important patient-centered tasks under the supervision of licensed nursing staff. A CNA is not a nurse, they work very closely with nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers. |
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