Question | Answer |
used to describe a clients condition | Acuity |
type of service that is often a special unit in a houspital usually less than 30 days | sub Acute Care |
service that does observation, assessment, teaching and training, direct skilled nursing such as tube feedings, vents, RM must be in charge of care | Skilled Nursing CAre |
refers to care focused on meeting deficits of ADL's | Custodial Care |
provides medical, nursing, social work, spiritual support, for pts and families during a terminal illness | Hospice care |
designed to restore health and function | Rehab care |
| ambulatory Care also called outpatient care |
care that is provided outside of a health care clinic, hosp, usually provided in the home | Home Health care |
Med/Surg, OB, ER and diagnostic center plus lab services | General or Community Hospital |
Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Oncology and other levels of care | Tertiary Care hospital |
Offers only a partivular type of care such as Psych, or Peds | Specialty Hosp |
Places offering healthcare must be approved by the gov't agency, usually the Dept of Health they need this cert | Governmental Approval |
agencies that seek Medicare/Medicaid funding must meet specific standards and also have many DEMED STATUS agencies that services need this certification | Medicare/ Medicaid certification |
Hosp and nursing homes get this accreditation | JCAHO- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare organizations |
Organization that provides voluntary accreditation, Has a peer- reviewed process | CHAP- community health Accreditation Program |
This reviews and evaluates HMOs it provides HEDIS- Health Plan Employer Data & info Det to compare HMo's | National Committee for quality Assurance (NCQA) |