HIMTechCh1 Word Scramble
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voluntary process of institutional or organizational review in which quasi indep. body created for this purpose periodically evaluates quality of entity's work against preestablished written criteria | accreditation |
name adopted in 1944 by Assocaition of Record Librarians of N America; precursor of AHIMA | American Association of Medical Record Librarians (AAMRL) |
scientific & educational association of surgeons formed to improve quality of surgical care by setting high standards for surgical education/practice | American College of Surgeons (ACS) |
professional membership org. for managers of health record services & healthcare info systems as well as coding services; provides accreditation, certification, & educational services | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) |
name adopted by Association of Medical Record Librarians 1970; precursor of AHIMA | American Medical Record Association (AMRA) |
org. formed 10yrs after beginning of hospital standardization movement whose original objective was to elevate standards of clinical record keeping in hospitals, dispensaries, & other healthcare facilities | Association of Record Librarians of N America (ARLNA) |
process by which duly authorized body evaluates & recognizes individual, institution, or educational program as meeting predetermined requirements | certification |
accrediting org. for educational programs in health informatics & info management | Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Informatics & Information Management Education (CAHIIM) |
Web-based electronic network for communication among members of AHIMA | communities of practice (CoP) |
arm of AHIMA that today fulfills role of Board of Registration, a certification board instituted 1933 to provide baseline by which to measure qualified medical record librarians | Council on Certification |
process of reviewing & validating qualifications of physicians & other licensed indep. practitioners, for granting medical staff membership to provide patient care services | credentialing |
prescribed course of study in an educational program | curriculum |
allied health profession responsible for ensuring availability, accuracy, & protection of clinical info that is needed to deliver healthcare services & to make appropriate healthcare-related decisions | health information management (HIM) |
early 20th-century survey mechanism instituted by ACS & aimed at identifying quality-of-care problems & improving patient care; precursor to survey program offered by JCAHO | Hospital Standardization Program |
important component of volunteer structure of AHIMA that conducts official business of the org & functions as its legislative body | House of Delegates |
act of enrolling | registration |
recognized as allied health profession since 1928 | HIM |
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