Chapter 6 and 25 review questions

The driving and guiding force that outlines the reason for the existence of a hospital is…

mission statement

The board of directors employs…. who interacts with the medical staff to ensure coordination and quality of patient care and services

a president or Chief executive officer

forces causing hospitals to reorganize include…

economic hardships

when an organization focuses on quality or patient safety, it…

undergoes a cultural revolution

the management function that charts a course of action for the future to enable coordinated and consistent fulfillment of goals and objectives is…

planning

the management function that involves the development of a structure or framework that identifies how people do their work…

organizing

the management function that involves getting the right people to do the work and developing their abilities is…

staffing

performance guidelines or standards used to measure progress toward the goals of the organization are defined as…

controlling

the internal hospital committee that ensures safe operations for the facility for both patients and the employers is the…

safety committee

besides acquiring a strong knowledge of technical skills, a radiologic technology student should develop:

superior skills in interactive relationships

Which of the following defines Health Informatics?

The interdisciplinary field that works to improve health and healthcare

Which is an example of an organization that accredits hospitals and other health care institutions in the United States?

The Joint Commission

The chief complaint, included in a patients history, is a statement made by the..

patient

HIPAA stands for what? what year? whats the purpose?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

Patient record confidentiality

Ensures patients have a right to access their personal health information

When a physician orders a diagnostic exam, what must be included on the order?

the diagnosis or symptoms (there must be a reason for exam)

Which system is designed to manage imaging orders?

RIS

Which of the following technology is used to identify and classify cancer?

Artificial Intelligence

T/F Medical Imaging department is a “clinical

support service department” to other hospital

departments

TRUE

TQI

Total quality improvement (TQI) strategies are

integral to modern hospital management

hospitals are more_____ in organizational structure

horizontal

RSO

Radiation Safety Officer

Responsible for the safe operation and use of radiation and radioactive materials:  Required if organization uses radionuclides and

radiopharmaceuticals

RSO may be a radiologist if medical physicist is not available

Management functions

8

Planning

 Organizing

 Facilitating

 Staffing

 Directing

 Controlling

 Coordinating

 Project Management

explain front middle and back end of revenue

front end: providing service

middle: medical necessity » everything lines up

back end: paid

What is RIS and what does it stand for?

Radiology Information System- responsible for imaging orders, scheduling, and billing

PACS

PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM-

HIS

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM

manages health care data, allows for sharing of protected health information (PHI)

• typically includes data acquisition, repositories, and it is responsible for management and transmission of the patient’s electronic medical record (EMR)

difference between EHR and EMR

electronic health record- a longitudinal electronic record of patient health information generated by one or more encounters in ANY healthcare setting.

electronic medical record- usually restricted to individual practices

mpi

master patient index

at minimum must include demographic level data and visit level data

DEMOGRAPHIC DATA INCLUDES MEDICAL RECORD NUMBER (internal patient identification)

CPOE + CDS

Computerized Physician Order Entry System

allows physicians to send orders directly to an ancillary department

Clinical Decision Support System

HIM

Health Information Management

is the allied health profession built around the management of the healthcare record in its physical form, as well as the management of data and information within the record.

Administrative Director of Radiology

reports directly to upper hospital administration

works closely with medical director of radiology

Medical Director

• usually a physician

• MAIN RESPONSIBLITY- overseeing quality of patient care

directing

involves the stimulation of effort needed to perform the required work

TJC

THE JOINT COMMISSION

accredits more than 22,000 facilities in the United States.

The hospital divisions and departments are

accountable to the…

CEO

The President or Chief Executive Officer

(CEO) is accountable to the..

HOSPITAL BOARD

3 PROCESS IMPROVEMENT SERVICES

TQM - Total Quality Management

PI - performance improvement

CQI - continuous quality improvement

ML

The history and physical must be completed within ____ for an inpatient and ______ for outpatient

inpatient - no more than 24 hours after being admitted

outpatient - at time of encounter