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quality improvement (QI)

systematic work to improve processes and outcomes

quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI)

a hospital wide approach required under medicare hospital conditions of partifipation

risk managment

processes used to identify evaluate and reduce risks to patients, staff, and the orginization

patient safety

prevention and reduction of avoidable harm associated with healthcare

quality assurance

checked whether defined standard or requirements are being met, often focusing on compliance and identifying problems

quality improvement

studies processes and systems to improve performance, which using data, interventions, and reassessment to drive change

adverse event

patient harm associated with medical care that her than underlying disease alone

near miss

an event that could have caused harm but did not reach or harm the patient

incident report

internal documentation used to report safety events, hazards, or unusual occurrences according to organizational policy

root cause analysis

s structured process used to examine why a serious event occurred and identity system level contributing factors

regulation

government rules that establish legal requirements for facilities and professionals

certification

formal recognition that defined requirements have been met; meaning depends on xontext

accreditation

external evaluation of an organization or program against established standards

designation

recognition that a facility meets defined capabilities from a specialized service, such as trauma level

high acuity

ED, ICU, CCU, OR, PACU, L&D

special populations

NICU, PICU, cath lab, med surg, BH

support/information

EVS, SPD (sterile processing), HIM, IT, HR, (EHR)

clinical/diagnostic

RT, PT, O (occupational)T, SLP, computed tomography (CT), MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)