Chapter 01 Flashcards pt.1

A committee on accreditation that is under the large umbrella of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), which oversees the accreditation processes of surgical technology education programs

Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA)

Facility where patients are treated and released the same day; also known as outpatient surgery or same-day surgery center.

ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)

Non-profit national organization of surgeons located in Chicago, Illinois.

American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The non- profit national professional membership organization for surgical technologists and surgical assistants.

Association of Surgical Technologists (AST)

Nonsterile surgical team member who moves about the periphery of the sterile field.

circulator

(1) Skill; (2) ability; (3) statements that establish the level of skill or quality needed to be able to perform the job duties of a profession.

competency

An essential principle in which health care providers do not disclose, either written or orally, the confidential information of a patient except to other authorized individuals.

confidentiality

The curriculum for an educational program that provides the expected entry-level knowledge for the surgical technologist.

Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology

A physician who treats patients in a holistic manner and emphasizes the use of manipulative techniques for correcting.

doctor of osteopathy (DO)

Health care organization that serves as both the insurer and provider of medical services; typically, a group of physicians provides services to a population of clients who voluntarily enroll in the program.

health maintenance organizations (HMOs)