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| What does DHHS stand for? |
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| Department of Health and Human Services |
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| DHHS has more that 300 programs; name a few |
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1.Medicare
2.Medicaid
3.Financial Assistance
4.Maternal and Infant health |
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| Under DHHS there are 11 operating devisions; name some |
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1.Name Institutes of Health
2.Food and Drug Administration
3.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4.Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
5.Inidan Health Service
6.Health Resources and Services Administration
7. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
8. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
9.Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
10.Administration for Children and Families
11.Administration on Aging |
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| Hospital Survey and Construction Act is also known as what: |
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| What is an Advanced Directive and what does it do? |
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| A written instrument that expressed the patient's right to make his or her own healthcare decisions. Used when they are incapacitated. |
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| What are some types of Advanced Directives? |
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1.Living Will
2.Healthcare power of attorney or Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare |
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| What does PPACA stand for? |
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Definition
| Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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| What is PPACA also know as? |
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| Affordable Care Act (ACA), also acceptable "Obamacare" |
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| What does HEAT stand for? |
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Definition
| Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team |
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Definition
-Monitor fraud perps who abuse the system
-Improve quality of care
-Reduce cost of health care
-Share info and highlight best practices used in health care
-Maintain a website on how to stop Medicare Fraud |
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| What does EMTALA stand for? |
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Definition
| Emergencey Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act |
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Term
| What are the requirements of EMTALA? |
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Definition
Medical screening exam: determines if patient is in emergency medical condition
Necessary stabilizing treatment: must provide treat to stabalize patient if in a emergency medical stituation
Restrict transfer until stabilization |
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| What does CLIA stand for? |
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| Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment |
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| Center for Medicare and Medicaid services |
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Term
| What is CMS formerly known as? |
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Definition
| Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) |
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| What 2 large programs are a part of CMS? |
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| It is primarily aimed at decreasing the number of uninsured Americans and reducing the overall costs of health care. |
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| What does HIPAA stand for? |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
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| What is HIPAA also known as? |
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| What is the importance of HIPAA? |
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| Created national standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal health information. |
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Term
| What does the Fair Credit Billing Act do? |
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Definition
| Provides that a reported error must be corrected or explained within 2 billing cycles or 90 days. |
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Term
| What is also known as Regulation Z? |
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Definition
| The Truth in Lending Act. |
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Term
| What was recently amended to place additional requirements of CRAs? |
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Definition
| Fair Credit Reporting Act |
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Term
| What establised HSAs formerly know as MSAs? |
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| What prohibits harassment, abuse, and use of false or misleading information |
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Definition
| Fair Debt Collection Practices Act |
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Term
| Protects consumers from inaccurate or unfair practices by issuers of open-ended credit |
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| Waht is also known as the Federal Anti-dumping statute |
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| Regulates Laboratory licensing |
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Term
| Requires providers to make available info on advance directives |
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Definition
| Patient Self Determination Act |
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Term
| What does PSDA stand for? |
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Definition
| Patient Self Determination Act |
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Term
| One of the 2 main governing bodies effecting healthcare change |
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Definition
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Term
| Applies to agencies subject to FOIA |
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Definition
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Term
| What does FOIA stand for? |
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Definition
| Freedom of Information Act |
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| Prohibits submission of false/fraudulent claims |
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