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in what year was HIPAA passed ?
1996
What does HIPAA stand for ?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What does PHI stand for ?
Protected Health Information
what does TJC stand for ?
The Joint Commission
when was TJC founded and what role does it play in the medical field
founded in 1951
role: establishing practices/operations that benefit patients and overseeing POCT
what does POCT stand for?
Point of Care Testing
what is CLSI
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
what is the role of CLSI ?
developing standards using representatives from fields they oversee
(MAINLY OVERSEEING LABS)
list the forms of consent :
- informed
- expressed
- implied
- hiv
- parental
- assumed
what is a form of out-patient identification ?
state issued ID containing DOB
(which is used with insurance)
what is a form of in-patient identification ?
identification band (MUST be physically on patient)
when a mistake occurs whom should the phlebotomist report to ?
their supervisor
what is OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
what is the role of OSHA ?
overseeing the Occupational Safety and Health Act , by mandating safety regulations in
every workplace
list the 4 types of OSHA inspections :
- complaint
- fatality/ accident
, - programmed
- imminent danger
complaint inspection
employee filed
* most common
fatality/accident inspection
employer sends out notice
programmed inspection
occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
imminent danger inspection
report is received concerning a condition of imminent danger
in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ?
"if its wet, warm and not yours do not touch"
what are the different types of transmission is infections:
- direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle
- vector-borne
- parenteral
droplet transmission
travels through saliva or mucous
ex: sneezing
airbone transmission
suspends in air and travels across large spaces
ex: tuberculosis, covid
vehicle transmission
agent contains fluid that host comes in contact with
ex:doorknob , faucet
vector-borne transmission
transmission from an infected invertebrate
ex: malaria
parenteral transmission
infection if transmitted in other ways than mouth, nose, or eyes
ex: open-wound, needle-stick
exit portal
microorganism leaves reservoir
mode of transmission
microorganisms travel from reservoir to possible host
nosocomial infection
contracted in healthcare setting
* most common is respiratory
what percentage of patients develop nosocomial infection in hospital?
5%