AAHID EXAM PREP - GLOSSARY /
EXAM CONTENT OBJECTIVESWITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AII correct answers >> airborne infection isolation
ADL correct answers >> activities of daily living
ALF correct answers >> assisted living facility
Bariatric correct answers >> treatment of obesity - persons
of size, patients of size
Behavioral Health correct answers >> the scientific study of
the emotions, behaviors and biology relating to a person's mental
well-being, their ability to function in every day life and their
concept of self
CCRC correct answers >> continuing care retirement
community
CRI correct answers >> Color Rendering Index
DCOF correct answers >> dynamic coeficient of friction
,Dialysis correct answers >> a procedure to remove waste
products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer
function
EMR correct answers >> electronic medical record
FF&E correct answers >> Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
HEPA correct answers >> High Efficiency Particulate Air
HVAC correct answers >> Heating Ventilation and Air
Conditioning
ICU correct answers >> intensive care unit
IEQ correct answers >> Indoor Environmental Quality
Infusion correct answers >> the process for receiving
medicines through intravenous lines
LDR correct answers >> labor, delivery, and recovery
LDRC correct answers >> Labor Delivery Recovery
Postpartum
MOB correct answers >> Medical Office Building
,MRI correct answers >> magnetic resonance imaging
NICU correct answers >> Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Restricted Area correct answers >> An area of complete
sterilization which requires specific clothing and preparation
SNF correct answers >> skilled nursing facility
ACA correct answers >> Affordable Care Act
ADA correct answers >> Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG correct answers >> Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines
ANSI correct answers >> American National Standards
Institute
ASTM correct answers >> American Society for Testing of
Materials
CMS correct answers >> Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
FGI correct answers >> Facilities Guidelines Institute
, HCAHPS correct answers >> Hospital Consumer Assessment
of Healthcare Providers and Systems
HCD correct answers >> Center for Healthcare Design
HIPPA correct answers >> Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
enacted by congress in 1996
Designers & owners must develop policies, procedures, and
design that appropriately limits access to personal health
information without sacrificing the quality of care
IBC correct answers >> International Building Code
ICRA correct answers >> Infection Control Risk Assessment -
supports the projects safe designs, finishes, surfaces, utilities.
Used in functional planning through design, construction,
renovation and maintenance.
IES correct answers >> Illuminating Engineering Society
JCAHO correct answers >> Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations
independant/nonprofit
accredits 21,000 health organizations in US
symbol of quality for performance standards
Programs:
-ambulatory care
EXAM CONTENT OBJECTIVESWITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
AII correct answers >> airborne infection isolation
ADL correct answers >> activities of daily living
ALF correct answers >> assisted living facility
Bariatric correct answers >> treatment of obesity - persons
of size, patients of size
Behavioral Health correct answers >> the scientific study of
the emotions, behaviors and biology relating to a person's mental
well-being, their ability to function in every day life and their
concept of self
CCRC correct answers >> continuing care retirement
community
CRI correct answers >> Color Rendering Index
DCOF correct answers >> dynamic coeficient of friction
,Dialysis correct answers >> a procedure to remove waste
products from the blood of patients whose kidneys no longer
function
EMR correct answers >> electronic medical record
FF&E correct answers >> Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment
HEPA correct answers >> High Efficiency Particulate Air
HVAC correct answers >> Heating Ventilation and Air
Conditioning
ICU correct answers >> intensive care unit
IEQ correct answers >> Indoor Environmental Quality
Infusion correct answers >> the process for receiving
medicines through intravenous lines
LDR correct answers >> labor, delivery, and recovery
LDRC correct answers >> Labor Delivery Recovery
Postpartum
MOB correct answers >> Medical Office Building
,MRI correct answers >> magnetic resonance imaging
NICU correct answers >> Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Restricted Area correct answers >> An area of complete
sterilization which requires specific clothing and preparation
SNF correct answers >> skilled nursing facility
ACA correct answers >> Affordable Care Act
ADA correct answers >> Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG correct answers >> Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines
ANSI correct answers >> American National Standards
Institute
ASTM correct answers >> American Society for Testing of
Materials
CMS correct answers >> Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services
FGI correct answers >> Facilities Guidelines Institute
, HCAHPS correct answers >> Hospital Consumer Assessment
of Healthcare Providers and Systems
HCD correct answers >> Center for Healthcare Design
HIPPA correct answers >> Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
enacted by congress in 1996
Designers & owners must develop policies, procedures, and
design that appropriately limits access to personal health
information without sacrificing the quality of care
IBC correct answers >> International Building Code
ICRA correct answers >> Infection Control Risk Assessment -
supports the projects safe designs, finishes, surfaces, utilities.
Used in functional planning through design, construction,
renovation and maintenance.
IES correct answers >> Illuminating Engineering Society
JCAHO correct answers >> Joint Commission on Accreditation
of Healthcare Organizations
independant/nonprofit
accredits 21,000 health organizations in US
symbol of quality for performance standards
Programs:
-ambulatory care
