NAMSS Certification – Flashcards
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            AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualtiy
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        An agency within DHHS established in 1989 to improve quality, appropriateness and effectiveness of US Healthcare
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            AHRQ
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        Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualtiy 1989
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            Medicare Program
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        Established by an amendment to the Social Security Act in 1965
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            SMDA
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        Safe Medical Device Act of 1990
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            HCQIA
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        Provides immunity from liability for damages from good-faith peer review
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            Title 42
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        The Public Health and Welfare
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            Conditions of Participation
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        Federal regulations relating to Medicare and Medicaid
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            The Federal Register
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        Contains details of proposed and recently passed federal regulations and Presidential executive orders
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            Boyd v Albert Einstein
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        Doctrine of Ostensible Agency - HMO found liable in patient's death. Chest perforation during breast biopsy, chest pain/MI six weeks later.
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            Elam v CollegePark
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        Doctrine of Corporate Negligence - Med Records had information on many lawsuits agains podiatrist
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            Patrick v Burget
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        Anticompetitive Peer Review - Led to development of HCQIA
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            Gonzales v Nork & Mercy Hospital
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        Hospitals owe patients a duty of care - laminectomy, negligently performed. MD had history of unnecessary or negligent surgeries
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            Webman v Little Company of Mary
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        Duty to credential - application denied when physician refused to authorize prior hospital to release information.
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            Mahmoodian v United
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        Disruptive behavior - hospital can revoke otherwise competent physician's privileges when disruptive behavior adversely affects patient care.
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            Darling v Charleston
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        End of Doctrine of charitable immunity - Patient lost leg due to improper casting. Hospitals are independently responsible for monitoring and supervising care provided.
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            Mathews v Lancaster
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        HCQIA - Burden on physician to prove bad faith peer review. Committee including competitors found sub-standard care by Surgeon
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            Bell v Sharp
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        Negligent Credentialing - Hospital liable for failure to request data from another hospital regarding its summary suspension of practitioner.
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            Hongsathavij v Qeen of Angels
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        Governing Body is ultimate authority - Board overturned hearing committee recommendation to reinstate call panel membership.
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            Osooki v Fountain Valley
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        Failure to disclose - Ophthalmologist did not disclose all prior hospital affiliations on application.
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            Rao v Auburn
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        Personality may be considered. Physician denied privileges after reports from other hospitas on termination/restriction of privileges. Personality may be considered.
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            Harrell v Total Health Care
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        The Managed Care Organization in this case was not held liable for negligent credentialing because State law granted immunity to non-profit health.
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            McClellan v HMO Pennsylvania
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        Ostensible Agency - MCO found liable for providers action due to negligent credentialing.
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            Ostensible Agency
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        Responsibility due to appearance of control
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            Robinson v Magovern
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        MD brough anti-trust suit against the hospital after his application was denied. Court found that hospitals may limit competition if they carefully follow objective criteria, bylaws and policies.
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            Miller v. Eisenhower
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        Denial of application due to physician's inability to work with others, no quality of care issues identified. Court held that disruptive behavior must be a real danger to qualtiy of medical care.
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            Administrative Law
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        Regulations enacted by state and federal agencies to implement statues and regulatory requirements.
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            Common Law
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        Judicial decisions that decide the outcome of litigation.
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            1789
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        U.S. Constitution went into effect.
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            27
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        The number of amendments in the Constitution
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            15 days
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        Adverse action reports must be sent to state llicensing boards within
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            Statutory Law
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        Legislation passed by Congress
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            Main Motion
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        This motion introduces items to membership for consideration and cannot be made when any other motion is on the floor.
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            Subsidary Motion
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        This motion changes or affects how a main motion is handled. Subsidary motion is voted on before a main motion.
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            Call for Order of the Day
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        A request to follow the agenda
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            Privileged motion
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        This motion brings up items that are urgent - unrelated to pending business. Take precedence over all other motions.
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            A motion to divide the assemble
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        A more exlicit type of vote (show of hands)
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            Formal Grievance
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        A written or verbal complaint that is made to the hopsital by a patient or the patient's representative
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            7 days
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        Hospitals are required to respond to patient grievances within
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            ACGME
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        Established in 1981, evaluates and accredits medical residency programs in the US
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            CPCS
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        Certified Provider Credentialing Specialist
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            Deeming
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        Authority granted to an accrediting organization by CMS - meets conditions of participation
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            CPMSM
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        Certified Professional Medical Services Management
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            CPT
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        System used to report medical procedures and services to health insurance programs. Developed by AMA
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            RBRVS
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        Resource based relative value scale - 1992. payment to physicians determined
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            2004 - NPDB
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        NPDB allowed practitioner to add statements to the report
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            1999 - HIPDB
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        HIPBD - Healthcare Integrity Protection Databank began accepting reports
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            Hospitals
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        The only organization required to query the NPDB
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            60 days
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        Practitioner may dispute NPDB report within
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            2010 - NPDB
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        Expanded reporting actions against all providers
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            HCQIA peer review protection
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        Applies to MDs, DOs and Dentists only
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            1986
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        HCQIA was passed into law
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            1990 - NPDB
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        NPDB opened and began collecting reports
