Chapter 3: Content and Structure of the Health Record Flashcards
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act?
The federal legislation that requires healthcare facilities to provide written information on the patient’s right to issue advance directives and to accept or refuse medical treatment.
What are the Patient’s Bill of Rights?
The protection’s afforded to individuals who are undergoing medical procedures in hospitals or other healthcare facilities.
What is the Joint Commission?
A private, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits hospitals and other healthcare organizations on the basis of predefined performance standards.
What does CARF stand for?
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
What is CARF?
A private, not-for-profit organization that develops customer-focused standards for behavioral healthcare and medical rehabilitation programs and accredits such programs on the basis of its standards.
