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acute care
health care delivered in a hospital setting that is associated with a hospital stay of usually less than 30 days TERM 2
aliquot
DEFINITION 2 a portion of a blood sample that has been removed/seperated from the primary specimen tube. TERM 3
ambulatory care
DEFINITION 3 health care services that are delivered in an outpatient, or nonhospital, setting. It implies that the patients are able to ambulate, or walk to the clinic to receive their services. TERM 4
American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Science (ASCLS)
DEFINITION 4 professtional organization for laboratory personnel that provides continuing education and conference activities. TERM 5
American Society for Clinical Pathology
(ASCP)
DEFINITION 5 professfional organization that certifies many types of laboratory personnel based on their passing a certification examination, ASCP offers clinical and research conferences, many types of continuing education activities, and ongoing certification programs.
anatomic pathology
major area of laboratory services whereby autopsies are performed and cytology procedures and surgical biopsy tissues are analyzed. TERM 7
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS)
DEFINITION 7 Federal agency that oversees financing and regulation of the health care industry. CMS is responsible for Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA, and CLIA. This includes oversight or clinical laboratories. TERM 8
clinical decisions
DEFINITION 8 decisions made by physicians based on medical standards of practice, diagnostic testing (e.g., laboratory tests and x- rays), a patient's history, and observation of signs and symptoms. TERM 9
Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (CLIA 1988)
DEFINITION 9 federal guidelines that regulate all clinical laboratories across the United States. Regulations apply to any site that tests human specimens, including small POLs, or screening tests done at the patient's bedside. TERM 10
clinical pathology
DEFINITION 10 major area of laboratory services where blood and other type of body fluids and tissues are analyzed.
home health care
provision of health care services in a patient's home under the direction of a physician TERM 17
inpatients
DEFINITION 17 hospitalized patients. TERM 18
International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)
DEFINITION 18 a non-governmental network of standards institutes from 155 countries that develop standards for manufacturing and service industries, TERM 19
long-term care
DEFINITION 19 health care services that are provided for more than 30 days. Usually it is related to chronic conditions (e.g., rehabilitation or services for the elderly in nursing homes). TERM 20
National Phlebotomy Association (NPA)
DEFINITION 20 professional organization for phlebotomists that offers continuing educational activities and a certification examination for phlebotomists.
nosocomial infections
infections acquired after admission into a health facility. TERM 22
personal protective equipment
(PPE)
DEFINITION 22 specialized clothing or equipment designed to protect the health care worker from hazards in the workplace (e.g., goggles, gloves, gowns, etc.). Regular work clothes (uniforms, pants, shirts, blouses) that are not intended as protection are not considered PPE. TERM 23
phlebotomist
DEFINITION 23 individual who practices phlebotomy (i.e., blood collector); phlebo is related to "vein" and tomy relates to "cutting" TERM 24
phlebotomy
DEFINITION 24 the incision of a vein for blood letting (i.e., blood collection). TERM 25
physician's office laboratories (POLs)
DEFINITION 25 nonhospital laboratories usually based in a physician's office/clinic at the private practice.
quality control (QC)
functionsof everyday practice in clinical laboratories that make the testing process more accurate and precise. QC measures help set the parameters for amking sure that all test results reflect what they are supposed to measure and that the test results can be reproduced time after time. TERM 32
quality improvement
DEFINITION 32 as related to phlebotomy services, efforts focused on preexamination/preanalytical issues and the concept of meeting and exceeding customer expectations by resolving immediate problems, and finding opporttunities for improvement where problems do not currently exist. TERM 33
Six Sigma
DEFINITION 33 an improvement method designed to improve process performance by reducing variation, improving quality, enhancing financial performance, and improving customer satisfication. It provides a data driven, systematic approach to quality management through five phases: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. (DMAIC). TERM 34
stakeholders
DEFINITION 34 individuals, groups, organizations, and/or communities that have an interest in or are influenced by health care services. Stakeholders can be internal to the organizationor external (i.e., outside the organization). TERM 35
standards of practice
DEFINITION 35 the practices or guidelines that a reasonably prudent person would follow in any particular circumstance. Many agencies, licensing boards, certifying boards, and accrediting organizations write standardsof care or standards of practice to guide health care workers in their duties.
