Intro to HIT - Vocabulary Puzzle 1 Crossword

Voluntary compliance with a set of standards
The formal request by a physician for the professional opinion or services of another health care professional
An individual’s specific professional qualifications
The reason for the health care encounter
When the patient leaves the care of the facility to go home
In hospitals, a shared organization structure consisting of the administration, headed by the Chief Executive Officer and the medical staff, headed by the Chief of Medical Staff.
A system of beliefs about acceptable behavior; a standard of moral excellence
Palliative health care services rendered to the terminally ill, their families, and their friends.
An individual who is admitted to a hospital
The mandatory government approval required for performing specified activities.
A federally mandated, state-funded program providing access to health care for the poor and the medically indigent.
A process that describes how to comply with a policy.
A person who, after attending college and medical school, performs professional duties under the supervision of a fully qualified physician.
In a hospital, the percentage of available beds that have been used over time.
Chemical substance used to treat disease.
The maximum number of beds that a facility is legally permitted to have, as approved by state licensure.
The Medicare provision that an approved accreditation is sufficient to satisfy the compliance audit element of the Conditions of Participation.
The act of accepting a patient into care in a health care facility, including any non-ambulatory care facility.