PT 505 midterm study set || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
World Health Organization: responsibilities, duties, who funds them correct answers Monitors
health situations within the united nations. Can only monitor and do ethical things and tell people
what they think they should do.
Funding: other countries but the biggest funds come from U.S.A, Japan, China, Germany,
France, UK.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): what is it and what groups fall under this
correct answers U.S governments main department for protecting the health to all Americans.
ACF (Administration for children and families)
AoA (administration of aging)
AHRQ (Agency for healthcare research and quality)
ATSDR (Agency for toxic substances and disease registry)
CDC (center for disease control and prevention)
CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid services)
FDA (food and drug administration)
HRSA (Health resources and services administration)
IHS (Indian health services)
NIH (national institute of health)
OIG (office of the inspector general)- there to police all HHS services and make sure they are
doing everything right.
Department of health (DOH) correct answers Agency within each state that is involved in the
state's health care initiatives
administers states medicaid system
SEPARATE FROM HHS
joint commision correct answers Joint commission- an independent organization that certifies
many health care organizations in the U.S.A
If you are certified from joint commission than it shows you practice clean and high levels of
practice
Joint commission accreditation vs certification correct answers Accreditation: can be earned by
the entire health care organization. Ex: hospitals
Certification: earned by programs or services that are in a health care organization. For example,
a Joint Commission accredited medical center can have Joint Commission certified programs or
services for diabetes or heart disease care. These programs could be within the medical center or
in the community.
CARF correct answers accredits many health and human services not only in U.S.A but other
continents like Asia, South America, Europe.
Common health care abbreviations (CMS, MC/MCR, MCD, ICD, ICF, CPT, MDS, DRG, HMO,
PPO, POS, ACO, RAC) correct answers CMS-Center for Medicare and Medicaid services
MC/MCR-Medicare
, MCD-Medicaid
ICD-International classification of disease
ICF-International classification of Function
CPT-Common procedural terminology
MDS-Minimum data sets
DRG-Diagnostic related group
HMO-Health maintenance Organization
PPO-Preferred Provider Organization
POS-Point of service plan
ACO-Accountable care organization
RAC-Recovery audit contractors.
History of PT correct answers -the first school of modern physical education/physical therapy
opens in Boston.
-Modern Physical therapy began in Europe (England and France), and spread to the U.S. with the
outbreak of Polio (infantile paralysis) and World War I
-Reconstructing aids were the early PTs - worked primarily with soldiers overseas and once they
were back home
-1920's- First association was formed- American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association-
Mary McMillan president.
-1947- Officially became Physical Therapists. APA became APTA
-Vision 2020 established that by 2010, all schools must graduate DPT's
PT settings: acute care correct answers this is a hospital setting
PT settings: inpatient care correct answers MRU-medical rehabilitation unit: this is acute rehab
Nursing homes: SNF (skilled nursing facilities), Long term care
rehab centers- like sub acute rehab
PT settings correct answers Home care
Wound care-can be in acute care, rehab, outpatient, or home care
school based
outpatient
Common medical professional abbreviations(PTA, MD, RN, LPN, DO, DC, CNA/NA, OT, SLP,
RT, PA, NP, SW, LMT, CHT, COTA) correct answers PTA-Physical therapy assistant
MD- Doctor
RN- registered nurse
LPN-licensed practical nurse
DO- osteopath
DC-chiropractor
CNA/NA- certified nursing assistant
OT-occupational therapist
SLP-speech language pathologist
RT-respiratory therapist
PA- physician assistant
