Hospital Organization
Hospitals are often described as these because they contain many different departments and workers.
What are communities within communities?
This person oversees the quality of patient care in the imaging department.
Who is the Medical Director?
The first management function that establishes goals and objectives.
What is Planning?
Hospital reimbursement is shifting from these patients to outpatient services.
Who are inpatients?
This organization accredits hospitals for patient safety and quality.
What is The Joint Commission (TJC)?
This document defines the hospital's purpose and guides its service to the community.
What is the Mission Statement?
This administrator often has a strong business management background and may hold a CRA credential.
Who is the Administrative Director of Radiology?
This management function involves hiring and scheduling employees.
What is Staffing?
Hospitals today have this type of organizational structure rather than tall hierarchies.
What is a horizontal organizational structure?
This federal agency regulates radioactive materials.
What is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)?
This person is accountable directly to the hospital's Board of Directors.
Who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
These physicians interpret medical images and are often certified by the ABR.
Who are Radiologists?
Current managers focus less on directing employees and more on these two leadership roles.
What are coaching and supporting employees?
Modern healthcare focuses heavily on this aspect of care.
What is the patient experience?
This agency enforces workplace safety standards.
What is OSHA?
Medical Imaging is considered this type of hospital department.
What is a clinical support service department?
This individual oversees radiation protection and radioactive materials
Who is the Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)?
CQI, TQM, and PI all focus on improving this.
What is quality of patient care and services?
This philosophy emphasizes doing the right things correctly the first time.
What is Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)?
This federal agency controls Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
What is CMS?
The medical staff communicates with hospital leadership through this organizational relationship.
What is a collaborative relationship with the governing board and CEO?
The Medical Director and this administrator work closely together to manage the department.
Who is the Administrative Director?
Name four traditional management functions.
Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Controlling, Coordinating, Facilitating, or Project Management?
Medical imaging departments generate both patient care and this for hospitals.
What is revenue?
Name three additional external regulatory agencies besides TJC, NRC, OSHA, or CMS.
What are the FDA, ACR, or State Health Departments?