Starts With R
Scheduling Directive Acronym
Hodge Podge
What are Looking At?
Hashtags/Abbreviations
100

All pending Return To Clinic Orders are listed here.

What is the RTC Dashboard?

100

LEAF 

What is Light Electronic Action Framework?

100

This is the practice of reviewing scheduled appointments for accuracy.

What is a scheduling audit?

100

Enacted in 1996 this act protect patient information. 

What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA)?

100

This is used when a veteran decides to have his appointment scheduled within the VA although the he/she could utilize Community Care.

#COO#

200

The R in ICARE 

What is Respect?

200

 NEAR

What is New Enrollee Appointment Request?

200

A Veteran who has completed a prior appointment with in the lasts 24 months.

What is an established patient?

200

Protected Health Information

What is PHI?

200

This is used when a appoint is to be scheduled on a specific date or earlier.

#NLT

300

R.A.C.E is an acronym used by Patient Safety to explain ones action if there is a fire It stands for _____. Alarm. Contain. Escape 

What is Rescue?

300

PSDS

What is Patient Self-Referral Direct Scheduling?

300

The date the health care provider and Veteran agree upon for a return appointment. 

What is the PID (Patient Indicated Date)?

300

Consolidated Health Records(CHR) are stored here. 

What is Health Information Management Service (HIMS)?

300

OB OK

What is overbook okay?

400

A consult must be ________  prior to scheduling

What is received?

400

VAOS

What is VA Online Scheduling?

400

This is when a patient failed to come to an appointment and does not call to cancel. 

What is a no-show?

400

Completion of this allows sharing of medical records.

What is a release of information form?

400

#COI#

What is Community Care Opt In?

500

This hold an appointment request for scheduling at a future time closer to the time the appointment is intended. 

What is Recall Reminder?

500

PACT

What is Patient Aligned Care Teams? 

500

An appointment done by video. 

What is a VA Video Connect (VVC) appointment? 

500

Healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing homes and other group homes fall in to this category.

What are covered entities?

500

DT = >60mins

What is drive time is equal to greater than 60 minutes?

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