Acronyms
This designation is the minimum requirement for nurses wishing to get into management positions within a hospital or health care system.
What is BSN – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
This term refers to services provided by physicians that have had advanced fellowship training beyond medical school and residency in an area of specialized medicine.
Medical professionals licensed to prescribe psychotropic medications include physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, in some states, specially trained psychologists, social workers, and mental health counselors.
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This provider is a nurse with approximately one year to 18 months of medical education. They work under the supervision of a physician or a registered nurse. They commonly work in Nursing Homes or in primary care clinics where supervision is available.
Who is LPN- Licensed Practical Nurse
For billing purposes, these codes are used to designate the type of healthcare service delivered to a patient and the amount of time dedicated to this service.
What is CPT Current Procedural Terminology
This term refers to a network of healthcare providers who are approved by a health insurance company to provide services to that company’s insured members.
What is Insurance Panel
Payment for BH care generally involves fee for service and requires licensure, being paneled by an insurer, a diagnosis (Dx) from the ICD-10 or DSM-5, and a CPT code identifying the type and duration of services delivered.
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This provider is an allied health professional supporting physicians and other healthcare professionals, usually in a clinic setting. These professionals update and file patient medical records, schedule appointments, take medical histories, collect specimens, assist physicians during exams, etc.
Who is MA (Medical Assistant)
Healthcare system that assumes responsibility for all the healthcare needs of a defined population of patients. These types of organizations are usually led by physicians and focus upon value and meeting quality standards.
What is ACO Accountable Care Organization
This type of care provides physical and behavioral services that are located at different sites within or near the community. Referrals are mutually accepted from one provider to another through mutual, and sometimes contractual, agreement.
What is “Coordinated Care”
The ICD-10 and the DSM-5 are two documents that use codes to distinguish diagnoses and are usually required by insurers.
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This term is used to designate Nurses who have advanced training leading to a Master’s degree in Nursing. There are a variety of this type of training programs leading to clinical certification in a specialty area of nursing or in an area of research.
Who is APRN – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
This was created to increase communication and information between healthcare providers as well as to reduce replication of information and to make providers aware of other potential conditions, medications, and diagnoses that may affect overall healthcare.
What is EHR - Electronic Health Record.
This type of Care model improves communication between behavioral health and medical providers but does not involve regular case collaboration and there are usually two separate treatment plans, one for physical and the other for behavioral intervention. At this level of integration, behavioral and medical health services are located in the same practice site.
What is “Co-Located Care"
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner has specialized training in assessing, diagnosing, and treating mental health conditions. This designation requires an APRN Bachelor’s degree or a certification beyond an existing Bachelor’s degree.
Which is False (a psyNP needs a master’s degree)
Within primary care practice this term describes individuals who are licensed to practice medicine, independently or under the supervision of another medical practitioner. Included in this category are Physicians (MDs [Doctors of Medicine] or DOs [ Doctors of Osteopathy]), Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants.
Who is PCP – Primary Care Provider.
This term is used to describe medical practice sites that meet qualifications for being a “Medical Home” with a focus upon coordination of individual patient healthcare needs. The Medical Home is generally within a primary care setting and coordinates all healthcare services, including specialty care referrals.
What is PCMH – Patient Centered Medical Home.
This term describes the model of integrated care that involves placement of a licensed behavioral health professional practicing within the primary care practice. Like a primary care physician, the provider under this model becomes the patient’s “behavioral health doctor” for current and future behavioral difficulties that may arise.
What is PCBH – Primary Care Behavioral Health Model
In CoCM-Collaborative Care Model of integrated behavioral healthcare, a registered nurse, Bachelor’s level social worker, or a licensed BH clinician provides MH screening and triage of patients with behavioral health issues to consulting psychiatrists. Primary care physicians then receive telehealth consultation from the collaborating psychiatrist. Interventions are implemented by the primary care physician with advice from the consulting psychiatrist, usually involving medication management.
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The educational level of a Physician Assistant (PA)?
What is 2 to 3 years of medical education and works under the supervision of a collaborating medical doctor (post-bachelors).