Physician who represents a department or service and sits as a formal member of the executive medical staff committee; responsible for all of the medical operations of a hospital department and may also oversee residency training program
Organization of a hospital or medical clinic that provides diagnostic imaging through medical technologies such as x-ray examination, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, interventional radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, nuclear medicine, and ultrasonography
System of development in the workplace for daily improving performance at every level in every operational process by focusing on meeting or exceeding customer expectations
Professional who has demonstrated skill and knowledge in asset management, financial management, financial management operations management human resource management, and communication and information management in radiology
Process of identifying and analyzing important organizational and individual performance gaps, planning for future performance improvement, designing and developing cost effective and ethically justifiable interventions to close performance gaps, implementing the interventions, and evaluating the financial and non-financial results
Formal organization of physicians authorized to admit and attend to patikents within a hospital; have authorized privileges, bylaws, elected officers, and various committees and activities (see medical director department chair and service chief
Services providing the components of patient care that collectively support the physicians plan for diagnosis and treatments
Insurance companies, medicare, medicaid, and other commercial companies that are the payors of inpatient and outpatient medical expenses for the patient
Group of people authorized by law to conduct, maintain, and operate a hospital for the benefit of the public and whose legal and more responsibility for policies and operations of the hospital are not for personal benefit of the members
Unit of the hospital with specific functions or specialized skills such as housekeeping, surgery, radiology, or accounting
Management of quality in the workplace from a perspective of total involvement of every employee with a strong focus on process measurement and control
Federal agency that enforces standards for safety in the workplace conducts inspections and directs determination of fines for non compliance with policies and regulations
Failure to a planned action as intended or the use of a wrong plan to achieve an aim; can be related to an incorrect diagnosis, equipment failure, infection, or a misinterpretation of an order