Category: R

A person who provides respiratory therapy services under the supervision of a physician. The American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) has accredited an education program for this field. A person skilled in managing the techniques and equipment used in treating those with acute and chronic respiratory diseases. A healthcare practitioner…

A patient care unit of the hospital set aside for the care of inpatients with respiratory (breathing) problems.  

A term generally used for residential centers used to provide mental health treatment.  

An individual undergoing training by carrying out actual duties under supervision in a residency program in an institution or organization.  

A patient residing in a long-term care institution.  

A national committee of experts that reviews individual clinical training programs in medical specialties (such as internal medicine, surgery, or psychiatry) for determination of quality. RRCs submit recommendations for accreditation of the programs to the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).  

Generally, a reservation is a right which is both created and preserved (retained) by the grantor. In structuring a corporation, the bylaws may reserve certain corporate decisions or actions to be made by a shareholder, possibly the parent corporation. These reservations can be termed as the reserved powers of the parent corporation. These decisions are…

Earnings retained for a specific purpose.  

An obligation of a managed care plan under its benefit structure which is planned and perhaps scheduled, and which has been reported to the plan, but which has not been provided to the patient. An example would be surgery scheduled for a future date. Distinguish from incurred but not reported (IBNR).  

A nursing care program directed at assisting each long-term care patient to achieve and maintain an optimal level of self-care and independence.