Health Care Terminology Glossary ---A--- - USAMCO

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Health care Terminology Glossary ---A--- AAHCC - American Accreditation Health care Commission - AAHCC accreditation is an important quality "seal of approval" for provider networks and managed care organizations. Gaining accreditation requires meeting standards for confidentiality, staff qualifications and credentials, program qualifications, quality improvement programs, accessibility and on-site review procedures, information requirements, utilization review procedures and appeals. Academic Medical Center (AMC) A partnership uniting a medical school, a hospital, and physician groups for the purpose of educating and training medical students, as well as conducting research. Access A patient's ability to obtain medical care determined by factors such as the availability of medical services, their acceptability to the patient, the location of Health care facilities, transportation, hours of operation, and cost of care .

Health Care Terminology Glossary---A---AAHCC - American Accreditation Health Care Commission - AAHCC accreditation is an important quality "seal of approval" for provider networks and managed care organizations.

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