Healthcare Associated Infections terms starting with A

6 terms

1. Acute Care Providing emergency services and general medical and surgical treatment.
2. Acute Care Facility One step below a hospital, an acute care facility gives advanced medical and nursing services to bring you back to health.
3. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) A division of Department of Health and Human Services.
4. Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Facilities that perform specific procedures in an outpatient (non-hospital) setting
5. Ambulatory Surgical Center, Ambulatory Surgical Facility Healthcare facilities that offer surgical services only to patients who go home the same day of the procedure.
6. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC) A voluntary membership organization representing members in this profession.