Skills that may be acquired through education and experience and make an individual suitable for a job or activity.

Multidisciplinary field of policy analysis that studies the medical, social, ethical, and economic implications of the development, diffusion, and use of technologies. In support of national coverage determinations (NCDs), TA often focuses on the safety and efficacy of technologies. Each NCD includes a comprehensive TA process. For some NCDs, external TAs are requested through the Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ). Also referred to as health care technology assessment (HTA) .

Provision of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 that allows states to give Medicaid coverage to certain disabled children. Also referred to as the Katie Beckett option .

1. Use of telecommunication systems in real-time or near real-time to transmit medical images and information to distant professionals for purposes of diagnosis and medical care (e.g., scanned images, direct digital capture [DDC], interactive television [IATV], and high-definition television [HDTV]). 2. Professional services given to a patient through an interactive telecommunications system by a practitioner at a distant site.

Bed that is able produce wireless or wired electronic transmission to a remote location for continuous monitoring of the patient’s condition.

Section in a hospital facility that has telemetry beds such as intensive care unit.

Communication device used by people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a severe speech impairment. A TTY consists of a keyboard, display screen, and modem. Messages travel over regular telephone lines. Individuals who do not have a TTY can communicate with a TTY user through a message relay center (MRC). An MRC has TTY operators available to send and interpret TTY messages.

Established by the Social Security Act of 1965 and formerly known as Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) , this is a Medicaid category of certain needy and low-income people with dependent children who are deprived of the support of at least one parent and are financially eligible on the basis of income and resources. TANF provides financial assistance to children and families and to pregnant women who meet specific income and resource requirements specified by the state.