Categories of Health Services Flashcards
healthcare reform legislation signed into law by president Barack Obama in March 2010 with a goal of increasing access to health insurance while controlling Healthcare costs.
Affordable Care act (ACA)
Facilities that provide care for the disabled or I’ll in the 1700s, before hospitals were established.
Almshouse
Health care provided outside of institutional settings
Ambulatory care
a public health program in which states collect data on behaviors that increase risk for chronic disease. Statistics, are reported it he National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Behavioral risk factor surveillance System (BRFSS)
Branch of the federal government that tracks the health of the nation and provides support to identify causes of epidermis and food borne illnesses.
Centers for Disease control and prevention (CDC)
clinics funded by the U.S congress in 2014 to meet the demand for behavioral health services in communities impacted by the opioid crisis and need for more comprehensive services
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics ( CCBHCs)
is ongoing care for a chronic health condition such as diabetes, which requires long-term monitoring with adjustment in diet, medication, and physical activity to maintain blood glucose levels and the prevention of complications.
Chronic care
program that provides health care for family members of disabled or deceased member of the military services
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)
Health professionals who work for federal public health services in different agencies with HHS.
Commissioned Corps
Short -term general and specialty hospitals
Community Hospital
Law passed in 1963 to establish Comprehensive Mental health Centers throughout the United States
Community Mental Health Act
Established In 1963 to serve
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC)
identification of disease and the detailed program of action for treating the patient
Diagnosis and treatment of illness
Public health programs designed to reduce the risk of injury or illness in the work place or for the general public.
Disease Prevention services
a from of mental illness described as a chronic, relapsing brain disorder. characteristics are compulsive drug seeking and continued use despite harmful consequences such as loss of a job or broken relationships . Addictive drugs include alcohol, cocaine, and opium related pain killers such as heroin, morphine, and synthetic opioids (fentanyl, oxycodone)
Drug addiction
facilities that provide health care to vulnerable populations with limited or no access to health care because of finances, insurance status , or health condition.
Essential hospitals and Health systems
provides preventative, medical, dental, and mental health services to low- income, minority, and homeless individuals in both urban and rural undeserved areas. centers are qualified to receive reimbursement by Medicare and medicaid.
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
nonprofit, community-based or faith-based organization that provide health care with little or no charge to low-income individuals who are uninsured or under-insured and are residents in the country where the clinic is located. many who use _________ are the homes-less, those with a diagnosis of drug addiction or HIV/AIDs and immigrants.
Free medical clinic (FMC)
one of a variety of settings where a patient can recieve care
Healthcare facilties
education to help clients reduce the risk of illness, maintain optimal function, and follow healthy lifestyles through a wide variety of assistance and activities.
Health promotion services
Agency of HHS with responsibility for improving access to health care for people who are geographically isolated or economically or medically vulnerable.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
organization that includes more than one hospital or one hospital plus other healthcare organizations such as skilled nursing facilities
Hospital system
agency within HHS that provides healthcare services for native Americans and Alaskan natives.
Indian Health Services
process of patient giving permission to a healthcare provider to provide services in advance- for example before and invasive procedure, administering an experimental drug , or enrolling in a research trial.
Informed consent
