Ch 1 Vocab Flashcards
Alternative therapies
Methods of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies
Biotechnology
The use of genetic and biochemical processes of living systems and organisms to develop or modify useful products
Complementary therapies
Methods of treatment used in conjunction with biomedicals therapies
Cost containment
Procedures used to control costs or expenses
Diagnostic relate groups (DRGs)
Method of classifying diagnoses into specific payment or reimbursement categories
Energy conservation
Monitoring the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources
Geriatric care
Care provided to elderly individuals
Holistic health care
Care that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being
Home health care
Any type of health care provided in a patients home
Integrated health care
A form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient.
Omnibus budget reconciliation act (OBRA)
Federal law that regulates the education and testing of nursing assistants.
Outpatient services
Services provided to patients who have not been admitted to hospitals or other care facilities.
Pandemic
An infectious disease that affects many people over a wide geographic area; a worldwide epidemic.
Telemedicine
The use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services.
Wellness
State of being in good health; well.
