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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Providers

And examples

A

People or organizations that provide health care

Doctors nurses clinics

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Facilities

And examples

A

Places where care is delivered or administered

Hospitals and treatment centers

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Payers

And examples

A

People or organizations paying for healthcare services

Medicare and medicaid

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4
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LCT

who is it for and what does it stand for

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Long term care

For people who need 24 hour skilled care

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5
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Skilled care

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Medically necessary care

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6
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Length of stay

A

Number of days a person staying in the health care facility

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7
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Terminal illness

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Illness will eventually cause death

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8
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Home health care

A

Care provided in a persons home

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9
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Diagnosis

A

Medical conditions determined by doctors

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10
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Assisted living

A

Places where people need help with daily care

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11
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Dementia

A

Serious loss of mental abilities

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12
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Adult day services

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People who need assistance during certain hours

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13
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Acute care

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24 hour skilled care given in hospitals

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14
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Subacute care

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Is care given in a hospital or long term care facility

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Outpatient care

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Less than 24 hours usually for people who need short term skilled care

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16
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Rehabilitation

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Care given by specialists to restore and improve function

17
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Hospice care

A

Give physical and emotional and comfort for people who have six months or less to live

18
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Hmo

What it stands for and what it means

A

Health maintenance organizations

Require patients to use particular doctor or group of doctors

19
Q

PPO’s

What it stands for

A

Preferred provider organizations

20
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Managed care

A

Cost controlled strategy

21
Q

ADLS

A

Activities of daily living

Bathing skin nail hair care

22
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Policy

A

Is a course of action taken every time a certain situation occurs

23
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Procedure

A

Method or way of doing something

24
Q

Cite

A

Find a problem through survey

25
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Joint commission

A

Independent non profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations

26
Q

CMS

what it stands for what it is

A

Federal agency within the us department of health and human services

27
Q

Medicare

A

Health insurance for people aged 65 or older

Also any age with kidney failure or certain disabilities

28
Q

Medicaid

A

Medical assistance program for low income

29
Q

Culture change

A

Process of transforming services for elders so they are based in values and practices of the person receiving care

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