Chapter 1

Question 1

Providers

And examples

Answer 1

People or organizations that provide health care

Doctors nurses clinics

Question 2

Facilities

And examples

Answer 2

Places where care is delivered or administered

Hospitals and treatment centers

Question 3

Payers

And examples

Answer 3

People or organizations paying for healthcare services

Medicare and medicaid

Question 4

LCT

who is it for and what does it stand for

Answer 4

Long term care

For people who need 24 hour skilled care

Question 5

Skilled care

Answer 5

Medically necessary care

Question 6

Length of stay

Answer 6

Number of days a person staying in the health care facility

Question 7

Terminal illness

Answer 7

Illness will eventually cause death

Question 8

Home health care

Answer 8

Care provided in a persons home

Question 9

Diagnosis

Answer 9

Medical conditions determined by doctors

Question 10

Assisted living

Answer 10

Places where people need help with daily care

Question 11

Dementia

Answer 11

Serious loss of mental abilities

Question 12

Adult day services

Answer 12

People who need assistance during certain hours

Question 13

Acute care

Answer 13

24 hour skilled care given in hospitals

Question 14

Subacute care

Answer 14

Is care given in a hospital or long term care facility

Question 15

Outpatient care

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Rehabilitation

Answer 16

Care given by specialists to restore and improve function

Question 17

Hospice care

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Hmo

What it stands for and what it means

Answer 18

Health maintenance organizations

Require patients to use particular doctor or group of doctors

Question 19

PPO’s

What it stands for

Answer 19

Preferred provider organizations

Question 20

Managed care

Answer 20

Cost controlled strategy

Question 21

ADLS

Answer 21

Activities of daily living

Bathing skin nail hair care

Question 22

Policy

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Procedure

Answer 23

Method or way of doing something

Question 24

Cite

Answer 24

Find a problem through survey

Question 25

Joint commission

Answer 25

Independent non profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations

Question 26

CMS

what it stands for what it is

Answer 26

Federal agency within the us department of health and human services

Question 27

Medicare

Answer 27

Health insurance for people aged 65 or older

Also any age with kidney failure or certain disabilities

Question 28

Medicaid

Answer 28

Medical assistance program for low income

Question 29

Culture change

Answer 29

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