Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Definition:
Bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, walking, and so on.
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activities of daily living (ADL)
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Hospital that provides health care services to patients who have serious, sudden, or acute illnesses or injuries and/or who need certain surgeries.
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acute care facility (ACF)
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Patients have an average LOS of 4–5 days and a total LOS of less than 25 days; also called acute hospital classification.
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acute (short-term) hospital classification
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DHHS programs that provide services and assistance to needy children and families, including Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
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DHHS program that supports a nationwide aging network, providing services to the elderly to enable them to remain independent.
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Administration on Aging (AoA)
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Provides care and supervision in a structured environment to seniors with physical or mental limitations.
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adult day care
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DHHS agency that supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services.
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
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DHHS agency that works with states and other federal agencies to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites.
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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
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Long-term care facility that specializes in the care of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Alzheimer’s treatment facilities
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Outpatient care that allows patients to receive care in one day without the need for inpatient hospitalization; also called outpatient care.
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ambulatory care
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Freestanding center that dispenses and administers prescribed medications by continuous or intermittent infusion to ambulatory patients. Infusion is supervised by a licensed health care professional; also called ambulatory infusion center (AIC).
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ambulatory infusion center (AIC)
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Patients who are treated and released the same day and do not stay overnight in the hospital; length of stay is a maximum of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds; also called outpatients.
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ambulatory patients
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Certain procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis, with the patient treated and released the same day. Length of stay is a maximum of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds; if patients require a longer stay, they must be admitted to the facility as inpatients.
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ambulatory surgery patient
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Surgery is performed on an outpatient basis at a free-standing ambulatory surgical center. Patients arrive on the day of procedure, undergo surgery in an operating room, and recover under the care of nursing staff.
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ambulatory surgical center (ASC)
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Diagnostic and therapeutic services provided to inpatients and outpatients.
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ancillary services
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Combination of housing and supportive services including personal care and household management for seniors. Residents pay monthly rent and additional fees for services they require.
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assisted-living facility (ALF)
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Definition:
Total number of inpatient beds for which the facility is licensed by the state; also called bed count.
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bed count
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Definition:
Total number of inpatient beds for which the facility is licensed by the state; also called bed count.
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bed size
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Specializes in treating individuals with mental health diagnoses.
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behavioral health care hospital
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Federal program that provides necessary medical, dental, and mental health services to inmates by a professional staff and consistent with acceptable community standards. It consists of 82 institutions, each of which provides inmate ambulatory care.
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Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
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DHHS agency that provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent the outbreak of diseases.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Provides 24-hour medically directed evaluation and withdrawal management in an acute care inpatient setting. Treatment services usually include detoxification and withdrawal management, chemical dependency/substance abuse assessment, and therapy.
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chemical dependency program
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Intravenous administration of chemical agents that have specific and toxic effects upon a disease-causing cell or organism.
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chemotherapy
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Performs testing in microbiology, clinical chemistry, and toxicology; directed by a pathologist; and testing is performed by certified, professional technologists and technicians.
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clinical laboratory
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| Hospital ambulatory care patient who receives scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic care.
clinic outpatient
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Provides different levels of care based on the residents’ needs from independent living apartments to skilled nursing care in an affiliated nursing facility.
continuing care retirement communities (CCRC)
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Provide inmates with a secure housing environment that also offers vocational and educational advancement. Medical, dental, and mental health care services are provided to inmates according to a standard of care imposed by court decisions, legislation, accepted correctional and health care standards, and department policies and procedures.
correctional facilities
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Provides short-term (usually fewer than 15 days) crisis intervention and treatment; patients receive 24-hour-per-day supervision.
crisis service
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Located more than 35 miles from any other hospital or another CAH, or they are state certified as being a necessary provider of health care to area residents.
critical access hospital (CAH)
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| Therapeutic.
curative care
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Intensive treatment program provided to patients who live in the community but come to the facility up to five days per week.
day treatment program
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| Long-term care facilities that specialize in the care of patients diagnosed with dementia.
dementia care facilities
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Sometimes categorized as an intermediate care facility (ICF), these facilities provide residential care and day programming, including academic training, clinical and technical assistance, health care services, and diagnosis and evaluation of individuals with developmental disabilities.
developmentally disabled/mentally retarded facilities
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Inpatient hospital cases classified into groups that are expected to consume similar hospital resources. Hospital inpatients are discharged once the acute phase of illness has passed, and they are often transferred to other types of health care, such as outpatient care, skilled care facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, home health care, and so on.
diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
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| Intravenous administration of other drugs including antibiotics, antivirals, and so on.
drug therapy
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Definition:
Includes canes, crutches, IV supplies, hospital beds, ostomy supplies, oxygen, prostheses, walkers, wheelchairs, and so on.
durable medical equipment (DME)
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Immediate care is provided by an on-duty physician (usually salaried). The center is usually owned by private corporations in states where permitted or non-profit facilities; also called emergency care center.
emergency care center
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| One treated for urgent problems and either released the same day or admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.
emergency care patient
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| Provide care for the entire family and focus on general medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, and geriatrics.
family practitioners
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| Services provided to assist families in caring for the patient.
family support services
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Measures ability of health care facilities to deliver care that is safe and adequate, in accordance with federal law and regulation.
federal certification
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| Provide major medical care to federal correctional facility inmates.
federal medical centers (FMCs)
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DHHS agency that assures the safety of foods and cosmetics, and the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals, biological products, and medical devices.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Provide emergency care, perform general surgery, and admit patients for a range of problems from fractures to heart disease, based on licensing by the state.
general hospitals
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DHHS agency that provides health resources for medically underserved populations, works to build the health care workforce, maintains the National Health Service Corps, oversees the nation’s organ transplantation system, works to decrease infant mortality and improve child health, and provides services to people with AIDS through the Ryan White CARE Act programs.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
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Provides ambulatory cardiovascular services to include diagnosis and treatment, disease prevention, research, education, and cardiac rehabilitation.
heart and vascular center
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Allows people who are seriously ill or dying to remain at home and receive treatment from nurses, social workers, therapists, and other licensed health care professionals who provide skilled care in the home.
home care
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Provided by home health care agencies when intravenous administration of medication is medically appropriate for the patient’s condition, and treatment is administered in the home instead of on an inpatient hospital basis.
home infusion care
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Provides comprehensive medical and supportive social, emotional, and spiritual care to terminally ill patients and their families. Goal is palliative rather than curative.
hospice care
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Practices that are at least partially owned by the hospital, and physicians participate in a compensation plan provided by the hospital.
hospital-owned physician practice
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| Intravenous administration of fluids, electrolytes, and other additives.
hydration therapy
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Freestanding facility that provides radiographic and other imaging services to ambulatory patients. Some centers also provide training and participate in national research projects.
imaging center
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DHHS agency that supports a network of 37 hospitals, 60 health centers, 3 school health centers, 46 health stations, and 34 urban Indian health centers to provide services to nearly 1.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives of 557 federally recognized tribes.
Indian Health Service (IHS)
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| Located in a business setting, the emphasis is on employee health and safety.
industrial health clinic
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Definition:
Freestanding center that dispenses and administers prescribed medications by continuous or intermittent infusion to ambulatory patients. Infusion is supervised by a licensed health care professional; also called ambulatory infusion center (AIC).
infusion center
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Those who remain overnight in the facility for 24 or more hours and are provided with room and board and nursing services.
inpatients
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Specially trained individuals coordinate and/or provide mental health, financial, legal, and medical services to help the patient live successfully at home and in the community.
intensive case management
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Provides developmentally disabled people with medical care and supervision, nursing services, occupational and physical therapies, activity programs, educational and recreational services, and psychological services.
intermediate care facility (ICF)
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| Specialize in the care of adults.
internal medicine physicians
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Includes a range of nursing, social, and rehabilitative services for people who need ongoing assistance. Lengths of stay typically average greater than 30 days.
long-term care
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Defined in Medicare law as hospitals that have an average inpatient length of stay greater than 25 days. These hospitals typically provide extended medical and rehabilitative care for patients who are clinically complex and may suffer from multiple acute or chronic conditions.
long-term care hospital (LTCH)
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Administers health care for active members of the uniformed services (and their dependents) as provided by military treatment facilities and networks of civilian health care professionals.
Military Health System (MHS)
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| Coordinates civilian health care services when military treatment facility (MTF) services are unavailable.
Military Medical Support Office (MMSO)
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| Clinic and/or hospital located on a U.S. military base.
military treatment facility (MTF)
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Category of hospitals where two or more hospitals are owned, managed, or leased by a single organization; these may include acute, long-term, pediatric, rehabilitation, and/or psychiatric care facilities.
multi-hospital systems
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| Offer various types of medical specialty care in one organization, and they may be located in more than one location.
multi-specialty group physician practices
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Provides an external peer review process for correctional institutions that wish to meet its nationally accepted Standards for Health Services.
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)
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DHHS research center, with 17 separate institutes, is the world’s premier medical research organization, supporting some 35,000 research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments, and AIDS.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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Health care is provided to economically disadvantaged people, and treatment is family-centered because illnesses may result indirectly from crowded living conditions, unsanitary facilities, and other socioeconomic factors. Family care team consisting of a physician, nurse, and social worker provides continuity of care to families.
neighborhood health center
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Those who receive infant care upon birth, and if necessary they receive neonatal intensive care either within the hospital or as the result of transfer to another hospital.
newborn patients
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Provides medically necessary care to inpatients on a daily basis that is performed by, or under the supervision of, skilled medical personnel. SNFs provide IV therapy, rehabilitation, and wound care services; also called nursing facility (NF).
nursing facility (NF)
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Receive services furnished on a hospital’s premises that are ordered by a physician or other authorized individual, including use of a bed and periodic monitoring by nursing or other staff, which are reasonable and necessary to evaluate an outpatient’s condition or determine the need for a possible admission as an inpatient.
observation patients
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Outpatient care that allows patients to receive care in one day without the need for inpatient hospitalization; also called outpatient care.
outpatient care
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Facility where patients receive follow-up care. Visits are usually under one hour. The number of weekly visits depends on the patient’s needs.
outpatient clinic
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Patients who are treated and released the same day and do not stay overnight in the hospital; length of stay is a maximum of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds; also called outpatients.
outpatients
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| Intravenous administration of narcotics and other drugs designed to relieve pain.
pain management
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Specializes in treatment of acute and chronic pain syndromes using proven medications and procedures. Usually a multidisciplinary approach is used, involving participating specialists such as physiatrists, psychiatrists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, internists, and physical and occupational therapists.
pain management center
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| Comfort management.
palliative care
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Program for hospital patients who regularly use the hospital facilities for a substantial number of either daytime or nighttime hours.
partial hospitalization program
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| Provide comprehensive services for infants, children, and adolescents.
pediatricians
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Provide assistance in performing daily living activities, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, going to the toilet, mealtime assistance, travel training, and accessing recreation services.
personal care and support services
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| Offers adult and family care medicine in internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practice.
primary care center
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| Provides preventive medicine services such as well baby clinics, which include immunizations and routine checkups.
public health department
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Uniformed Service of the Department of Health and Human Services. Leadership is provided by the U.S. Surgeon General. It provides highly trained and mobile health professionals who carry out programs to promote the nation’s health, understand and prevent disease and injury, assure safe and effective drugs and medical devices, deliver health services to federal beneficiaries, and furnish health expertise in time of war or other national or international emergencies.
Public Health Service (PHS)
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Hospital ambulatory care patient who receives diagnostic or therapeutic care because such care is unavailable in the primary care provider’s office. Follow-up is done at the primary care provider’s office.
referred outpatient
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Provides occupational, physical, and speech therapy to patients with various injuries and various neurological and neuromuscular conditions.
rehabilitation facility (outpatient)
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| Admits patients who are diagnosed with trauma or disease and who need to learn how to function.
rehabilitation hospitals (inpatient)
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Provides non-medical custodial care, which can be provided in a single family residence, a retirement residence, or in any appropriate care facility including a nursing home.
residential care facility (RCF)
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| Seriously disturbed patients receive intensive and comprehensive psychiatric treatment on a long-term basis.
residential treatment facility
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Care provided by specially trained individuals at a setting other than the patient’s home to offer relief and rest to primary caregivers.
respite care
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Ambulatory care centers established remotely from the hospital. Primary care is provided by an on-duty physician (usually salaried).
satellite clinics
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Patients have an average LOS of 4–5 days and a total LOS of less than 25 days; also called acute hospital classification.
short-term (acute) hospital classification
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| Category of hospitals that are selfcontained and not part of a larger organization.
single hospitals
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| Single-specialty practices that consist of two or more physicians who provide patients with one specific type of care.
single-specialty group physician practices
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Includes services that are ordered by a physician and provided under the supervision of a registered nurse, or physical, occupational, or speech therapist.
skilled care
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Provides medically necessary care to inpatients on a daily basis that is performed by, or under the supervision of, skilled medical personnel. SNFs provide IV therapy, rehabilitation, and wound care services; also called nursing facility (NF).
skilled nursing facility (SNF)
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| Organizations that do not have physician partners or employment affiliations with other practice organizations.
solo physician practices
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| Concentrate on a particular population of patients or disease.
specialty hospitals
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| Provides health care to full-and part-time students who become ill or injured.
student health center
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Provided in hospitals that provide specialized long-term acute care such as chemotherapy, injury rehabilitation, ventilator support, wound care, and other types of health care services provided to seriously ill patients.
subacute care
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DHHS agency that works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
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| Allows a rural hospital to admit a nonacute care patient.
swing bed
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| State-federal welfare program.
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
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| Six to 10 individuals are provided with supervised housing that may be linked with a day treatment program.
therapeutic group home
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Administration of nutritional substances by peripheral or central intravenous infusion to patients who are either already malnourished or have the potential for developing malnutrition.
total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
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Immediate care is provided by an on-duty physician (usually salaried). The center is usually owned by private corporations in states where permitted or non-profit facilities; also called emergency care center.
urgent care center
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An agency in the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care to veterans of the armed services.
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
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| Administers and provides health care services at VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and community-based outpatient clinics.
Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)
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Patients have an average LOS of 4–5 days and a total LOS of less than 25 days; also called acute hospital classification.
short-term or acute
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Located more than 35 miles from any other hospital or another CAH, or they are state certified as being a necessary provider of health care to area residents.
Critical access hospitals (CAHs)
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| Allows a rural hospital to admit a nonacute care patient.
Swing-bed
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| Specializes in treating individuals with mental health diagnoses.
Behavioral health care hospitals
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Defined in Medicare law as hospitals that have an average inpatient length of stay greater than 25 days. These hospitals typically provide extended medical and rehabilitative care for patients who are clinically complex and may suffer from multiple acute or chronic conditions.
Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs)
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Certain procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis, with the patient treated and released the same day. Length of stay is a maximum of 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds; if patients require a longer stay, they must be admitted to the facility as inpatients.
Ambulatory surgery patients
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| One treated for urgent problems and either released the same day or admitted to the hospital as an inpatient.
Emergency care patients
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Definition:
Freestanding center that dispenses and administers prescribed medications by continuous or intermittent infusion to ambulatory patients. Infusion is supervised by a licensed health care professional; also called ambulatory infusion center (AIC).
ambulatory infusion center, AIC
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Provides medically necessary care to inpatients on a daily basis that is performed by, or under the supervision of, skilled medical personnel. SNFs provide IV therapy, rehabilitation, and wound care services; also called nursing facility (NF).
nursing facility, NF
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| Administers and provides health care services at VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and community-based outpatient clinics.
Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN)
