Medical Settings

Question 1

Physician’s Offices:

Answer 1

provide diagnosis and treatment services in the private office setting

Question 2

Hospices:

Answer 2

provide supportive treatment to terminally patients and their families

Question 3

Specialty Care Hospitals

Answer 3

Provide treatment for very specific types of diseases- NYEE

Psychiatric Hpspitals

Question 4

Acute Care or General Hospitals:

Answer 4

provide treatment (surgery, medications, and therapy) and diagnosis (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) of diseases for a short period of time; may also provide emergency and obstetrical care

Question 5

Nursing Homes or Long-Term Care Facilities:

Answer 5

Provide long-term care for patients needing extra time to recover from an illness or injury before returning home, or patients who can no longer care for themselves

Question 6

Ambulatory Care Centers, Surgical Centers, or Outpatient Clinics:

Answer 6

provide services that did not require an overnight hospital stay; services range from simple surgeries to diagnostic and treatment services

Question 7

Health Maintenance organization (HMO)

Answer 7

Provides a wide range of services by a group of physicians of primary-care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system

Question 8

Home Health Care

Answer 8

Provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in the patient’s own home

Question 9

Rehabilitation Centers:

Answer 9

Provide intensive physical and occupational therapy; includes inpatient and outpatient treatment