unit one Flashcards
a building that makes possible some activity
facility
JCAHO
joint commission on accretion of healthcare organizations ( standard regulation for hospitals)
hospitals are classified by
type of care
types of hospitals
government general and specialty
ambulatory care clinic
a group of physicians with different specialties that share a building
medical offices include
medical doctors and dental offices
rehabilitation
physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy
long term care
nursing homes that provide care to the elderly
residential care
basic physical care
extended care
provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services
assisted living
provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services
assisted living
provide basic services and med care
hmo
health maintenance organization
preventative care
usdhhs
us department of human and health services
makes healthcare affordable and accessible delivery of healthcare
nih
national institute of health
lab research of diseases
who
world health organization
public health information
managed care
way to provide care at a reasonable cost
government healthcare
madicare
hsa
health savings account
premium
cost you pay monthly for insurance
deductible
the amount the patient pays before insurance does
co insurance
percent or expense shared by patient
co payment
specific amount a patient pays for a service
palliative
relieves but doesn’t cure
hsa
health savings act
drgs
diagnostic related groups
gov effort to control costs for medicare and medicaid
ppo
preferred provider organization
medicare
gov health insurance for 65+
medicaid
blind disabled and low income
workers compensation
health insurance plan for workers injured on the job
patients with acute illness or disease
short term illness
patients with long term illness or disease
long term disease
orthopedic doctor
bones muscles tendons and ligaments
oncology
cancer
physiatrics
behavior and emotional
obstetrics
maternal / child
pediatrics
older infant to 17yrs
emergency room
trauma or accidents that can be life threatening
geriatrics
65+
lab
diagnostic test on body fluid or tissue
why organizational (3)
identifies chain of command,one of authority, who you should go to