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vocab terms

Health inequities

Differences in health status or access to healthcare between different population groups.

Health equity

The principle of ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to attain their highest level of health.

Racial health disparities

Health differences that are closely linked with social, economic, and environmental disadvantage based on race.

Hypertension

A chronic medical condition characterized by consistently elevated blood pressure.

Mortality rate

The number of deaths in a given population during a specific time period.

Socioeconomic levels

Classifications based on income, education, and occupation that influence an individual’s or group’s economic and social position.

Historical medical injustices

Past instances where medical practices harmed specific populations, often based on race or socioeconomic status.

Tuskegee syphilis experiment

A study conducted by the U.S. Public Health Service from 1932 to 1972 that examined the natural progression of untreated syphilis in African American men.

Systemic racism

A form of racism that is embedded as normal practice within society or an organization.

Clinical algorithms

Step-by-step problem-solving procedures used by medical professionals to make clinical decisions.

Implicit bias

Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

Race-conscious medicine

An approach that considers a patient's racial and ethnic background in their healthcare treatment.

Culturally competent care

Healthcare that is respectful of and responsive to the cultural health beliefs and practices of diverse patients.

Curb cut effect

The idea that services designed for a specific group can benefit a larger population.

Triple aim

An approach in healthcare that aims to improve patient experience, improve population health, and reduce costs.

Quintuple aim

An extension of the triple aim that incorporates provider well-being to enhance the quality of care.

Hexagonal aim

An evolving approach in healthcare that adds additional aims to the quintuple aim framework for better outcomes.

Medical Navigator

A person who assists patients in navigating the healthcare system and accessing appropriate services.

Complex Care Patient

Patients with multiple chronic conditions and social determinants that complicate their healthcare.

Patient Portal Engagement

Encouraging patients to actively participate in their healthcare through digital platforms.

Primary Care

Basic or general healthcare typically provided by physicians who focus on overall health maintenance.

Triple Aim in Healthcare

An initiative that seeks to improve health care quality, enhance patient experience, and reduce costs.

USPSTF Prevention Scores

Scores developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to guide preventive health services.

Team-Based Care

A collaborative approach where multiple healthcare professionals work together for patient care.

Doctor's Dilemma

The conflict faced by clinicians regarding the balance between quality care and the demands of a healthcare system.

Practicing at the 'Top of Your License'

Encouraging healthcare professionals to perform tasks that align with their highest level of skill and training.

5 Cs of Primary Care

Five essential components that define quality primary care: first contact, continuity, comprehensive, coordinated, and community-oriented.

Value-Based Care

A healthcare delivery model in which providers are paid based on patient health outcomes.

Telemedicine

The use of technology to deliver care and information from a distance.

Social Determinants of Health

The conditions in which people are born, live, work, and age that affect health and quality of life.

5-50 Rule

A guideline for identifying patients who use healthcare services frequently and may require special management.

Integrated Practice Units (IPUs)

Healthcare delivery teams that take collective responsibility for a specific patient population.”},{