Notebook Vocab Unit 1

Hospitals

one of the major type of health care facilities

Long-term Care Facility (LTC)

mainly provide assistance and care for elderly patients

Independent/Assisted Living

facilities allow individuals who can care fort themselves to rent/purchase apparently in the facility

Medical Offices

privately owned large complexes that generate as corporations and employ health care professionals

Dental Offices

owned by dentists/dental clinics and employ a number of dentists

Clinics

health care facilities found in many types of health care

Optical Centers

owned by optometrists/ophthalmologist and provide vision exams, prescribe glasses/contacts and check for eye diseases

Emergency Care Services

special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness, they provide ambulances, rescue squads and to rapidly transport patients to med. facilities

Laboratories

can perform special diagnostic tests such as blood/urine test

Home Health Care

provide care in a patients home

Hospice

provide care for terminally ill persons with a life expectancy of 6 months or less and allows the person to die with dignity and in comfort

Rehabilitation

provide care to help patients with physical/mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care/function

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOS)

provide total health care directed toward preventative care

Industrial Health Care Centers

provide health care for employees of the industry/business by performing examinations and teaching accident prevention/safety

School Health Services

check for health conditions such as speech, vision, and hearing problems/promote health education

World Health Organization (WTO)

international agency sponsored by the United Nations (UN)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)

national agency that deals with health problems in the U.S. w/ multiple divisions

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

involved in research on disease

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in the population

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

federal agency responsible for regulating food/drug products sold to the public

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

federal agency established in 1990 to research quality of health care delivery and identify standards of treatment

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

enforces standards that protect workers from job related injuries/illnesses

Health Department

provide health services directed by USDHHS ex. immunization for disease control, and inspection for environment health

Voluntary/Non-profit Agencies

supported by donations, membership fees, fundraisers/ federal and state grants

Health Insurance Plans

without it the cost of treating illnesses can mean financial disaster for people/family

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

health insurance plan to form contracts with health care agencies and provide certain types of health care at reduced rates

Medicare

federal government program that provides health care for people over age of 65 and anyone with disability who has received social security benefits for at least 2 years

Medicaid

medical assistance program operated by people’s states and vary slightly and achieve to help low income, children who qualify for public assistance

Worker’s Compensation

health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job

Managed Care

approach that developed in response to rising health care costs

Organizational Structure

structure may be complex/simple they always encompass a line of authority or chain of command

Cost Containment

trying to control the rising cost of health care and achieving the maximum benefit of every cost spent

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG)

one way Congress is trying to control cost for government insurance plans such as medicare/medicaid

Geriatric Care

care for the elderly and will continue to see rapid growth in the future

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

has led to development of many regulations regarding long-term care and home health care-1987

Holistic Health Care

care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well-being by treating the whole body, mind, and spirit. each person is considered unique and uses methods that include western medical practices

Alternative Therapies

methods of treatment that are used in place of biomedical therapies

Complementary Therapies

methods of treatment that are used in conjunction with conventional medical therapies

Telemedicine

remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology