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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