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KDA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (terms)
Term | Meaning |
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DRG | Diagnosis-related groups |
PPO | preferred provider organization |
HIPAA | health insurance portabilityand accountability act |
HOSPICE | inpatient center |
FUNCTIONAL NURSING | a method of organizing the health care team |
PRIMARY NURSING | method of patient care delivery in which the professional nurse is responsible for the entire nursing team |
TEAM NURSING | a task oriented method of organizing the health care team |
PATIENT FOCUS CARE | multidiscipinary plans make decisions deliver care with the patient needs |
TASK ORIENTED | nursing care that is arranged according to what must be done |
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM | makes decisions and implemnts the delivery of paient care |
HHS | health and human services |
RN | registered nurse |
LPN | licensed practical nurse |
NURSE | a person educated and trained to provide health care for people |
NURSING ASSISTANT | a person who helps the registered nurse |
CPT | current procedural terminology |
MANAGED CARE | a term used to describe a wide variety of payment agreement negotiated contractsand discounts. |
LVN | licensed vocational nurse |
HOSPITAL | short term or emergency care facility |