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DHO Chapter 1
History and Trends in Healthcare
Term | Definition |
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alternative therapy | Method of treatment used in a place of biomedical therapies. |
complementery therapies | Method of treatment used in conjunction with biomedical therapies |
cost contalnment procedures | used to control cost or expenes |
diagnostic related gruops | one way congress is trying to control costs for goverment insurance plans such as medicare and medicaid |
energy conservation | monitoring the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources |
geriatric care | another field that will continue to experience rapid growth in the future |
holistic health care | that promotes physical emotional,social,intdlectual and spirtual well being by treating the whole body,mind,and spirit |
integrative health care | uses both mainstream medical treatments and cam therapies to treat a patient |
omnibus buget reconciliation act | led to develpment of many regulations reguarding long term care and home health care |
out patient services | patients recieve care without being admitted to naspitals or other care facilities |
pandemic | exits when the outbreak of a disease occurs over a wide geagraphic area and affects a high proportion of the population |
telemedicine | involves use of video ,audio ,and computer systems to provide medical and or health care services |
wellness | state of being in optimum health with a balanced relationship between physical,mental,and social health |
home health care | a form of cost containment, all aspects of health care can be involved to provide services in the home |