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DHO Chapter 2
Health Care Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hospitals | one of the major types of health care facilities |
| long-term care facilities | mainly provide assistance and care for the elderly patients, called residents |
| independent and assisted living | allow individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility |
| medical offices | could be privately owned by one doctor or could be large complexes that operate as corporations and employ many doctors and other health professionals |
| dental offices | could be privately owned by one or more dentists; could also be dental clinics that employ a group of dentists |
| clinics | health care facilities found in many areas of health care; can be a group of medical or dental doctors who share a facility and personnel or operated by private groups who provide special care |
| optical centers | provide vision exams, prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses, and check for eye disease |
| laboratories | perform special diagnostic tests such as blood or urine tests |
| home health care | provide care in a patient's home; nursing care, personal care, therapy, etc. |
| hospice | provide care for terminally ill persons who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less |
| mental health facilities | treat patients with mental disorders or diseases |
| genetic counseling centers | work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering a pregnancy; they perform prenatal screening tests, check for genetic abnormalities and birth defects, explain the results of the tests, identify medical options. |
| rehabilitation facilites | provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function; services may include physical, occupational, recreational, speech, and hearing therapy |
| health maintenance organizatoins | provide total health care directed toward preventative health care for a fee that is usually fixed and prepaid; services include examinations, basic medical services, health education, and hospitalization or rehabilitation services needed |
| industrial health care centers | found in large companies; provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic examinations, teaching accident prevention and safety, and providing emergency care |
| school health services | provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness; perform tests to check for health conditions such as speech, vision, and hearing problems; promote health education; maintain a safe and sanitary school environment |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | international agency sponsored by the United Nations; complies statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, and investigates and addresses serious health problems throughout the world |
| US Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) | national agency that deals with the health problems in the United States |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | a division of USDHHS; involoved in research on disease |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | another division of the USDHHS; concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public |
| Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) | federal agency established in 1990 to research the quality of health care delivery and identify the standards of treatment that should be provided by health care facilities |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses |
| health departments | provide health services as directed by the USDHHS |
| voluntary or non-profit agencies | supported by donations, membership fees, fund-raisers, and federal or state grants; they provide health services at national, state, and local levels |
| health insurance plans | used to pay for costs of health care; plans offered by several thousand insurance agencies |
| preferred provider organization (PPO) | forms a contract with certain health care agencies, such as a large hospital and/or specific doctors and dentists, to provide certain types of health care at reduced rates |
| Medicare | federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65, for any person with a disability who has received social security benefits for at least 2 years, and for any person with end-stage renal disease |
| Medigap | health insurance plans that help pay expenses not covered by Medicare |
| Medicaid | medical assistance program jointly funded by the federal government and state governments but operated by individual states |
| workers' compensation | health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job |
| TRICARE | US government health insurance plan for all military personnel |
| managed care | an approach that has developed in response to rising health care costs; ensure that money is spent efficiently rather than wastefully |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | set of federal regulations adopted to protect the confidentiality of patient information and the ability to retain health insurance coverage |
| assisted living facilities | allow individuals to take care of themselves while providing meals, housekeeping, transportsation, social events and basic medical care |
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