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Health Care Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unscramble this word : RAALOTBYRO | Laboratory |
| Unscramble this word : TLEHHA NNCIAMTNAEE | Health maintenance |
| Unscramble this word : OLGN ETMR AREC | Long-term care |
| Unscramble this word : UNLTISIDAR ETHLAH | Industrial health |
| Unscramble this word : MNCEGEREY AECR | Emergency care |
| Unscramble this word : LNTEMA LHTEHA | Mental health |
| Unscramble this word : LNCCII | Clinic |
| Unscramble this word : EAIINRIABHTLTO | Rehabilitation |
| Unscramble this word : POTSAHIL | Hospital |
| Type of health care facility : provides assistance and care for mainly elderly patients | Long-term Care Facilities (LTCs or LTCFs) |
| Type of health care facility : provides special care for accidents or sudden illness | Emergency care services |
| Type of health care facility : deals with mental disorders and disease | Mental health facilities |
| Type of health care facility : health centers located in large companies or industries | Industrial health care centers |
| Type of health care facility : offices owned by one or more dentists | Dental offices |
| Type of health care facility : performs special diagnostic tests | Laboratories |
| Type of health care facility : provides care in a patient's home | Home health care |
| Type of health care facility : provide physical, occupational, and other therapies | Rehabilitation facilities |
| Hospitals are classified into four types depending on the sources of income received. List the four main types. | General hospitals, Specialty hospitals, Government hospitals, and University/College medical centers |
| Part 1 : List and briefly describe the three most common types of long term care facilities. | Residential care facilities : provides basic physical and emotional care |
| Part 2 : List and briefly describe the three most common types of long term care facilities. | Extended care facilities : provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients or residents to return home |
| Part 3 : List and briefly describe the three most common types of long term care facilities. | Independent living or Assisted living facilities : allows individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility |
| List three services offered by medical offices. | Diagnosis, treatment, and examination |
| Identify at least three different types of clinics. | Urgent/Emergency, specialty, outpatient |
| List three examples of services that can be provided by home health care agencies. | Nursing care, personal care, therapy |
| What type of care does hospice provide? | Provides care for a terminally ill person who has a life expectancy of 6 months or less |
| What is the purpose or main goal for the care provided by rehabilitation facilities? | To help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self care and function |
| Identify three services offered by school health services. | Promote health education, perform tests to check on speech, vision, or hearing, and provide emergency care for victims of accidents or sudden illness |
| assisted living facilities | allows individuals who can care for themselves to purchase/rent an apartment in facility, provides services such as meals, laundry, housekeeping, transportation, social events, and basic medical care (such as helping with medication) |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | another division of the USDHHS; concerned with causes, spread, and control of disease in populations |
| clinics | heath care facilities found in many types of health care, some are composed of a group of medical or dental doctors and others are operated by private groups who provide special care |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | a federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public |
| genetic counseling centers | work with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering pregnancy, can be an independent facility or located in another facility such as a hospital |
| health departments | provide health services as directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) |
| health insurance plans | offered by a several thousand insurance agencies, an individual pays a fee for insurance coverage and the company pays for health care services. |
| health maintenance organizations (HMO) | provides total health care directed toward preventive health care for a fee that is usually fixed and prepaid |
| hospitals | major type of health care facility, vary in size and service provided, some are small and serve basic needs of a community and others are large and offer a wide range of services |
| independent living facilities | allows individuals who can care for themselves to purchase/rent an apartment in facility, provides services such as meals, laundry, housekeeping, transportation, social events, and basic medical care (such as helping with medication) |
| managed care | employers and insurance companies who pay large medical bills ensure that money is spent efficiently rather than wastefully |
| Medicaid | a medical assistance program that is jointly funded by the federal government and state governments but operated by individual states |
| medical offices | vary from privately owned offices to large complexes operated as corporations, services include diagnosis, treatment, examination, basic laboratory testing, minor surgery, and other similar care |
| Medicare | a federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65, any person with a disability for at least 2 years, and any person with end stage renal (kidney) disease |
| Medigap | health insurance plans that help pay expenses not covered by Medicare |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | a division of the USDHHS; involved in the research on disease |
| nonprofit agencies | supported by donations, membership fees, fund-raisers, and federal or state grants that provide health services at national, state, and local levels |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses |
| optical centers | provides vision examinations, prescribe glasses or contact lenses, and check for the presence of eye diseases, can be individually owned or be part of a large chain of stores |
| organizational structure | may be complex in large facilities or simple in smaller facilities, encompasses a line of authority or chain of command |
| preferred provider organizations (PPOs) | another type of managed care health insurance plan usually provided by large industries or companies to their employees |
| school health services | found in schools and colleges, services provide emergency care for victims of accidents or sudden illness |
| TRICARE | U.S. government health insurance plan for all military personnel |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) | a national agency that deals with the health problems in the United States |
| voluntary agencies | supported by donations, membership fees, fund-raisers, and federal or state grants that provide health services at national, state, and local levels |
| Worker’s Compensation | health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | an international agency sponsored by the United Nations; complies statistics and information o diseases and publishes health information |
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