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HIT 110 Health Care Settings Key Word Definitions

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show bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, walking, and so on  
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show hospital the provides healthcare services to patients who have serious, sudden or acute illnesses or injuries and/or who need certain surgeries  
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show patients have an average LOS of 4-5 days and a total LOS of less than 25 days: aka short-term hospital classifications  
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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)   show
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Administration on Aging(AOA)   show
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show provides care and supervision in a structured environment to seniors with physical or mental limitations  
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show DHHS agency that supports research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services  
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show DHHS agency that works with states and other federal agencies to prevent exposure to hazardous substances from waste sites  
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Alzheimer's treatment facilities   show
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ambulatory care   show
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show freestanding center that dispenses and administers prescribed medications by continuous or intermittent infusion to ambulatory patients, supervised by a licensed health care professional; aka infusion center  
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show patients who are treated and released the same day and do not stay overnight in the hospital; length of stay is a maximum of 23 hours , 59 mins and 59 sec; aka outpatients  
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show surgery is performed on an outpatient basis at a free-standing ambulatory surgical center, patients arrive on the day of procedure, undergo surgery in an operating room and recover under the care of a nursing staff  
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show certain procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis, with the patient treated and released the same day, if stay is longer than 23 hrs, 59 mins, 59 sec, patient must be admitted to the facility as inpatient  
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ancillary services   show
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show combination of housing and supportive services including personal care and household management for seniors, residents pay monthly rent additional fees for services they require  
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show total number of inpatient bed for which the facility is licensed by the state; aka bed size  
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bed size   show
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behavioral health care hospital   show
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show federal program that provides necessary medical, dental and mental health services to inmates by a professional staff and consistent with acceptable community standards, consists of 82 institutions, each of which provides inmate ambulatory care  
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cafeteria plan   show
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capitation payment   show
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show DHHS agency that provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent the outbreak of diseases  
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show provides 24-hour medically directed evaluation and withdrawal management in an acute care inpatient setting, treatment services usually include detoxification and withdrawal management, chemical dependency/substance abuse assessment and therapy  
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show intravenous administration of chemical agents that have specific and toxic effects upon a disease-causing cell or organism  
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clinical laboratory   show
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clinical outpatient   show
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show includes group and staff models that provide services at HMO-owned health centers or satellite clinics, or by physicians who belong to a specially formed medical group that services the HMO  
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Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)   show
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show fixed amount a subscriber must pay when seeking health care services  
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correctional facilities   show
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crisis services   show
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show located more than 35 miles from any other hospital or another CAH, or they are state certified as being a necessary provider of health care to area residents  
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curative care   show
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show intensive treatment program provided to patients who live in the community but come to the facility up to five days per week  
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show long term are facilities that specialize in the care of patients diagnosed with dementia  
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show sometimes categorized as an intermediate care facility(ICF, these facilities provide residential care, day programming,including academic trainng, clinical & technical assistance, health care services, and diagnosis & evaluation of individuals with develo  
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show Inpatient hospital cases classified into groups, transferred to other types of healthcare, ie. outpatient care, skilled care facilities, rehab, home health, and so on  
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direct contract model HMO   show
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show intravenous administration of other drugs including antibiotics, antivirals, and so on  
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durable medical equipment (DME)   show
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emergency care center   show
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show one treated for urgent problems and either released the same day or admitted to the hospital as an inpatient  
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Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)   show
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show provides care for the entire family and focuses on general medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, and geriatrics  
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Family Support Services   show
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show measures ability of health care facilities to deliver dare that is safe and adequate, in accordance with federal law and regulations  
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show provide major medical care to federal correctional facility inmates  
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flexible benefit plan   show
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Food & Drug Administration (FDA)   show
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general hospitals   show
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group model HMO   show
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Group Practice Without Walls (GPWW)   show
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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)   show
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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)   show
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show provides ambulatory cardiovascular services to include diagnosis and treatment, disease prevention, research, education and cardiac rehab  
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home care   show
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home infusion care   show
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hospice care   show
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hospitialists   show
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show practices that are at least partially owned by the hospital, and physicians participate in a compensation plan provided by the hospital  
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show intravenous administration of fluids, electrolytes, and other additives.  
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imaging center   show
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Independent Practice Association (IPA)   show
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Indian Health Association (IHS)   show
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show located in a business setting, the emphasis is on employee health and safety  
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show freestanding center that dispenses and administers prescribed medications by continuous or intermittent infusion to ambulatory patients, supervised by a licensed health care professional; aka ambulatory infusion center  
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show those who remain overnight in the facility for 24 or more hours and are provided with room and board and nursing service  
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Integrated Delivery System (IDS)   show
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Integrated Provider Organization (IPO)   show
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intensive case management   show
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Intermediate Care Facility (ICF)   show
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show specializes in the care of adults  
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show includes a range of nursing, social, and rehabilitative services for people who need ongoing assistance, length of stay typically average greater than 30 days  
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Long-term Care Hospital (LTCH)   show
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long-term care hospital classification   show
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show originally referred to the prepaid healthcare sector, such as HMOs, combined healthcare deliver with financing of health care services, also referred to PPOs for some forms of indemnity coverage  
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show provides practice management services, including administrative and support services, to individual physician practices  
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medical foundation   show
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medical necessity   show
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show Administers healthcare for active members of the uniformed services & their dependents as provided by military treatment facilities & networks of civilian healthcare professionals  
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show coordinates civilian healthcare services when military treatment facility (MTF) services are unavailable  
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show clinic and/or hospital located on a US military base  
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multi-hospital systems   show
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show offer various types of medical specialty care in one organization, and they may be located in more than one location  
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show Provides an external peer review process for correctional institutions that wish to meet its nationally accepted Standards for Health Safety  
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show DHHS research center, with 17 separate institutes, is the world premier medical research organization, supporting some 35K research projects nationwide in diseases like cancer,Alzheimer's, diabetes, arthritis, heart ailments, & AIDS  
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show healthcare provided to economically disadvantaged,treatment is family-centered, living condition focused, team consist of physician, nurse, social worker, provides continuity of care to family  
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network model (HMO)   show
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show physicians and healthcare facilities under contact to the managed care plan  
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show those who receive infant care upon birth, and if necessary they receive neonatal intensive care either within the hospital or as the result of transfer to another hospital  
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observation patients   show
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open-panel HMO   show
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show intravenous administration of narcotics and other drug designed to relieve pain  
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show specializes in treatment of acute & chronic pain syndromes using proven medications & procedures  
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palliative care   show
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partial hospitalization program   show
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show provides comprehensive services for infants, children & adolescents  
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personal care and support services   show
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show managed care contracts are negotiated by hospital and physician groups; physician maintain their own practices & provide services to plan members  
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show patients have the freedom to use an HMO panel of providers or to self-refer to non-HMO providers  
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show form of utilization management that involves the review for medical necessity of inpatient care prior to inpatient admission  
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Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)   show
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show offers adult and family care medicine in internal medicine, pediatrics, and family practices  
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show Uniformed Service of the Dept of Health & Human Services, leadership is provided by the US Surgeon General, promotes the nations health, understand & prevent disease & injury, assure safe & effective drugs & medical devices to federal beneficiaries in war  
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public health department   show
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show hospital ambulatory care patient who receives diagnostic or therapeutic care because care is unavailable in the primary care providers office, follow up is done in the primary care providers office  
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show admits patients who are diagnosed with trauma or disease and who need to learn how to function  
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residential care facility (RCF)   show
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show seriously disturbed patients receive intensive and comprehensive psychiatric treatment on a long-term basis  
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respite care   show
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show ambulatory care centers established remotely from the hospital, primary care is provided by an on duty physician (usually salaried)  
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show patients have an average LOS of 4-5 days and a total LOS of less than 25 days  
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single hospitals   show
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single specialty group physician practices   show
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skilled care   show
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Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)   show
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show organization that do not have physician partners or employment affiliations with other practice organizations  
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show concentrates on a particular population of patients or diseases  
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show similar to large multispecialty group practices, may be partially owned by physician employees, with physicians functioning as employees of physician group owning the practice or the insurer  
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student health center   show
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show provided in hospitals that provide specialized long-term acute care such as chemotherapy, injury rehab, ventilator support, wound care, and other types of healthcare services provided to seriously ill patients  
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subscribers   show
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show DHHS agency that works t improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment, and mental health services  
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show allows a rural hospital to admit a nonacute care patient  
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show state federal welfare program  
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therapeutic group home   show
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total parenteral nutrition (TPN)   show
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triple option plan   show
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urgent care center (emergency care center)   show
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utilization manager   show
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ventilator   show
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show An agency in the Department of Veterans Affairs that provides medical, surgical, and rehab care to veterans of the armed services  
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show Administers and provides healthcare services at VA Medical Centers (VAMCs) and community-based outpatient clinics  
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