Chapter 2 Health Care Systems: Key Terms
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Hospitals
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one of the major types of health care facilities
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Long-term care facilities
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provide assistance and care for elderly patients
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Medical offices
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offices that are privately owned by one doctor to large complexes that operate as corporations
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Dental offices
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vary in size from offices that are privately by one or more dentists to dental clinics
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Clinics
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health care facilities found in many types of health care
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Home health care
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agencies that are designed to provide care in a patient's home.
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Hospice
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agencies that provide care for terminally ill people with life expectancies of 6 months or less.
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Mental Health
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facilities that treat patients with mental disorders and disease
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Rehabilitation
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facilities that are located in hospitals, clinics, and/or private centers
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Health Maintenance organizations
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provide total health care directed toward preventative health care.
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Industrial health care centers
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found in large companies or industries
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School health services
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found in schools and colleges and provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness
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World Health Organizatio
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an international agency sponsored by the United Nations
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National Institutes of Health
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involved in research on disease
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Centers for disease control
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is concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations
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Food and Drug Administration
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a federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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it establishes and enforces standards that protect from job related injuries and illnesses
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Health department
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provide health services as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services and also provide specific services needed by the state or local community
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Voluntary agencies
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provides health services at national, state, and local level
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Non-profit agencies
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provides health services at national, state, and local level
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Health Insurance Plan
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helps pay for people's health care bills
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Preferred provider organization
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a type of health insurance plan usually provides by large industries or companies to their employee
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Medicare
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provides hospital care for almost all individuals over the age of 65 and for any person with a disability who has received Social Security benefits for a least 2 years
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Medicaid
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a medical assistance program operated by individual states.
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Worker's Compensation
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A health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job
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Managed care
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an approach that has developed in response to rising health care costs
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Independent living facility
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a place where people live when they are unable to maintain their homes
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Assisted living facility
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place where people live when they are unable to care for themselves or their homes
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Optical centers
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a rehabilitation service for visually impaired patients
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Laboratories
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a place where they analyze tests to diagnose the conditions the patients have
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US Department of Health and Human Services
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a cabinet department of the United States government with the goal to protecting the health of Americans
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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improves the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare for Americans
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Medigap
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covers medical expenses that other big health insurance companies can not cover
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Tricare
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provides the military with health care
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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federal law that requires all health care settings to ensure privacy and security of patient information. Also requires health insurance to be accessible for working Americans and available when changing employment.
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General hospitals
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Treat a wide range of conditions and age groups
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Speciality hospitals
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Provide care for special conditions or age groups
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Government hospitals
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Operated by federal state and local governments
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University or college medical centers
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University or college medical centers Provide hospital services along with research and education
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Residential care facilities
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Care for those who can't care for themseleves any more
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Extended care facilities
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Provides nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients or residents for returning home or other long-term facilities
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Surgical clinics
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Perform minor surgical procedures; frequently called \"one day\" surgical centers because patients are sent home immediately after they recover from their operation
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Urgent care
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Provides first aid or emergency care to I'll or injured patients
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Rehabilitation clinics
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Offer physical, occupational, speech, and other similar therapies
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Specialty clinics
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Provide care for special specific cases
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Outpatient
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Usually operated by hospitals or large medical groups; provide care for outpatients (in and out fast, receive quick service)
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Health department clinics
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Pediatric care, immunizations ect
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Medical center clinics
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Offer clinics for various health conditions
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Deductibles
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Amount that must be paid before insurance helps
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Co insurance
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Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance
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State Childrens Health Insurance Plan
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Provide healthcare to uninsured children
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Health care access, portability, and renweablitity
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Limits exclusions on preexisting conditions to allow for the continuance of insurance
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Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administrative simplification, and medical liability reform.
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Established methods for preventing furs dna abuse and imposed sanctions or penalties if fraud or abuse does occur
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Application and enforcement if group health plan requirements
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Established standArds that require group health care plans to offer portablitity access and renewability
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Private health care facilities
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Arch for information on each of the specific types of facilities
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Government agencies
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Search for more detailed information about the activities of the who
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Health insurance
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search the internet to find specific names of companies that are health maintenance organizations
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Government health care insurance
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Search internet to learnabkjg benefits provided under Medicare Medicaid and the state children's health insurance program
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Revenue offsets
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Provides changes to the international revenue code for hipaa expenses
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Application and enforcement of group health plan requirements
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Establishes standards that require group health care plans to offer portability, access, and renewability to all members of the group
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Tax related health provisions
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Promotes the use of medical savings accounts by allowing tax deductions for monies placed in the accounts, establishes standards for long-term care insurance, allows for the creation of State insurance pools, and provides tax benefits for some healthcare expenses
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Premium
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a fee the individual pays for insurance coverage
