Chapter 1 Flashcards
vocab (32 cards)
What are providers?
People or organizations that provide health care, including doctors, nurses, clinics, and agencies.
What are facilities in medicine?
Places where health care is delivered or administered, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and treatment centers.
What are payers?
People or organizations paying for healthcare services.
What is long-term care (LTC)?
Care given in long-term care facilities for people who need 24-hour skilled care.
What is skilled care?
Medically necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist.
What does length of stay refer to?
The number of days a person stays in a healthcare facility.
What is a terminal illness?
A disease or condition that will eventually cause death.
What is a chronic illness?
A disease or condition that is long-term or long-lasting and requires management of symptoms.
What is home health care?
Health care that is provided in a person’s home.
What are diagnoses?
Medical conditions determined by a doctor.
What is assisted living?
Residences for people who do not need 24-hour skilled care, but do require some help with daily care.
What is dementia?
The serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.
What are adult day services?
Care for people who need some assistance or supervision during certain hours, but who do not live in the facility where care is given.
What is acute care?
24-hour skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short-term, immediate care for illnesses and injuries.
What is subacute care?
Care given in hospitals or in long-term care facilities for people who need less care than for an acute illness, but more care than for a chronic illness.
What is outpatient care?
Care given to people who have had treatments, procedures, or surgeries and need short-term skilled care.
What is rehabilitation?
Care given by specialists to help restore or improve function after an illness or injury.
What is hospice care?
Holistic, compassionate care given to people who have approximately six months or less to live.
What is managed care?
A system or strategy of managing health care in a way that controls costs.
What are health maintenance organizations (HMOs)?
A method of health insurance in which a person has to use a particular doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency.
What are preferred provider organizations (PPOs)?
A network of providers that contract to provide health services to a group of people.
What are activities of daily living (ADLs)?
Personal daily care tasks, such as bathing, dressing, caring for teeth and nails, eating, drinking, walking, transferring, and elimination.
What is a catheter?
A thin tube inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids.
What is a policy in healthcare?
A course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs.
