Chapter 2 Column 3 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
Leads national effort to build a private and secure nationwide health information exchange; its goal is to improve health care by allowing health information to be exchanged
Optical Centers
Provide vision examinations, prescribe eyeglasses, check presence of eye diseases
Organizational structure
Indicates areas of responsibility and lead to the most efficient operation of the facility
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
Designed to protect persons with health care so they get the quality of health care they pay for
Pharmaceutical Services
Link health science with chemical science. Pharmacists prepare and dispense medications
Preferred provider organization (PPO)
Health insurance plan provided by large companies to there employees.
Forms a contract with certain health care agencies.
Rehabilitation Facilities
Located in hospitals. Provide care to help people with physical or mental disabilities to get maximum self care
School health services
Provide emergency care for people in school; preform tests to check health conditions (hearing)
The Joint Commission (TJC)
Nonprofit organization created to ensure that patients receive the safest highest quality care in any setting
TRICARE
Health insurance program for military personnel
UD Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
National agency that deals with health problems in the US; protect health of all Americans
Value-Based Compensation
Doctors are paid for performance and quality
Voluntary Agencies
Supported by donations; provide health services at national state and local levels
Workers’ Compensation
Provides treatment for workers injured on the job.
World Health Organization (WHO)
International agency sponsored by the UN; compiles statistics and ind ok diseases. Investigated and addressed serious health problems throughout the world
“Attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health care”
