a major facility in the healthcare system; people receive various types of healthcare here; general, specialty, government, and university are the various kinds of this facility
hospital
methods used to reduce health care expenses are called what
What is cost containment
What type of insurance requires a PCP, has a network and requires a referral?
What is an Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
What is the amount paid to an insurance agency for a health insurance policy?
What is a premium.
international agency that is sponsored by the United Nations. all people obtain the highest possible level of health. This includes physical, mental, and social well-being
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)
provides care and assistance for the elderly unable to live independently
long term care facility
an agency designed to provide are for people who are terminally ill
hospice
What is the amount of money that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the insurance policy begins to pay?
What is a deductible
type of insurance an employer supplies if an employee gets hurt on the job?
What is worker's compensation.
Who was the first female nurse?
Who is Florence Nightengale
a facility where someone goes to have blood work or urine tests done; located within a hospital or by itself
laboratory
Give three ways medical facilities can cut costs or expenditures?
What are outpatient services, preventative care and energy conservation.
What type of insurance does not require a PCP, has no network and does not require a referral?
What is a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
What is generally purchased through an employer. The premium is split between the employer and the person being insured
What is group insurance
Name only three items of the 8 Patient's Rights.
What are Right to emergency treatment, Right to respect, Right to informed consent, Right to refuse treatment, Right to choose providers, Right to privacy, Right to appeal, and Patient responsibilities
an office where someone goes to get care for their vision; owned by optometrists and/or ophthalmologists
What are optical centers or vision care centers, eye doctor
medical assistance program that pays for healthcare for people with low incomes or certain disabling conditions
medicaid
a specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service; must be paid at each visit before being seen by the doctor
What is a co-payment
patients must pay for all healthcare expenses out of their own pockets. Afterward, the insurance agency will reimburse the patient for a percentage of the expenses
What is indemnity insurance.
What did the Middle Ages contribute to medicine?
What are pharmacology, Rhazes discovered blood was the cause of many infections, animal gut sutures to sew wounds, and the first medical school
How are hospitals classified (3 things)?
What is by size, ownership and services.
medical insurance program that pays for healthcare for those 65 years and over and those with permanent disabilities
medicare
set of federal regulations adopted to protect the confidentiality of patient information and the ability to retain health insurance coverage
What is HIPAA
What is when a person purchases a policy and agrees to pay the entire premium for health coverage
What is individual insurance
national agency where it's goal is to protect the health of American citizens and to provide essential human services, especially for those who cannot help themselves
What is the United States Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)