Types of Facilities
provides care for terminally ill persons
Hospice agencies
What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) require?
The standardization of electronic healthcare records in all healthcare agencies
The HC indust. in the US employs more than 17 million workers in more than 200 different health careers
TRUE
What is the agency sponsored by the United Nations that compiles statistics on diseases and publishes health info?
World health organization (WHO)
Takes care of people in sudden illness/accident
emergency care clinics
Provides care for teeth/dental disease
Dental offices
What is the medical assistant program that helps individuals with low income and physically disabled?
Medicaid
Palliative care is care that is provided by genetic counselors when a genetic defect is detected in the developing fetus during pregnancy
FALSE
What does the term clinic mean?
it refers to a group of medical or dental doctors ho share a facility and other personnel
provides a variety of services in a patient's home
home health care
The place that performs special diagnostic tests
Laboratories
What are HMOs and PPOs
They are the main providers of managed care
In preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), insured people are restricted to using specific hospitals/doctors.
ITS TRUE!
What does the CDC do?
it finds out the cause, spread, and control of diseases
provides assistance/care for the elderly
long-term care facilities
What facility provides guidance, counseling, and chemical abuse treatment
mental health facilities
What does TRICARE do?
it is a government program that provides health care for all active-duty members of the military and their families
Nonprofit agencies are frequently called voluntary agencies because they use only volunteers to provide health services.
IT'S FALSE HA
what is an Oncology Hospital?
A speciality hospital that provides care for cancer patients
care for individuals with phys./mental disabilities to allow maximum self-care and function.
rehabilitation facilities
Provides total health care directed towards preventative health care
Health maintenance
What is the Medicare coverage that assists with payment for pharmaceutical (medication) expenses?
Type D
Long-term care offers special services such as meal delivery to the homes of the elderly, chronically ill, or people with disabilities.
TRUE!
Does an organizational chart provide a sliding scale of responsibilities to determine salary?
No
Located in large companies/industries
industrial health care centers