Healthcare Systems
Insurance
Abbreviations
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
Dell Children's Hospital
What is a specialty hospital?
100
Federal government program that helps to provide insurance to people age 65 and over.
What is Medicare?
100
CDC
What is Center for Disease Control?
100
Resident
What is a person who lives in a long term care facilty?
100
You pay a flat fee for medical service, such as $30.
What is copayment?
200
grooming, hygiene, cleaning, toileting
What is ADLs?
200
Coinsurance
What is usually expressed as a percentage?
200
NIH
What is National Institute for Health?
200
ACUTE
What is abrupt onset, referring to disease?
200
Helps to ensure that foods & cosmetics are safe and pure.
What is FDA?
300
Treatment that requires an overnight stay in the hospital.
What is Inpatient treatment?
300
premium
What is the amount paid by you or your employer, in addition to copayments, coinsurance and deductibles, in exchange for insurance coverage?
300
PCP
What is primary care provider?
300
Old person
What is geriatric?
300
Care provided to patient's who have less than 6 months or less to live.
What is hospice?
400
LTCF
What is long-term care facility?
400
deductible
What is the amount of money you must pay each year to cover your medical care expenses before your insurance policy starts paying?
400
PPO
What is preferred provider organization?
400
Example - "Hitler was vegetarian. All vegetarians are evil."
What is fallacy?
400
This may be a reason why a person is denied health insurance, such as a previous illness or medical condition.
What is pre-existing condition?
500
Provides nursing care and rehabilitation around the clock.
What is SKILLED NURSING FACILTY (SNF)?
500
State run medical assistance program for people with low incomes, disabled and blind and children.
What is Medicaid?
500
OSHA
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
500
HOLISTIC
What is encompassing the whole of a thing, not just the parts?
500
In an HMO, patients must have a ________ to see a specialist.
What is a referral?
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