Specialty Hospitals and random :)
Provide care for children
Children's Hospitals
Provides care in the patient's home
Home health care
A short but relatively severe illness
Acute
Provides government insurance for people 65 years old and up
Medicare
Provides needed services to communities
Public Health Departments
Diagnostic
Used to diagnose broken bones
X-Ray
Provides physical and occupational therapy in patient
Rehabilitation
Health centers in businesses or places of work
Industrial care (Occupational Health)
Performs diagnostic tests
Laboratory
Lower premium out of pocket but more restrictive benefits
HMO
Controls diseases in the US
CDC (center for disease control)
Medical Records
Converts 2D images to 3D images using X-Rays
CT scan
Provide care for veterans
Veterans' Affair (VA)
Provides guidance and counseling
Mental health facility
An illness that persists over a long period of time
Chronic
Medicaid
The United Nations
Emergency Department
Diagnostic
Uses radio waves, computers and magnetic coils to see areas by bone
MRI
Name 2 non-profit organizations
American Red Cross
American Diabetes Association
Alzheimer's Foundation
American Heart Association .............
Care for accidents and sudden illness
Emergency care
Being in a state of good health
Has a higher premium but wider coverage
PPO
Protects workers in the workplace
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
Housekeeping
Environmental and Equipment
Uses radioactive tracer to show how tissues are functioning. Frequently used to see cancer spread
PET scan
The Affordable Care Act provided these 4 significant benefits
1. preventative care benefits
2. Healthcare for women
3. Pre-existing conditions may not be denied
4. Adult dependant coverage until the age of 26 years
Provides care for the elderly
Under a doctors care but not hospitalized
Covers individuals who are injured on the job
Worker's Compensation
Researches disease in the US
NIH (National Institute of Health)
Nurses
Therapeutic
What provides care and treatment for the sick and injured?
Hospitals