Insurance that covered anyone age 65 or older
What is Medicare?
Health care information and services that are offered over the internet by professionals and nonprofessionals
What is E-health?
Play a central role in health care services by evaluating a patient’s health condition, diagnosing abnormalities, and prescribing treatment.
What is a physician?
An individual who has a certificate/degree training in a health care-related science and who has responsibility for the delivery of health or related services.
What is an allied health professional?
Individuals that focus on the whole community, rather than on individuals, work to address issues such as access to health care, infectious disease control, injuries, ect.
What is a public health professional?
Insurance for people below a predetermined income level
What is medicaid?
Technology that has made it possible to provide health care at a distance.
What is telemedicine?
A graduate medical education in a specialty, on-the-job training
What is Residency?
These individuals help people improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and work environments.
What is an occupational therapist?
Individuals with socially oriented tasks of natural helpers and the clinical tasks of physician extenders.
What are community health workers (CHWs)?
Also called voluntary health insurance
What is private health insurance?
Various forms of cross-border economic activities.
What is globalization?
Physicians in non-primary care dealing with particular diseases or organ systems
What is a specialist?
An individual who ensures that institutional foods and diets are prepared according to nutritional standards.
What is a dietitian/nutritionist?
Individuals that are employed at the top, middle, and entry levels of various organizations that deliver health services.
What are health service administrators?
To make cash payments to workers for lost work due to job related injuries or diseases
What is workers compensation?
Provide: hospital inpatient care, surgical services, primary care and multi-specialty services, home health care, long-term care, and specialized rehabilitation services
What are Integrated Delivery Systems (IDSs)?
They use traditional methods of treatment, including drugs and surgery.
What are doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO)?
An individual who has received less than 2 years of postsecondary education and trained to perform procedures which require supervision
What is a technician/assistant?
Biostatistics, epidemiology, health services administration, health education/behavioral science, and environmental health
What are the five core disciplines of public health?
Designated to pay physicians' fees
What is the Blue Shield plan?
Obtain health care services at discounted prices and reduce the rising costs of health care.
What is managed care organizations (MCOs)?
Instead of focusing on a specific organ, disease, or age, they focus around the site of care.
What is a hospitalist?
Someone who must receive more advanced training, including education in evaluating patients, diagnosing problems, and developing treatment plans.
What is a technologist/therapist?
Care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values
What is patient centered care?