Private Health Care Facilities
The need for long-term care facilities has increased dramatically because of..........
the large increase in the number of older people
Another division of the USDHHS; concerned with the causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations.
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Without insurance, the cost of an illness can mean _____________________________ for an individual or family.
financial disaster
True or False. the amount of the premium payment and the type of services covered vary from plan to plan.
True
This type of facility mainly provides assistance and care for elderly patients, usually called residents.
What is Long-term care facilities?
This type of services provides special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness.
What is Emergency Care Services?
Provide health services as directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
What is Health Departments?
Fee the individual pays for insurance coverage.
What is Premium?
Health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job.
What is Workers' compensation?
These provide care for people who are terminally ill and who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less.
What is Hospice?
Examples of this type of facility are guidance and counseling centers, psychiatric clinics and hospitals, chemical abuse treatment centers, and physical abuse treatment centers.
What is Mental Health Facilities?
Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
Requires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company.
What is Co-insurance?
Federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65.
What is Medicare?
The ____________________________ should indicate areas of responsibility and lead to the most efficient operation of the facility.
organizational structure
This facility provides care to help patients who have physical or mental disabilities obtain the maximum self-care and function.
What is Rehabilitation Facilties?
A federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public.
What is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)?
Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay.
What is Deductible?
A health insurance plan that helps pay medical expenses not covered by Medicare.
What is Medigap Policy?
These agencies are supported by donations, membership fees, fundraisers, and federal or state grants.
What is voluntary or nonprofit agencies?
Found in large companies or industries.
What is Industrial Health Care Center?
Leads national efforts to build a private and secure nationwide health information exchange.
What is the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)?
This provides total health care services that are primarily directed toward preventative health care for a fee that is usually fixed and prepaid.
What is Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)?
This provides strict guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of health care information.
What is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
A nonprofit, U.S.-based organization that was created to ensure that patients receive the safest2, highest quality in any health care setting.
What is The Joint Commission?