Provide care for a special condition or age group. e.g. burn hospitals
What is a specialty hospital
100
sponsored by the UN this agency compiles statistics and information on disease.
What is the World Health Organization
100
Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay
What are deductibles
100
Health Insurance for workers injured on the job
What is Workers Compensation
100
Encompasses a line of authority or "chain of command"
What is Organizational structure
200
Mainly provide care for the elderly
What are long term care facilities.
200
Adivision of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services, this organization is involved in research on disease.
What is the National Institute of Health
200
Require that a specific percentage of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance company. e.g. 70/30
What is Co-insurance
200
Health Insurance for the military
What is Tricare
200
Treats patients with mental disorders and diseases
What is a mental health facility
300
Facility usually owned by an opthalmologist or optomitrist
What is an optical center
300
Another division of the USDHHS, this organization is concerned with the cause,spread, and control of disease in populations
What is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
300
A specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service. For example $10 to visit the doctor's office
What is a co-payment
300
Health Insurance directed towards preventative care
What are Health Maintenance Organizations
300
Provides palliative care
What is hospice
400
Provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self care and function
What are Rehabilitation Facilities
400
Federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public
What is the Food and Drug Administration
400
Federal government program that provides health care to people over age 65, anyone who has been receiving SSI for 2+ years, and any person in end stage renal disease
What is Medicare
400
Health Insurance that manages care by forming a contract with a doctor to provide services at a fixed rate. Generally have "in network" and "out of network" doctors
What is Preferred Provider Organization
400
Provide testing and counseling for couples regarding genetic disease
What is genetic counseling centers
500
Also called occupational health clinics these are found in large companies or industries
What are industrial health care centers
500
Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers for job-related injuries and illnesses
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administration
500
Health insurance plans that help pay for expenses not covered by Medicare.
What is Medigap.
500
A law that help control costs of healthcare, and helps individuals with pre-existing conditions obtaqin health care insurance