Vocabulary
What does Facilities mean?
Places designed or built to serve a speacial function (e.g., hospital, clinic,doctor's office).
Physician and dental facilities provide?
"It provides care that promotes wellness and diagnosis of illness".
Health maintenance?
"(HMOs) are a type of managed care organization".
Communicable
" Capable of passing directlyor indirectly from one person or thing to another".
Licensing?
"Giving an agency or person permission to carry on certain activities and defending the activities they are authorized to do".
What does Surgical mean?
Repairing or removing a body part by cutting.
Rehabiliation centers rovide?
"Outpatient care for clients who require physical or Occupational therapy, Recreational therapy, Hydrotherapy, and other therapies ( such as os speech or hearing therapy".
Home health care?
" Agencies provide care in the home for patients/clients who need health care services".
Podiatry?
The diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders".
Maternal?
"Relating to the mother or from the mother".
What does Geriatric mean?
A branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people.
Convalescent care?
"(e.g., nursing home,Long term-care).
Tele-health care?
" They offer medical services through the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies".
Audiology?
"The study of hearing disorders".
Rehabilitation?
"Process that helps people whpo have been disabled by sickness or injury to recover as many of their original abilities for activities of daily living as possible".
What is the meaning of Recreational therapy?
Uses play, recreation, and leisure activities to improve physical, congnitive, social, and emotional functioning; the primary goal is to develop lifetime leisure skills.
Nursing homes?
" Nursing homes differ from extetended care facilities".
Senior day care provides?
"Elderly people who are able to live at home with their families".
Urology?
"The study of the urine and urinary organs in health and disease".
Environmentl Sanitation?
"Methods used to keep the environment clean and to promote health".
What is the meaning of Convalescence?
The gradual recovery of health and strength afterillness.
School health services?
"Are found in educational institutions".
HOSPICES?
"They provide end-of-life care to those patients expected to live six months or less".
Therapeutic?
"Pertaining to the treatment of disease or injury (e.g., physical therapy, radiology,diet,nursing.)
Refer>
"To send to".