Health Care Facilities
A major type of health care facility that provides a wide range of services, treats multiple conditions, and services a wide population
Hospital
This agency is a division of the USDHHS and deals with the causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations.
Center for Disease Control
A place you go for check-ups, a diagnosis, treatments, basic laboratory tests. The first line of medical care when you're sick.
Medical Offices/Doctors Office
This is the amount a patient pay for a particular service.
Co-payment
Strict guidelines for maintaining the security of health records was developed to protect a patient's right to.......
Confidentiality
Designed to provide basic physical and emotional care for individuals that can no longer care for themselves.
Residential care facilities
This organization is responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
You go here to get your eyes checked, eyeglasses, contacts, or to be checked for the presence of eye diseases.
Optical Centers
This is the amount that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay
Deductible
Enforcement of group health plan requirements established standards that require members are offered_____________, access, and renewability
Portability
Designed to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to help patients recover from a major illness or hospitalization
Extended care or skilled care facilities
This agency was established to enforce standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
This is a facility that provides special care for victims of accidents or sudden serious illnesses.
Emergency Care Services/Department
This is a specific percentage of expenses shared by the patient and insurance. Percent the company pays and percent the patient pays
Co-insurance
Four actions that are evidence of an individual taking an active role in maintaining good health
healthy diet, exercise regularly, adequate rest, avoid tobaccco and drugs, get immunizations, practicing wellness and obtaining screenings.
Allow individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility. Provides meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, social events.
Independent living facility
This is a national agency that deals with the health problems in the United States; its goal is to protect the health of all Amnericans
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
This agency provides care for people who are teminally ill, end of life care. Allows patients to "die with dignity".
Hospice
An agreement that assigns the benefits of health insurance so they can collect payment directly from the insurance company.
Assignment of benefits
This act was signed into law March 2010 and is credited with making major changes to health Care Insurance.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
General term (inclusive) for facilities that provide assistance and care for elderly patients, individuals with disabilities or handicaps, and individuals with chronic or long-term illness.
Long-term care Facilities (LTCs or LTCFs)
This is complex network of people and organizations in both public and private sector that collaborate to provide health services as directed by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Public HealthSystems/Health Departments
This is the type of care you need when treatment is no longer an option. This care provides support and comfort
Palliative Care
A federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals age 65 and older.
Medicare
This Act was passed in 1996 due to the increase in cost of health insurance and a need for medical insurance for individuals with chronic diseases.
Health Insurance Portability and Acountability Act (HIPSS)