Healthcare System Terms
The study and treatment of diseases of the mind.
What is psychiatric?
A legal proceeding in a court of law to recover damages for an injury or wrongdoing.
What is lawsuit?
This type of care facility includes physical therapy centers, outpatient surgery, and physicians’ offices.
What are ambulatory facilities?
This health insurance program covers low-income Americans.
What is Medicaid?
Specific areas of medicine focusing on particular areas or diseases (e.g., cardiology, orthopedics).
What are specialties?
A doctor who oversees an individual's general health, often the first contact for health concerns.
What is primary care provider?
The money paid periodically to the insurer to keep the policy in force.
What is premium?
If Mary slipped on the stairs at work and broke her ankle, this health care program would pay for her medical bills.
What is Workman's Compensation?
Health care costs have risen over the years largely because of lawsuits and this type of insurance.
What is Health-related lawsuits/malpractice insurance?
Any action taken to help an individual overcome a health problem or illness.
What is an intervention?
The treatment of the sick or injured; having healing qualities.
What is therapeutic?
The fixed amount a patient pays for covered services, like a doctor's visit, after the deductible is met.
What is co-payment?
This government agency is the world’s leading agency for conducting and supporting medical research.
What is National Institute of Health?
This plan allows the patient to choose their provider without a referral or primary care physician.
What is Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)?
Care focused on health maintenance and avoiding disease before it starts.
What is preventative?
Treatment that protects patients from infectious diseases.
What is immunization?
A list of prescription drugs covered by a health insurance plan.
What is formulary?
This health insurance program is provided to people over the age of 65.
What is Medicare?
A patient who does not require hospitalization but is under a physician’s care is called this.
What is outpatient?
Money or other items of value given in exchange for a service or to make amends for a loss.
What is compensation?
The study and treatment of the diseases and health problems of the elderly.
What is geriatric?
The services or items that a health insurance plan covers.
What are benefits?
John, a 25-year-old male veteran with nightmares and weight loss, would be able to get help at this government-run facility.
What is Veterans Administrative Hospital?
This is the amount the subscriber must pay before the insurance begins to pay.
What is deductible?
Policy requiring everyone to have healthcare, can't deny people with pre-existing conditions, preventative care is free, large companies must pay their employees enough to get healthcare or provide it for them.
What is the Affordable Care Act?