Legal & Ethical
To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons.
Contract
The service group that provides treatment to patients after being diagnosed.
Therapeutic Services
This vary in size and type of services & treat a wide range of conditions
Hospitals
A specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service ($30 office visit)
Co-payment
What can a health care worker do to ensure that a patient understands medical information that's being provided?
Use appropriate lay terms
Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish.
Abuse
The service group that determines the cause(s) of illness or injury.
Diagnostic Services
Healthcare facility that care for only special conditions or age groups
Specialty Hospitals
Federal government program, provides healthcare for almost all persons over the age of 65 and any person with a disability who has received Social Security Benefits
Medicare
According to the communication process, who provides information?
Sender
Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person.
Negligence
The service group that establishes hospital policies and procedures. In addition, oversee budgeting and finance.
Administrative Services
A type of service that provides care for terminally ill persons with life expectancies of 6 months or less directed toward allowing the person to die with dignity and in comfort.
Hospice Care
A type of government agency that was established and enforces standards that protect workers from job related injury and illness.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
A person can encourage people to follow an idea, what role can this person play on a team at work?
Promoter
A federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, including the right to refuse treatment and the right-to-die.
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)
Responsible for patient intake
Admissions
A healthcare facility that is operated by federal, state and local government agencies.
Government Hospitals
The amounts paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay
Deductible
Name 3 methods of nonverbal communication?
Touch, Physical appearance, Facial expressions, Gestures, & Body language.
False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the person’s reputation
libel
Who's responsible for orders, receives, stocks & distributes equipment & supplies throughout the hospital
Central Supply
Healthcare facility that works with couples or individuals who are pregnant or considering a pregnancy.
Genetic Counseling Centers
A government agency that was established in 1990 to research the quality of health care delivery and identify the standard of treatment that should be provided by health care facilities.
Agency for HealthCare Policy and Research (AHCPR)
Which of the following Task Roles on a effective team summarizes ideas and pulls concepts together?
Clarifier