Health Care Systems:Key Terms with Correct Answers
Acute - anssudden onset of an illness
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) - ansa federal agency established in 1990 to research the
quality of health care delivery and identify the standards of treatment that should be provided by health care
facilities
Breach - ansto violate
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - ansanother division of the USDHHS; concerned with causes,
spread, and control of diseases in populations
CEO - anschief executive officer
Chronic - anslong time, long term, or reoccuring
Co-insurance - ansrequires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance
company
Co-payment - ansa specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service
CRNP - ansCertified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Deductible - ansamount that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay
Dental Offices - ansoffices owned by one or more dentists
Emergency Care Clinics - ansprovide special care for accidents or sudden illness
,Extended Care Facilities - ansdesigned to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients
to return home
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ansa federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products
sold to the public
General Hospitals - anstreat a wide range of conditions and age groups (medical, surgical, and emergency care
services)
Genetic Counseling Centers - anscheck for genetic abnormalities and birth defects
Geriatric - anselderly
Government Hospitals - ansoperated by federal, state, and local government agencies located throughout the
world. (ex: veteran, hospital, state psychiatric or rehabilitation center)
Health Departments - ansprovide health care services as directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (USDHHS); also provide specific services needed by the state or local community
Health Insurance Plans - anspay for costs of health care; without it, a financial disaster will more than likely
take place
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) - ansprovide total health care directed toward preventive health
care for a fee that is usually fixed or prepaid
HIPAA - ansHealth Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Home Health Care Facilities - ansprovide care in a patient's home
,Independent Living Facilities - ansallows individuals who can live and care for themselves to rent or purchase
an apartment
Industrial Health Care Centers - ans(occupational health clinics) are found in large companies or industries.
provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic examinations, teaching
accident prevention and safety, and providing emergency care
Industrial Health Care Centers - anshealth centers located in large companies or industries
Laboratory - ansperforms special diagnostic tests
Long Term Care Facilities - ansprovide assistance and care mainly for elderly patients
LPN - ansLicensed Practical Nurse
LVN - anslicensed vocational nurse
Managed Care - ansInsurance companies pay large medical bills and want to insure the money is spent
efficiently rather than wastefully
MD - ansMedical Doctor
Medicaid - ansmedical assistance program that is jointy funded by the federal government and state
governments but operated by individual states
Medicap policies - anshealth insurance plans that help pay expenses not covered by Medicare.
Medicare - ansfederal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of
, 65, for any person with a disability who has received Social Security benefits for at least two years, and for any
person with end-stage renal (kidney) disease
Mental Heath Facilities - ansdeal with mental disorders and diseases
National Institutes of Health - ansa division of the USDHHS; involved in research on disease
Non-profit Agencies - ansare supported by donations, membership fees, fund-raisers, and federal grants
Organizational Structure - ansencompasses a line of authority or chain of command
Palliative Care - anscare that provides support and comfort
Ph.d - ansDoctorate degree
Preferred Provider Organization - ansa type of managed care health insurance plan usually provided by large
industries or companies to their employees.
Proprietary - ansprivate
PT - ansPhysical Therapist
Rehabilitation - ansto regenerate the activity of the extremities
Rehabilitation Facilities - ansprovide physical, occupational, and other therapies
Residency - ansa period of specialized training in the medical field; internship
Acute - anssudden onset of an illness
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) - ansa federal agency established in 1990 to research the
quality of health care delivery and identify the standards of treatment that should be provided by health care
facilities
Breach - ansto violate
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - ansanother division of the USDHHS; concerned with causes,
spread, and control of diseases in populations
CEO - anschief executive officer
Chronic - anslong time, long term, or reoccuring
Co-insurance - ansrequires that specific percentages of expenses are shared by the patient and insurance
company
Co-payment - ansa specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service
CRNP - ansCertified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Deductible - ansamount that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay
Dental Offices - ansoffices owned by one or more dentists
Emergency Care Clinics - ansprovide special care for accidents or sudden illness
,Extended Care Facilities - ansdesigned to provide skilled nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients
to return home
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - ansa federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products
sold to the public
General Hospitals - anstreat a wide range of conditions and age groups (medical, surgical, and emergency care
services)
Genetic Counseling Centers - anscheck for genetic abnormalities and birth defects
Geriatric - anselderly
Government Hospitals - ansoperated by federal, state, and local government agencies located throughout the
world. (ex: veteran, hospital, state psychiatric or rehabilitation center)
Health Departments - ansprovide health care services as directed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (USDHHS); also provide specific services needed by the state or local community
Health Insurance Plans - anspay for costs of health care; without it, a financial disaster will more than likely
take place
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) - ansprovide total health care directed toward preventive health
care for a fee that is usually fixed or prepaid
HIPAA - ansHealth Insurance Portability & Accountability Act
Home Health Care Facilities - ansprovide care in a patient's home
,Independent Living Facilities - ansallows individuals who can live and care for themselves to rent or purchase
an apartment
Industrial Health Care Centers - ans(occupational health clinics) are found in large companies or industries.
provide health care for employees of the industry or business by performing basic examinations, teaching
accident prevention and safety, and providing emergency care
Industrial Health Care Centers - anshealth centers located in large companies or industries
Laboratory - ansperforms special diagnostic tests
Long Term Care Facilities - ansprovide assistance and care mainly for elderly patients
LPN - ansLicensed Practical Nurse
LVN - anslicensed vocational nurse
Managed Care - ansInsurance companies pay large medical bills and want to insure the money is spent
efficiently rather than wastefully
MD - ansMedical Doctor
Medicaid - ansmedical assistance program that is jointy funded by the federal government and state
governments but operated by individual states
Medicap policies - anshealth insurance plans that help pay expenses not covered by Medicare.
Medicare - ansfederal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of
, 65, for any person with a disability who has received Social Security benefits for at least two years, and for any
person with end-stage renal (kidney) disease
Mental Heath Facilities - ansdeal with mental disorders and diseases
National Institutes of Health - ansa division of the USDHHS; involved in research on disease
Non-profit Agencies - ansare supported by donations, membership fees, fund-raisers, and federal grants
Organizational Structure - ansencompasses a line of authority or chain of command
Palliative Care - anscare that provides support and comfort
Ph.d - ansDoctorate degree
Preferred Provider Organization - ansa type of managed care health insurance plan usually provided by large
industries or companies to their employees.
Proprietary - ansprivate
PT - ansPhysical Therapist
Rehabilitation - ansto regenerate the activity of the extremities
Rehabilitation Facilities - ansprovide physical, occupational, and other therapies
Residency - ansa period of specialized training in the medical field; internship
