D545 Section 1 Glossary
• health care - ANSWER ✔✔an act or deed between the healthcare
provider and the patient to maintain or improve the patient's healthcare
status
• biomedical model - ANSWER ✔✔a theoretical framework in
healthcare that views illness and disease as primarily resulting from
biological factors
• holistic health - ANSWER ✔✔an approach to wellness that
simultaneously addresses the physical, mental, emotional, social, and
spiritual components of health
• holistic medicine - ANSWER ✔✔the practice of healthcare
professionals using a diverse range of disciplines, religious philosophies,
and cultural practices to heal individuals, communities, and the
environment
, • accountable care organization (ACO) - ANSWER ✔✔a network of
doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers that voluntarily come
together to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their patients
• structure - ANSWER ✔✔how specific activities are performed to
ensure the mission and vision of the organization are achieved
• functional organization structure - ANSWER ✔✔splits the
organization into departments based on the expertise of employees
(also referred to as bureaucratic organizational structure)
• matrix organizational structure - ANSWER ✔✔a type of
organizational design that combines two or more types of organizational
structures, typically functional and project-based
• financing - ANSWER ✔✔premiums established through negotiations
between employers and the MCO
• insurance - ANSWER ✔✔a financial arrangement that protects
against financial loss or liability, typically by allowing individuals or
entities to pool the risk of potential losses in exchange for regular
payments known as premiums
• managed care organization (MCO) - ANSWER ✔✔a type of
healthcare delivery system that aims to manage the cost, quality, and
• health care - ANSWER ✔✔an act or deed between the healthcare
provider and the patient to maintain or improve the patient's healthcare
status
• biomedical model - ANSWER ✔✔a theoretical framework in
healthcare that views illness and disease as primarily resulting from
biological factors
• holistic health - ANSWER ✔✔an approach to wellness that
simultaneously addresses the physical, mental, emotional, social, and
spiritual components of health
• holistic medicine - ANSWER ✔✔the practice of healthcare
professionals using a diverse range of disciplines, religious philosophies,
and cultural practices to heal individuals, communities, and the
environment
, • accountable care organization (ACO) - ANSWER ✔✔a network of
doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers that voluntarily come
together to provide coordinated, high-quality care to their patients
• structure - ANSWER ✔✔how specific activities are performed to
ensure the mission and vision of the organization are achieved
• functional organization structure - ANSWER ✔✔splits the
organization into departments based on the expertise of employees
(also referred to as bureaucratic organizational structure)
• matrix organizational structure - ANSWER ✔✔a type of
organizational design that combines two or more types of organizational
structures, typically functional and project-based
• financing - ANSWER ✔✔premiums established through negotiations
between employers and the MCO
• insurance - ANSWER ✔✔a financial arrangement that protects
against financial loss or liability, typically by allowing individuals or
entities to pool the risk of potential losses in exchange for regular
payments known as premiums
• managed care organization (MCO) - ANSWER ✔✔a type of
healthcare delivery system that aims to manage the cost, quality, and
