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Outpatient Care CORRECT ANSWERS Any healthcare services that does not require
an overnight stay in a healthcare institution
Outpatient Care is used interchangeably with CORRECT ANSWERS Ambulatory Care
Ambulatory Care CORRECT ANSWERS Consists of diagnostic and therapeutic
services and treatments provided to the walking patient
Private Practice CORRECT ANSWERS - office based physicians
- form the backbone of ambulatory care
- limited examination and testing
Hospital Outpatient Clinics CORRECT ANSWERS - Functions particularly in inner-city
areas
- Key source of profits
- Providing primary care to the indigent and uninsured
Freestanding Clinics CORRECT ANSWERS Walk-in Clinics, Retail Clinics, Urgent Care
Centers, & Surgi-Centers
Mobile Facilities CORRECT ANSWERS Transported to patients for providing certain
types of health services; mainly benefit populations in small towns, rural communities,
and nursing homes
Telephone Triage CORRECT ANSWERS - Clinical expert opinion to patients after
hours when MD office closed.
- Staffed with trained RN who has access to the patient's chart.
- Standard protocols followed. May consult with MD.
- May refer to Urgent Treatment Center.
Home Care CORRECT ANSWERS Alternative to institutionalized care; maintains
patient care in least restrictive level of care
Outpatient Long-Term Care Services CORRECT ANSWERS case management,
coordination and referral, find most appropriate care, & adult day healthcare
Public Health Services CORRECT ANSWERS typically provided by local health
departments and the range of services offered varies greatly by locality
Community Health Centers CORRECT ANSWERS - Federal gov't created them in
1960s
, - Required by law to be located in medically underserved regions of U.S
- Treat anyone who walks in regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay =
primary care safety net
Alternative Medicine Clinics CORRECT ANSWERS Complementary or alternative
medicine; non-traditional; Use other non-Western medical modalities to treat patients
(e.g., acupuncture)
Types of Hospital Outpatient Clinics CORRECT ANSWERS Clinical, Surgical, Home
Health, Women's Health, & Traditional Emergency Care
Hospice Care CORRECT ANSWERS treatment of the terminally ill in their own homes
with the goal of helping them to die comfortably
Free Clinics CORRECT ANSWERS - Provided to indigent population free or little cost
- Staffed with trained volunteers
- Not operated or supported by government
Impact of technology on Quality of Care CORRECT ANSWERS - prevent/delay onset of
disease
- quicker and more complete cure
- more accurate diagnosis
- increase safety of treatment & minimize side effects
- faster recovery
Changes in Healthcare Delivery CORRECT ANSWERS - transformed hospitals into
large, state-of-the-art medical centers
- alternative settings like home health & outpatient
- telecommunication applications in continuing education
- managed care is possible because of information technology
Telemedicine CORRECT ANSWERS employs telecommunications technology for
medical diagnosis and patient care when the provider and the client are separated by
distance
HITECH CORRECT ANSWERS Health Information Technology for Economic and
Clinical Health Act
HITECH definition CORRECT ANSWERS provides financial incentives for adopting and
making meaningful use of EHRs
HIPAA CORRECT ANSWERS Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPAA definition CORRECT ANSWERS restricted the legal use of personal medical
information for 3 purposes: 1) healthcare delivery to the patient 2) operation of health
care organization 3) reimbursement