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healthcare settings located in areas that are convenient for people to walk into and receive care; may be provided in hospitals, clinics, or centers
Ambulatory care
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the process of coordinating an individual’s healthcare for the purpose of maximizing positive outcomes and
containing costs
Case management
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the person who uses healthcare services (the patient)
Consumer
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classification of patients by major medical diagnosis for the purpose of standardizing healthcare cost
Diagnosis-related group (DRG)
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a type of end of life care for a person who is terminally ill
Hospice
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1. Patients are kept as free of pain as possible so
they may die comfortably and with dignity
2. Patients receive continuity of care, are not
abandoned, and do not lose personal identity
3. Patients retain as much control as possible over
decisions regarding their care and are allowed to refuse further life-prolonging technologic interventions
4. Patients are viewed as individuals with personal
fears, thoughts, feelings, values and hope
Hospice
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person who enter a healthcare setting for a stay
ranging from 24 hours to many years
Inpatient
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facilities for long-term care that provide healthcare and help with activities of daily living for people of any age who are physically or mentally unable to independently care for themselves
Long-term care
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an organized, high-quality, cost-effective system of healthcare that influences that section and use of healthcare services of a population
Managed care
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Title XIX (Social Security Act, 1965) to make healthcare available to those people with less than the minimum income who do not qualify for Medicare
Medicaid
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title XIX (social security act, 1965) to provide a measure of health coverage to all Social Security recipients
Medicare
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person who requires healthcare services but does not need to stay in an institution for those services
Outpatient
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(hospice care) taking care of the whole person; body, mind, spirit, heart and soul, with the goal of giving patients with life threatening illnesses the best quality of life they can have through the aggressive management of symptoms
Palliative care
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essential healthcare based on practical, scientifically sound, an socially acceptable methods and technology, made universally accessible through the community’s full participation and at a cost the community can afford
Primary healthcare
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a type of care provided for caregivers of homebound ill, disabled, or elderly
Respite care
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