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Acute Infectious Diseases
Short term diseases that last no longer than 2 weeks
Ambulatory Surgery
(Walk-In) Outpatient Surgery
Chronic Diseases
Longterm diseases that last longer than 2 weeks
Gross Domestic Product
Total of all goods and services produced with in a country
Epidemics
The out break of disease with sudden rapid growth
Expenditures
Cost of services, where the money has gone
Health Care Benefits
Benefits given to a person that pays for or assists with payment of health care services.
Home Health Services
Predominenlty Medically related services given to patients in a home setting
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Indigent Care
Care for poor or homeless
Long-term Care Services
Medical and Non Medicial services to people who have a chronic illness or disability.
Managed Care
A system of care that controls costs by limiting doctor's fee's and patients choices.
Medicaid
Healthcare benefits for low income familes or children.
Medicare
Health care benefits for elderly
Mortality
Death
National Institues of Health (NIH
National research agency that is part of the U.S. Dept of Health
Out-of-Pocket payments
Payments made for services not covered by health care benefits or insurance.
Personal Health services
Services received from others to address health issues.
Pharmaceuticals
A/any medical drug that can be prescribed or purched at a pharmacy to prevent or assists with pain or illness.
Providers
People who provide services
Resources
A source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed.
Socical Security system
Gov. program aimed at providing basic needs to citizens who are retired, unemployed or unemployable due to disability or disadvantage.
Technology
Tools and machines to ease work.
Uninsured
A person not covered by any insurance benefits.
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Card Set
Intro Health Care
Description
Chapter 1 Vocab
Updated
2010-09-01T16:36:05Z
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