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hospice
provide care to terminaly ill patients with a life expectancy of 6 months or less
co- insurance
requires that specific percentages of expences are shared by patient and insurance company
co-payment
a specific amount of money a petient pays for perticular services
deductible
amounts that mist be paid by the patient for medical servies before the policy begins to pay
what is a health maintenance organization?
care is directed toward prevention
food and drug administration
regulates the food and drugs sold to the public
world health organization
compiles statistics and information of disease. investigates and deals with serious health problems throughout the world
centers for disease control and prevention
studies the causes, spread, and control of diseases in the populations
occupation safety and health administration
establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses
causes for high health care costs:
aging population
technology
health related lawsuits
methods used to contain costs:
DRG
mass or bulk purchase
energy conservation
superior
above
inferior
below
cranial
toward the head
caudal
toward the "tail"
medial
center
lateral
away from center
ventral
in front of body
dorsal
back
proximal
close to point of referance
Author
deamon
ID
59336
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health final 2
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2011-01-12T06:13:03Z
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