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| the average number of years a person is expected to live. |
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| the social security act was passed this for elderly over age 65 |
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| Managed health care organizations |
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| the growth of managed care stems from the belief that costs can be contained by managing the way health care services are delivered. |
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| primary care provider [PCP] |
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| is assigned to provide basic health care this is for instance physician, nurse, phyisican's assistant. |
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| Health maintenance organization [HMO] |
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| The managed care structures responsible for the financing, organization, and delegation of services for its members. |
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| Preferred provider organizations [PPO] |
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| A established a network of providers that will deliver services to private sector for a discounted fee. |
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| Is influenced by our genetic makeup includes all the characteristics that people inherit from their parents. |
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| refers to how a person feels and expresses emotions. |
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| World Health Organization {WHO} |
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| international level in that it is concerned with worldwide health promotion & disease prevention and treatment |
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occurs before there is any disease or dysfunction, example is immunizations, education, or regular dental examinations
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| you have been diagnosed with a disease or infectious process, focuses on early diagnosis & treatment of disease to prevent permanent disability. example breast screening or testing hypertension. |
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| Begins when a permanent disablilty occurs, also called health restoratio, begins once the disease process is stablized. Example use of hearing aid, Use of a cane. |
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| delivering health care services, such as taking vital signs, giving a bath, providing medication |
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| educating the client, family, and community |
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| helping clients choose between available options for example, can be like the best nursing homes to see, wanting the doctor to really sit down and explains things clearer to the client. |
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| working as a member of a team sharing, and exchanging information. Example dietary department, x-ray communicating with nurses for NPO status etc. |
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| practicing healthy lifestyle behaviors that will influence & reinforce clients actions. |
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| anything that upsets our psychological, or physiological equilibrum or balance. |
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