Facilities

place designed or built to serve a special function

Diagnostic

pertaining to determination of the nature of a disease or injury by examining 

Surgical

repairing or removing a body part by cutting

Chronic

continuing over many years and for a long time

Psychiatric

pertaining to the mind

Geriatric

a branch of medicine that seals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people

Convalescence

the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness 

Ambulatory

serving patients who are able to walk 

Specialties

fields of study or professional work

Outpatients

patients/clients who do not require hospitalization but are under a physician’s care

Occupational Therapy

helps to give people skills for the job of living satisfying lives, such as dealing with job-related injuries

uses play, recreation, and leisure activities to improve physical, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning; the primary goal is to develop lifetime leisure skills

Hydrotherapy

treatment that uses water therapy for disease or injury

Prosthetics

artificial parts made for the body

Immunizations

substance given to make disease organisms harmless to patient; may be given orally or by injection

Communicable

capable of passing directly or indirectly from one person or thing to another

Maternal

relating to mother or from a mother

Licensing

giving an agency or person permission to carry on certain activities and telling what they may not do as well as what they are authorized to do

Environmental Sanitation

methods used to keep the environment clean and to promote health

Podiatry

the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorder

Hypertension

elevation of the blood pressure 

gifts of property or money given to a group or organization

Audiology

the study of hearing disorders

Obstetrics

the branch of medical science concerned with childbirth 

Orthopedics

the medical specialty concerned with correcting problems with the skeletal system

Chiropractic

the method of adjusting the segments of the spinal column

Urology

the study of the urine and urinary organs in health and disease

Trend

general direction or movements

Managed Care

- a health care plan or system that seeks to control medical cost by contracting with a network of providers and by requiring preauthorization for a visits to specialists

Radiology

the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation

Therapeutic

pertaining to the treatment of a disease or injury

Lawsuit

a legal action started by one person against another based on a complaint that the person failed to perform a legal duty

Systems

coordinated bodies of a methods or plans of procedure

Legislation

a law or body of laws

Bulk

a greater amount

Intervention

the act of interfering to modify an outcome

Co-payment

a set amount the subscriber pays for each medical service

Deductible

an amount the subscriber must pay before the insurance beings to pay

Co-insurance

a percentage the subscriber is required to pay of every medical bill

Benefits

payment and assistance based on an agreement

Eligibility

the quality or state of being qualified

Preventative

intended to keep from happening

Premium

the periodic payment to Medicare, an insurance company, or a health care plan for health care or prescription drug coverage

Compensation

payment