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| Method of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies. |
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| Method of treatment used in conjunction with biomedical therapies. |
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| Procedures used to control costs or expenses. |
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Diagnostic Related Groups
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| One way of controlling cost for Medicare and Medicaid pts. Patients with certain diagnosis who are admitted to hospitals are classified on one payment group. A limit is placed on the cost of care, and the agency providing care receives this set amount. The agency makes efforts to provide care within the expense limit. If the cost is less , the agency keeps the extra money. If the cost is more, the agency takes the loss. |
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| Monitoring the use of energy t control cost and conserve resources. |
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care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well being by treating the whole body, mind, and spirit.
uses many methods of diagnosis and treatment n addition to traditional Western medical practice. Treatment is directed towards protection and restoration. |
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| Health care provided in a patients home environment. |
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| a form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatment and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient. |
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| Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) |
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| Federal law that regulates the education and testing of nursing assistants. |
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| Patients receive care without being admitted to hospitals |
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| the outbreak of a disease occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population. |
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| Involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or health care services. |
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| state of being in optimum health with a balanced relationship between physical, mental, and social health. |
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