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| An adjective used to describe care of the whole person, physically and emotionally |
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| The officially stated purpose of a health care facility or organization |
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| A health care facility that provides treatment for people with acute medical or surgical conditions |
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| A place where health care is provided for people who require a high level of care; patients usually have severe illnesses, or are medically unstable, and length of stay in the facility is typically short. |
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| A person who is receiving care in a hospital, clinic, or extended-care facility. |
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| Sub-acute care unit (skilled nursing unit, skilled nursing facility) |
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| A unit within a hospital or a long-term care facility, or a separate facility, that provides care focused on rehabilitation and helping the patient to move from hospital care to home care. |
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| Long-term care facility (nursing home) |
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| A health care facility that provides care for people who are unable to care for themselves at home, yet do not need to be hospitalized. |
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| A person who is living in a long-term care facility or assisted-living facility. |
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| Type of long-term care facility that provides residents with limited assistance with tasks such as medication administration, transportation, meals and housekeeping. |
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| Official recognition that an organization meets certain standards of quality. |
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| An inspection of a nursing home carried out by the government to ensure that care is being provided according to standards and regulations. |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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| An agency within the Department of Labor that establishes safety and health standards for the workplace, to protect the safety and health of employees. |
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| Insurance that is purchased at group rates by an employer or corporation. |
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| Precertification (preapproval) process |
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| A system for controlling health care costs in which the health care provider must prove that a person's medical condition meets certain criteria and obtain the insurance company's go-ahead for the proposed treatment before starting treatment. |
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| A system designed to control health care costs by delivering health care to people who need it by arranging contacts with various health care providers; examples include preferred provider organizations (PPOs) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). |
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| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
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| A managed care system that contracts with an insurance company to accept a standard payment as total payment for services rendered; in return for seeking care only from health care providers who are part of the network, the insured person usually receives that care at a reduced cost to herself. |
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| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) |
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| A managed care system that contracts with health care providers to provide health care services for a prepaid fee, and people seeking care agree to see only health care providers who part of the network. |
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| A type of insurance plan that is federally funded by Social Security and which all people 65 years and older, and some younger disabled people, are eligible to participate in. |
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| A report that focuses on the degree of assistance or skilled care that each resident of a long-term care facility needs. |
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| Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) |
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| A system for controlling health care costs in which the length of a person's hospital stay, as well as payment for hospitalization, surgery, or other treatment is specified according to the person's diagnosis. |
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| A federally funded and state-regulated plan designed to help people with low incomes to pay for health care. |
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