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Providers ANS - people or organizations that provide health care (doctors, nurses, clinics, agencies
Facilities ANS - places where care is delivered or administered
Payers ANS - people or organizations paying for healthcare services (insurance companies, govt
programs medicaid, medicare, and the individual person needing care)
Long-Term Care (LTC) ANS - need 24 hr skilled care
Skilled care ANS - medically-necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, availabe 24 hrs a day
home health care ANS - care provided in a persons "clients" home
assisted living ANS - residences for people who need some help w/ daily care, such as showers, meals,
and dressing
dementia ANS - serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning &
communication
adult day services ANS - for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hrs, but
who do not live in the facility where care is provided
acute care ANS - 24 hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who
require short term, immediate care for illnesses/injuries, short stays for sx
, subacute care ANS - used for people who need less care than for an acute illness but more care than for
a chronic illness
outpatient care ANS - given for less than 24 hrs, for people who have had tx or sx and need short-term
care
rehabilitaion ANS - given by specialists, restore/improve function after an illness/injury
hospice care ANS - for people who have approximately 6 months or less to live
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) ANS - require that participants use a PARTICULAR doctor or
group of doctors except in case of emergency
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) ANS - network of providers that contract to provide health
services to a group of people
managed care ANS - cost controlling agencies
catheters ANS - thin tubes inserted into the body to drain fluids or inject fluids
policy ANS - course of action that should be taken every time a certain situation occurs
procedure ANS - method or way of doing something
cite ANS - find a problem through a survey
Joint Commission ANS - independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits
healthcare organizations , its goal is to improve the safety & quality of care of pts
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ANS - federal agency within the US Dept. of Health and
Human Services
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