Hosptial Systems Vocab

Residential care facilities provide around-the-clock social and personal care to the elderly, children, and others who cannot take care of themselves. Examples of residential care facilities are drug rehabilitation centers, group homes, and assisted-living facilities

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents pharmaceutical industry.

(National Center for Health Statistics) - produces an annual reports on the health status of the United States

usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organizations engaged in that profession, and the public interest.

(American Health Care Association) member-ship organization that represents nonprofit and for-profit nursing and assisted-living facilities, subacute-care providers, and facilities for devel-opmentally disabled individuals. Their focus is to monitor and improve standards of nursing home facilities

(American hospital association) member-ship organization, provides education and lobbies for hospital representation in the political process at all governmental level

created when a physician agrees to treat a patient who has requested his or her services

offer medical care in the home, are provided primarily to elderly, chron-ically ill, or mentally impaired individuals.

the average cost per person to different payers for various health care services

indication of the health of a designated population

A generic drug, which does not have name recognition, is a less costly alternative to a brand name drug. The generic drug manufacturer must provide the same active ingredients as the brand name drugs; however, the manufacturing process isless costly to makers of generic drugs because theydo not have to file for a patent.

measures the monetary value of final goods and services—that is, those that are bought by the final user—produced in a country in a given period of time measurement that seeks to capture a country’s economic output Health care expentiures comprise approx. 17.5% of GDP.

provide total medical care, ranging from diagnostics to surgery and continuous nursing (traditionally inpatient but some are outpatient). Some have specializations such as cancer, children’s care, or mental health.

They provide a variety of services that are both medical and personal care for people who are unable to live independently

They are buildings for people with physical health or mental health. This place is used for the purpose of consultation, counseling, diagnosis and treatment for patients.

A building that is owned and runned by a dental professional

A satellite facility is an ER near me or is part of a hospital but not connected to the hospital.

A building that is owned and operated by people that specialize in the eye.

they covered inpatient and outpatient services that are needed to evaluate or stabilize an emergency medical condition

long term care for terminally ill patients

Home healthcare services, which offer Medical care in the home, are provided primarily to elderly, chron-ically ill, or mentally impaired individuals.

Also known as a psychiatric hospital, it is a facility that provides special care for people with mental health conditions

these facilities are for people that might have used drugs, and for care that helps you get back, keep, or improve abilities that you need.