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PHYSICIAN-SUPERVISED COMMITTEES TO REVIEW ADMISSIONS, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, AND TREATMENTS PROVIDED BY PHYSICIANS OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO PATIENTS
UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR) COMMITTEE
PAYMENT MECHANISM FOR REIMBURSING HOSPITALS FOR INPATIENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN WHICH PREDETERMINED RATE IS SET FOR TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC ILLNESSES
PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS)
GROUP OF PATIENTS CLASSIFIED TO ESTABLISH A MECHANISM FOR HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON LENGTH OF STAY; CLASSIFICATION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING VARIABLES: PRIMARY AND SECONDAY DIAGNOSIS, COMORBIDITIES, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PROCEDURES, AND AGE
DIAGNOSTIC-RELATED GROUPS (DRG'S)
PAYMENT MECHANISM IN WHICH A PROVIDER RECEIVES A FIXED AMOUNT OF PAYMENT PER ENROLLEE
CAPITATION
METHOD OF CLASSIFICATION FOR HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
RESOURCE UTILIZATION GROUPS (RUG'S)
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN WHICH THERE IS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. REDUNDANT FACILITIES AND SERVICES ARE ELIMINATED, AND COSTS ARE REDUCED. PREVENTATIVE CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION ARE EMPHASIZED
MANAGED CARE
SET OF PROVIDERS AND SERVICES ORGANIZED TO DELIVERY A COORDINATED CONTINUUM OF CARE TO THE POPULATION OF PATIENTS SERVED AT A CAPITAL COST
INTEGRATED DELIVERY NETWORKS (IDN'S)
PATTERN OF HEALTH CARE IN WHICH A PATIENT IS TREATED FOR AN ACUTE EPISODE OF ILLNESSM FOR THE SEQUELAE OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER TRAUMA, OR DURING RECOVERY FROM SURGERY
ACUTE CARE
HEALTH CARE SETTING AND SERVICES WHERE PATIENTS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS OR DISABILITY RECEIVE REHABILITATION AND SUPPORTIVE CARE
RESTORATIVE CARE
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION THAT CONTRACTS WITH PHYSICIANS OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDES WHO USUALLY ARE MEMBERS OF GROUPS AND WHOSE PRACTICES INCLUDE FEE-FOR-SERVICE AND CAPITATED PATIENTS
INDEPENDANT PRACTIVE ASSOCIATIONS (IPA'S)
FORMAL PROCESS USED TO ANALYZE THE WORK OF A CERTAIN WORK GROUP AND TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL STRUCTURE OF THE JOBS PERFORMED
WORK REDESIGN
ORGANIZED SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING HEALTH CARE TO AN INDIVIDUAL PATIENT OR GROUP OF PATIENTS ACROSS AN EPISODE OF ILLNESS AND/OR A CONTINUUM OR CARE; INCLUSED ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN OF CARE, CORDINATION OF ALL SERVICES, REFERRAL, AND FOLLOW-UP;USUALLY ASSIGNED TO ONE PROFESSIONAL
CASE MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARD IDENTIFYING FUTURE PROPOSED THERAPY AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BEFORE AND AFTER RETURNING HOME
DISCHARGE PLANNING
TOOLS USED IN MANAGE CARE THAT INCORPORATE THE TREATMENT INTERVENTION OF CAREGIVERS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES WHO NORMALLY CARE FOR A PATIENT
CRITICAL PATHWAY
LEVEL OF MEDICAL SPECIALTY CARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WHO NEED A GREATER INTENSITY OF CARE THAN THAT PROVIDED IN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY BUT WHO DO NOT REQUIRE ACUTE CARE
SUBACUTE CARE
PATIENTS WITH EXTENDED LENGTHS OF STAY BEYOND ALLOWABLE INPATIENT DAYS OR COSTS
OUTLIERS
HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE PATIENT'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING, MAINTAINING, OR RESTORING HEALTH OR MINIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF ILLNESS AND DISABILITY
HOME CARE
FEDERALLY FUNDED NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM IN THE U.S FOR PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65. THE PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED IN TWO PARTS. PART A PROVIDES BASIC PROTECTION AGAINST COSTS OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL CARE. PART B IS A VOLUNTARY MEDICAL INSURANCE PROGRAM FINANCED IN PART FROM FEDERAL FUNDS AND IN PARY FROM PRIMIUMS CONTRIBUTED BY PEOPLE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM
MEDICARE
STATE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, BASED ON TITLE XIX OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT. STATES RECEIVE MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES TO PEOPLE MEETING CATEGORICAL AND INCOME REQUIREMENTS
MEDICAID
RESTORATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO NORMAL OR NEAR-NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS, INJURY, OR CHEMICAL ADDICTION
REHABILITATION
AN INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO PROVIDING MEDICAL, NURSING, OR CUSTODIAL CARE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD, SUCH AS DURING THE COURSE OF CHRONIC DISEASE OR DURING THE REHABILITATION PHASE AFTER AN ACUTE ILLNESS
EXTENDED CARE FACILITY
INSTITUTION OR PART OF AN INSTITUTION THAT MEETS CRITERIA FOR ACCREDITATION ESTABLISHED BY THE SECTIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT THAT DETERMINE THE BASIS FOR MEDICAID AND MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING CARE, INCLUDING REHABILITATION AND VARIOUS MEDICAL AND NURSING PROCEDURES
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
REQUIRED BY THE OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1987; THE MDS SERVES AS THE FRAMEWORK FOR ANY STATE-SPECIFIED ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS USED TO DEVELOP A WRITTEN AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF CARE FOR NEWLY ADMITTED RESIDENTS OF NURSING FACILITIES
MINIMUM DATA SET (MDS)
RESIDENTIAL LIVING FACILITIES IN WHICH EACH RESIDENT HAS HIS OR HER OWN ROOM AND SHARES DINING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY AREAS
ASSISTED LIVING
SHORT-TERM HEALTH SERVICES TO DEPENDANT OLDER ADULTS EITHER IN THEIR HOME OR IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING
RESPITE CARE
SYSTEM OF FAMILY CENTERED CARE DESIGNED TO HELP TERMINALLY ILL PERSONS TO BE COMFORTABLE AND MAINTAIN A SATISFACTORY LIFESTYLE THROUGHOUT THE TERMINAL PHASE OF THEIR ILLNESS
HOSPICE
KNOWLEDGE THAT IS DERIVED FROM THE INTEGRATION OF BEST RESEARCH, CLINICAL EXPERTISE, AND PATIENT VALUES
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
OUTCOMES THAT ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE; CONSEQUENCES OF EFFECTS OF NURSING INTERVENTIONS THAT RESULT IN CHANGES IN THE PATIENTS SYMPTOMS, FUNCTIONAL STATUS, SAFETY, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS, OR COSTS
NURSING-SENSITIVE OUTCOMES
WORLDWIDE SCOPE OR APPLICATION
GLOBALIZATION
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF EXCESS RISKS, LIMITS IN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, OR BEING DEPENDENT ON OTHERS FOR CARE
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS