| A | B |
|---|
| admission | Entry of a patient into a health care facility |
| against medical advice (AMA) | Charting notation when a patient leaves a health care facility without a physician's order for discharge |
| continuity of care | Continuing of established patient care from one setting to another |
| discharge | Release of a patient a health care facility |
| discharge planning | Schedule of events often planned by a multidisciplinary team leading to the return of a patient from hospital confinement to life at home or another health care setting. |
| disorientation | Mental confusion characterized by inadequate or incorrect perceptions of place, time, and identity |
| empathy | Ability to recognize and, to some, extent, share the emotions and states of mind of another and to understand the meaning and signifance of that person's behavior |
| health care facility | Agency or institution that provides health care |
| home health agency | An organization that provides health care in the home |
| separation anxiety | Fear and apprehension caused by separation from familiar surroundings and significant people |
| third-party payers | Entities (persons or elements) other than the giver or receiver of service responsible for payment (e.g. Medicare or an insurance company) |
| transfer | Moving a patient from one unit to another (intra-agency transfer) or moving a patient from one health care facility to another (interagency transfer) |
