| A | B |
|---|
| Why healthcare costs rise | technology advances, lawsuits, aging population |
| Purpose for organizational chart | chain of command, most efficent operation, id's immediate supervisors |
| palliative care | providing COMFORT measures for a patient |
| hospice | care for TERMINALLY ill |
| HMO | provides PREVENTATIVE EDUCATION |
| AIDs | identified as a disease 1980's |
| Holistic | treats whole person - physical emotional social spiritual and intellectual |
| Hospital | medical facility most COMMON and usually LARGEST |
| Nursing home | long term care LTC or assisted living |
| home health care | services in patients HOME like, nursing care, cleaning |
| telemedicine | video, audio and computers to provide health care |
| trepanation | ancient treatment for epilepsy, headache, insanity - drill hole in head |
| Diagnostic related groups | DRG one way Congress is trying to control costs of healthcare |
| laboratories | tests |
| complementary therapies | are used ALONG WITH regular therapy |
