| 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 |
| Hippocrates | FATHER of medicine |
| William Roentgen | discovered X-RAYS in 1895 |
| Sir Alexander Flemming | discovered PENICILLIN in 1928 |
| Clara Barton | founded RED CROSS in 1881 |
| Florence Nightingale | founder of modern NURSING |
| Anton Van Leeuwenhoek | invented the MICROSCOPE in 1666 |
| Gabriel Farenheit | first MERCURY THERMOMETER 1714 |
| Rene Laennec | invented the STETHOSCOPE in 1816 |
| Medicaid | low income, disabled Govt' insurance funded mainly by STATES |
| Medicare | FEDERAL gov't insurance, OLDER PEOPLE |
| Center for Disease Control | CDC cause spread and control of DISEASE |
| TRICARE | healthcare for MILITARY |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration protects WORKERS |
| FDA | Food and drug administration regulaates FOOD AND DRUG PRODUCTS |
| PPO | Preferred Care Provider allows you to see SPECIALISTS CHOOSE OWN DR |
| Voluntary or non profit organizations | supported by DONATIONS, GRANTS |
| ALL insurance | is NOT the SAME |
| Premium | specific amount PAID MONTHLY to have insurance |
| Deductible | amount YOU have to pay BEFORE the insurance begins to pay |
