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28 Cards in this Set
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Holism
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viewing a person's health as a balance of body, mind, and spirit
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Health
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a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
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Wellness
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A state of being-good physical self care,prevention of illness and injury, and achieving one's potential
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disease
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pathological condition of the body that presents with clinical signs and symptoms and change in labs values
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etiology
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cause of disease
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incidence
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frequency of a particular disease in a specific population during a specific period
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morbidity
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number of sick persons with a particular disease in a specific population
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mortality
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death rate or the ratio of th number of deaths for a specific population
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pathophysiology
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study of how disease alters normal physiologic processes
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prevalence
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the number of cases of a disease in a specific population during a specific period
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Primary prevention
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prevention of the development of disease in a susceptible population, includes health promotion and immunization
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Secondary prevention
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Early diagnosis and treatment to shorten duration and severity of an illness, reduce contagion and limit complications
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sign
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objective manifestation of a disease, can be seen, heard, measured or felt
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symptom
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subjective manifestation of a disease or illness,what the client relates is happening
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tertiary prevention
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healthcare to limit the degree of disability or promote rehabilitation in chronic, irreversible diseases
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illness prevention
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identifying risk factors such as a family history of HTN or diabetes and assisting clients to reduce the effects of risk factors
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primary care
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first resource person or agency that clients contact aabout a health need
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secondary care
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referrals to facilities for additinal testing such as cardiac catheterization,consultation and diagnosis
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tertiary care
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provided in hospitals where specilaists and complex technology are available
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Medicare part A
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covers acute hospital care, rehabiliative care,hospice and home care service,requires participants to pay a deductible of $840 for hospitalization
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medicare part B
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Covers physician services, outpatient hospital care, laboratory tests,durable medical equipment,and other selected services requires an annual $100 deductible and monthly payment of $58.70
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prospective payment system(PPS)
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financial incentives to decrease total carges by reimbursing on a fixed rate basis.
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diagnosis related group(DRG)
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Medicare reimburses predetermined amounts to hospitals based on the drg in which the client's condition falls
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Managed care organization(MCO)
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insurers who carefully plan and closely supervise the distribution of healthcare services
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HMO and PPO
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two most common typers of manged care systems
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Health Maintenance Organization(HMO)
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group insurance plans in which each participant pays a preset, fixed fee in exhange of preventive health care services
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capitation
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financial stability of hmo is based on their ability to keep their members healthy thru periodic screening
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Preferred Provider Organization(PPO)
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a community network of providers who are willing to discount their fees for service in exchange for a steady supply of referred customers
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