Key Terms (unit 1)

Question 1

Alternative Therapies

Answer 1

method of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies

Question 2

Biotechnology

Answer 2

the use of genetic and biochemical processes of living systems and organisms to develop or modify useful products

Question 3

Complementary therapies

Answer 3

method of treatment used in conjunction with biomedical therapies

Question 4

Cost containment

Answer 4

procedures used to control costs or expenses

Question 5

Diagnostic related groups (DRGs)

Answer 5

method of classifying diagnoses into specific payment or reimbursement categories

Question 6

Energy conservation

Answer 6

strategies aimed at reducing energy consumption in healthcare facilities without compromising patient care or well-being

Question 7

Geriatric care

Answer 7

focuses on the medical and social needs of elderly patients

Question 8

Holistic healthcare

Answer 8

care that provides physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being.

Question 9

Home healthcare

Answer 9

any type of healthcare provided in a patients home environment

Question 10

Integrative healthcare

Answer 10

uses both mainstream and medical treatments along with complementary and alternative Therapies to treat a patient.

Question 11

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

Answer 11

Federal law that requires the education and testing of nursing assistants

Question 12

Outpatient services

Answer 12

medical treatments or procedures that do not require an overnight stay in a hospital or other inpatient facility

Question 13

Pandemic

Answer 13

An infectious disease that affects many people over a wide geographic area

a world wide epidemic

Question 14

Telemedicine

Answer 14

the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and/or healthcare services

Question 15

Wellness

Answer 15

state of being in good health