Hospitals
one of the major types of health care facilities
Long-term care facilities
provide assistance and care for elderly patients
Medical offices
offices that are privately owned by one doctor to large complexes that operate as corporations
Dental offices
vary in size from offices that are privately by one or more dentists to dental clinics
Clinics
health care facilities found in many types of health care
Home health care
agencies that are designed to provide care in a patient's home.
Hospice
agencies that provide care for terminally ill people with life expectancies of 6 months or less.
Mental Health
facilities that treat patients with mental disorders and disease
Rehabilitation
facilities that are located in hospitals, clinics, and/or private centers
Health Maintenance organizations
provide total health care directed toward preventative health care.
Industrial health care centers
found in large companies or industries
School health services
found in schools and colleges and provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness
World Health Organization
an international agency sponsored by the United Nations
National Institutes of Health
involved in research on disease
Centers for disease control
is concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations
Food and Drug Administration
a federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
it establishes and enforces standards that protect from job related injuries and illnesses
Health departments
provide health services as directed by the Department of Health and Human Services and also provide specific services needed by the state or local community
Voluntary agencies
provides health services at national, state, and local level
Non-profit agencies
same as voluntary agencies
Health Insurance Plan
helps pay for people's health care bills
Preferred provider organization
a type of health insurance plan usually provides by large industries or companies to their employees
Medicare
provides hospital care for almost all individuals over the age of 65 and for any person with a disability who has received Social Security benefits for a least 2 years
Medicaid
a medical assistance program operated by individual states.
Worker's Compensation
a health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job
Managed care
an approach that has developed in response to rising health care costs
Independent living facility
a place where people live when they are unable to maintain their homes
Assisted living facility
a place where people live when they are unable to care for themselves or their homes
Optical centers
a rehabilitation service for visually impaired patients
Laboratories
a place where they analyze tests to diagnose the conditions the patients have
US Department of Health and Human Services
a cabinet department of the United States government with the goal to protecting the health of Americans
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
improves the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare for Americans.
Medigap
covers medical expenses that other big health insurance companies can not cover.
Tricare
provides the military with health care
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
federal law that requires all health care settings to ensure privacy and security of patient information. Also requires health insurance to be accessible for working Americans and available when changing employment.