| Show or another community agency Originallymedieval name forway station for crusaders where they could be replenished refreshed and cared for hospice is used here for an organized program of care for people going through life last statio The whole family is considered the unit of care and care extends through their period of mourning incidence In epidemiology the number of cases of disease infection or some other event having their onset duringprescribed period of time in relation to the unit of population in which they occur Incidence measures morbidity or other events as they happen overperiod of time Examples include the number of accidents occurring inmanufacturing plant duringyear in relation to the number of employees in the plant or the number of cases of mumps occurring inschool duringmonth in relation to the number of pupils enrolled in the school It usually refers only to the number of new cases particularly of chronic diseases indemnity Health insurance benefits provided in the form cash payments rather than services independent practice association IPA An organized form of prepaid medical practice in which participating physicians remain in their independent office settings seeing both enrollees the IPA and privatepay patients Participating physicians may be reimbursed by the IPA onfee-forservice basis orcapitation basis indigent care Health services provided to the poor or those unable to pay Since many indigent patients are not eligible for Federal or State programs the costs which are covered by Medicaid are generally recorded separately from indigent care costs institutional health services Health services delivered on an inpatient basis in hospitals nursing homes or other inpatient institutions The term may also refer to services delivered on an outpatient basis by departments other organizational units of or sponsored by institutions instrumental activities of daily living IADL An index or scale which measures patientdegree of independence in aspects of cognitive and social functioning including shopping cooking doing housework managing money and using the telephone dJd Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO national private nonprofit organization whose purpose is to encourage the attainment of uniformly high standards of institutional medical care Establishes guidelines for the operation of hospitals and other health facilities and conducts survey and accreditation programs managed care The body of clinical financial and organizational activities designed to ensure the provision of appropriate health care services incost-efficient manner Managed care techniques are most often practiced by organizations and professionals which assume risk fordefined population g health maintenance organizations Medicaid Title XIX Federally aided State-operated and administered program which provides medical benefits for certain indigent or low income persons in need of health and medical care The program authorized by 163 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
