Service provided by physicians (also called PCP), during the very first encounter with a patient seeking medical care. Usually is a general practioner
Secondary Care
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services provided by medical specialists referred by PCP (Primary Care Provider).
Tertiary Care
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Services provided by specialist hospitals or regional centers. Highly specialized medical care that involves advanced and complex procedures and treatments performed by medical specialists in state-of-the-art facilities
Provider Settings
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a place of service wherein provider provides healthcare
services.
Physician clinics
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dedicated to OP for diagnosis & treatment.
Physician group practices
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"small rural IDN" - a formal association of 3 or more physicians
IDNs
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Integrated Delivery Network:
Network of providers giving coordinated continuum of services. (ie. Kaiser Permanente)
Health plan enters into a contractual arrangement with specified providers.
DC centers
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Day Care centers – "Less than 24 hrs" facilities
performing procedures on an outpatient basis
Diagnostic Centers
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"Tertiary Care" type offer various modalities of testing ranging from cardiac, radiology, laboratory, nuclear imaging, etc.
Skilled Nursing Facility
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Nursing home - (kind of like a retirement home but with professional medical services offered) offers constant nursing care to patients with physical/mental disabilities
Hospice Care
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Hospice care - "end of life" is a type of care that focuses on the palliation of a
chronically ill, terminally ill
patient's pain ,symptoms
and addressing their emotional
and spiritual needs.
Patient Acuity
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Measurement of the intensity of care required. Acuity has become a reference for estimating nurse staffing allocations and budget
Day Care setting
Patient is admitted in the hospital for a time period less than 24 hours.
Usually for short procedures requiring minimal post operative care e.g. Cataract surgery, laparoscopic surgeries.