Case Management. A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services required by a patient. It also, when used in connection with managed care, covers all the activities of evaluating the patient, planning treatment, referral, and follow-up so that care is continuous and comprehensive and payment for the care is obtained. (From Slee & Slee, Health Care Terms, 2nd ed) . 1.00
Patient Admission. Voluntary Admission . Admission, Patient . Admission, Voluntary . Admissions, Patient . Admissions, Voluntary . Patient Admissions . Voluntary Admissions . The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution. . 0.37
Continuity of Patient Care. Continuity of Care . Care Continuity . Care Continuity, Patient . Care Continuum . Patient Care Continuity . Continuum of Care . Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care. . 0.37
Patient Care Team. Healthcare Team . Care Team, Health . Care Team, Medical . Care Team, Patient . Care Teams, Health . Care Teams, Medical . Care Teams, Patient . Health Care Teams . Health Team, Interdisciplinary . Health Teams, Interdisciplinary . Healthcare Teams . Interdisciplinary Health Teams . Medical Care Teams . Patient Care Teams . Team, Health Care . Team, Healthcare . Team, Interdisciplinary Health . Team, Medical Care . Team, Patient Care . Teams, Health Care . Teams, Healthcare . Teams, Interdisciplinary Health . Teams, Medical Care . Teams, Patient Care . Health Care Team . Medical Care Team . Interdisciplinary Health Team . Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient. . 0.36
Progressive Patient Care. Care, Progressive Patient . Cares, Progressive Patient . Patient Care, Progressive . Patient Cares, Progressive . Progressive Patient Cares . Organization of medical and nursing care according to the degree of illness and care requirements in the hospital. The elements are intensive care, intermediate care, self-care, long-term care, and organized home care. . 0.35
Managed Competition. Accountable Health Plan . Health Plan, Accountable . Plan, Accountable Health . Plans, Accountable Health . Accountable Health Plans . Competition, Managed . Health Plans, Accountable . A strategy for purchasing health care in a manner which will obtain maximum value for the price for the purchasers of the health care and the recipients. The concept was developed primarily by Alain Enthoven of Stanford University and promulgated by the Jackson Hole Group. The strategy depends on sponsors for groups of the population to be insured. The sponsor, in some cases a health alliance, acts as an intermediary between the group and competing provider groups (accountable health plans). The competition is price-based among annual premiums for a defined, standardized benefit package. (From Slee and Slee, Health Care Reform Terms, 1993) . 0.35
Single-Payer System. Plan, Single-Payer . Plans, Single-Payer . Single Payer Plan . Single Payer System . Single-Payer Plans . Single-Payer Systems . System, Single-Payer . Systems, Single-Payer . Single-Payer Plan . An approach to health care financing with only one source of money for paying health care providers. The scope may be national (the Canadian System), state-wide, or community-based. The payer may be a governmental unit or other entity such as an insurance company. The proposed advantages include administrative simplicity for patients and providers, and resulting significant savings in overhead costs. (From Slee and Slee, Health Care Reform Terms, 1993, p106) . 0.35
Patient Care. Informal care . Care, Patient . Informal cares . care, Informal . cares, Informal . The services rendered by members of the health profession and non-professionals under their supervision. . 0.35
Health of Institutionalized Adolescents. Institutionalized Adolescent Health . Health Status of Institutionalized Adolescents . It refers to physical and mental condition of a teenager who receives long-term patient services or who resides in an institutional setting. For the guarantee of health care in inpatient units it is suggested that the health care team is comprised of physician, nurse, dentist, psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist, nursing assistant and dentistry. Care should be performed in a clinic located within the unit, ensuring the access of adolescents to medium and high complexity care. . 0.35
