Healthcare Management Terms
Across
- 1. Forecasting, scheduling, and managing healthcare staff, equipment, and supplies.
- 4. Ensuring a hazard-free environment and safe practices to prevent harm to patients.
- 7. Activities that empower individuals and communities to increase control over and improve their health.
- 9. A data-driven method to improve quality by removing errors and inefficiencies in healthcare processes.
- 10. A system funded by insurance contributions from employers and employees, with services usually privately delivered.
- 11. Coordinating and controlling hospital processes to improve service delivery and efficiency.
- 13. A core management function that involves monitoring performance and making corrections to stay on course.
- 15. An external assessment to verify the quality and standards of a healthcare organization.
- 17. First-contact healthcare services that address most personal health needs, including prevention and treatment.
- 18. A healthcare payment system that rewards providers for quality and patient outcomes, not volume.
- 19. Scholar known for categorizing managerial roles as interpersonal, informational, and decisional.
Down
- 1. Coordinated efforts to restore function or improve the quality of life after illness or injury.
- 2. A complex organizational setup where employees report to multiple managers for different projects or functions.
- 3. Combines government funding with private healthcare delivery, often covering all citizens.
- 5. The highest level in an organization responsible for strategic decision-making and overall direction.
- 6. A healthcare system funded and delivered by the government; services are provided free at the point of use.
- 8. An organizational structure dividing roles by specialization, such as nursing, finance, or surgery.
- 12. A system where individuals pay directly for medical services without insurance coverage.
- 14. A payment model where providers are paid a fixed amount per patient, regardless of services provided.
- 16. A single payment for all services related to a treatment or condition over a set period.