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- 3. Health care facilities found in many types of health care
- 8. an international agency compiling statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, and investigates and addresses serious health problems throughout the world
- 10. provide special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness
- 12. privately owned offices providing dental services
- 13. provide health services as directed by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
- 16. agencies that provide care for people who are terminally ill and who usually have life expectancies of 6 months or less
- 18. an office that provides services such as diagnosis, treatment, examination, basic laboratory testing, minor surgery, and other similar care
- 19. a facility that treats patients who have mental disorders and diseases
- 21. a national agency that deals with the health problems in the United States
- 23. establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses
- 24. a federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public
- 25. a federal agency established to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for Americans
- 26. a division of USDHHS concerned with the causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations
- 27. one of the major types of health care facilities
- 28. a type of managed care health insurance plan usually provided by large industries or companies to their employees
- 29. preparation and dispensing of medications and providing expertise on drug therapy
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- 1. an approach that was developed in response to rising health care costs to insure that all health care provided to a patient has a purpose
- 2. supported by donations, fundraiser, or grants, they provide health services at the national, state, and local levels
- 4. is both a health care delivery system and a type of insurance
- 5. agencies designed to provide care in a patient's home
- 6. provide care to help patients who have physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function
- 7. a health insurance plan providing treatment for workers injured on the job
- 9. is a medical assistance program that is jointly funded by the federal government and state governments but operated by individual states
- 11. what most people rely on to pay for the cost of health care
- 14. allows individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in the facility and provides services such as basic medical care
- 15. a nonprofit U.S.-based organization created to ensure that patients receive the safest, highest quality care in any health care setting
- 17. found in schools and colleges and provide emergency care for victims of accidents and sudden illness
- 20. a federal program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65
- 22. a patient privacy law