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101Orphan patient — In health care, an orphan patient is a patient who has been lost within the system or has no primary provider overseeing their care. Usually, the primary provider is a general practitioner who takes care of some of the basic health needs and then …
102Critical care nursing — is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients. Critical care nurses can be found working in a wide variety of environments and specialties, such as emergency departments and the intensive care… …
103Health care systems — This article describes policy related systems. For the article on hospital networks, which are sometimes referred to as health care systems, see hospital network. A health care system is an arrangement in which health care is delivered. There are …
104Health care prices — Unlike most markets for consumer services in the United States, the health care market generally lacks transparent market based pricing. Patients are typically not able to comparison shop for medical services based on price, as medical service… …
105E-Patient — e Patients (also known as Internet Patient, or Internet savvy Patient) are health consumers who use the Internet to gather information about a medical condition of particular interest to them. The term encompasses both those who seek online… …
106Primary care — The "medical home" for a patient, ideally providing continuity and integration of health care. All family physicians and most pediatricians and internists are in primary care. The aims of primary care are to provide the patient with a… …
107Composite Health Care System — The Composite Health Care System (CHCS) is a VMS based medical informatics system designed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and used by all United States and OCONUS military health care centers. In 1988, SAIC won a… …
108Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 — The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which came into effect on 5 October 2005, enables medical professionals to detain and treat people against their will on grounds of mental disorder, with the Mental Health Tribunal for… …
109Single-payer health care — is an American term describing the payment for doctors, hospitals and other providers of health care from a single fund. The Canadian health care system, the British National Health Service, Australia s Medicare, and Medicare in the U.S. for the… …
110Health care industry — The health care industry, or medical industry, is the sector of the economic system that provides goods and services to treat patients with curative, preventive, rehabilitative, palliative, or, at times, unnecessary care. The modern health care… …
