patient care
1Patient care technician — Patient care technicians (PCT) work with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professional to provide direct patient care in a variety of healthcare environments. PCTs often have more contact with the patient than any other health care member… …
2patient care ombudsman — An individual appointed in health care cases to ensure the safety of patients. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012. patient care ombudsman An individual appointed in health care cases to… …
3Patient safety — is a new healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical error that often lead to adverse healthcare events. The frequency and magnitude of avoidable adverse patient events was not well known until the… …
4Patient safety organization — A patient safety organization (PSO) is a group, institution or association that improves medical care by reducing medical errors. In the 1990s, reports in several countries revealed a staggering number of patient injuries and deaths each year due …
5Patient safety and nursing — Nurses are knowledge workers whose main responsibility is to provide safe and effective care within constantly evolving health care systems. Nurses collaborate with one another, as well as doctors, aides and technicians, to provide holistic care… …
6Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — Full title The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Acronym PPACA Colloquial name(s) Affordable Care Act, Healthcare Insurance Reform, Obamacare, Healthcare Reform Enacted by the …
7Care Continuum Alliance — logo Formation 1999 03 01 Legal status Association …
8Care of residents — refers to care given to adults or children outside of the patient s home. Care can be 24 hour care or partial care depending on the person s needs. Residential care services take into account the needs and wishes of the individual, weighed… …
9Patient-delivered therapy — Patient delivered (partner) therapy (PDT or PDPT), also called expedited partner therapy (EPT)[1], is the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing prescriptions or medications… …
10Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — (PPACA) USA A federal statute signed into law in March 2010 which, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, enacts major reforms to the US health care system. Among other things, PPACA: • Provides for tax credits… …
