Soc Week 8
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- Chief of service
- MD in charge of specific medical specialty
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Written legal document appointing a person to make medical decisions when the patient cannot
- Bill Rights
- Document covering a patients legal rights during hospitalization
- Long Term Hospital
- Institution with average length of stay of more than 30 days
- Informed consent
- Patient has his of treatment explained to them and give consent in writing
- Chieff Of Staff
- MD who supervised medical staff in a hospital
- Advance Directives
- A patients wish reguarding the or continuation of treatment when they lack the capability to make that decision
- Utilization Review Committee
- Checks the appropraiteness of admissions, cordination and refferal among a variety of health care services
- Occupency Rate
- percentage of hospitals total inpatient capacity thats used
- Proprioretery hospital
- An investor owned institution - For Profit
- Rehabilitation Hospital
- Hospital specializing in restorative care in order to maximaize the patients level of understanding
- Moral Agent
- person who ensures the patients best interests take presidence over fiduciary responsibilities
- Voluntary Hospital
- Private non profit hospital owned by a non governmental groups for the benefit of the community
- Inpatient
- night spent in the hospital as an inpatient
- Average length of stay
- A average number of days each patient stays in the hospital. It measures the severity of the illness.
- Credentials Committee
- This group reviews qualifications of MD's for admitting privileges
- What is the difference of inpatient and outpatient services?
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- What is a voluntary hospital?Explain. How did voluntary hospitals evolve in the US?
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- What are inpatient days? What is the significance of this measure? How do inpatient days vary by patient demographic characteristics?
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- What are some of the differences between voluntary and investor- owned hospitals?
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