Healthcare Associated Infections terms starting with H

12 terms

  1. HAI Prevention Collaborative A group of facilities that are engaged in an effort to improve an outcome, in this case to reduce HAIs.
  2. Health Literacy How well a person understands and acts on healthcare decisions.
  3. Health Resources Services Agency (HRSA) A division of Department of Health and Human Services.
  4. Healthcare Associated Infection An infection that develops during or soon after care in a hospital, clinic, or doctor’s office, or after a home-visit by a health professional.
  5. Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) An expert panel in a specific field who advise the CDC on matters of healthcare associated infection, surveillance, control and prevention.
  6. Healthcare provider A person who provides health services, such as, doctor, nurse, dentist, or health educator.
  7. Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) Healthcare-associated Infections are infections that patients acquire during the course of receiving treatment for other conditions within a healthcare…
  8. Heart Attack Damage to the heart muscle caused when the blood vessels supplying the muscle are blocked, such as when the blood vessels are clogged with fats (a…
  9. Home care Care provided in a person’s home. Home care can be health services such as bathing, assisting someone to walk or more skilled services such as drawing…
  10. Hygiene (HY-jeen) The science of health, and the practice of cleanliness that promotes good health and well-being.
  11. Hypertension (HY-per-TEN-shun) A blood pressure of 140/90 or higher. Hypertension usually has no symptoms.
  12. Hypertension Admissions Hypertension is high blood pressure. Having high blood pressure raises your risk for heart disease and stroke, the first and third leading causes of death…