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The organization of your treatment across several health care providers. Medical homes and Accountable Care Organizations are two common ways to coordinate care.
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A person who provides health services, such as, doctor, nurse, dentist, health educator.
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A company that provides health insurance plans.
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Catastrophic health insurance is a type of health insurance that typically has very high deductibles. The coverage for a catastrophic policy does not kick in until you have paid your share of the deductible amount in the policy.
“High Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs)” are catastrophic health insurance policies created as a way to lower overall medical costs by providing a lower monthly premium in exchange for a higher annual health insurance deductible. With catastrophic health insurance plans, you pay for almost all medical care until you reach the annual deductible amount. If eligible, some people combine a high deductible health policy with a Health Savings Account (HSA). Read the policy carefully to understand what will be covered and how much your share of the costs will be if you need medical treatment.
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Health plans that meet all of the requirements applicable to other Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) but that don't cover any benefits other than 3 primary care visits per year before the plan's deductible is met. The premium amount you pay each month for health care is generally lower than for other QHPs, but the out-of-pocket costs for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance are generally higher. To qualify for a catastrophic plan, you must be under 30 years old OR get a "hardship exemption" because the Marketplace determined that you’re unable to afford health coverage.
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A catastrophic plan covers an individual or family in the event of a major medical emergency. While the plan offers low monthly premiums that often make it more affordable than other plans, its deductible is much higher. This means that the individual or family typically pays out of pocket for most medical care unless there is a catastrophic event. To qualify for a catastrophic plan, an individual must be under 30 years old or receive a “hardship exemption,” which is a determination that they are unable to afford health coverage.
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A hollow tube employed to drain fluids from body cavities.
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Infection involving any part of the urinary system, including urethra, bladder, ureters, and kidney that is caused by the insertion of a urinary catheter.
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One of the foremost national agencies in the world that serves to support and advance public health. It provides disease surveillance, reference laboratory testing, field investigation and educational service expertise throughout the United States and abroad
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A federal agency that runs the national health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid
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A division of Department of Health and Human Services.
a federal government agency.
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Federal agency within HHS that administers disease prevention programs including HIV/AIDS prevention.
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The federal agency that runs the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs, and the federally facilitated Marketplace.
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The US federal agency which administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
A division of Department of Health and Human Services.
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Federal agency within HHS that administers the Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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A long tube inserted in the neck, chest, arm, or leg that ending near the heart. The line is used for taking blood samples, measuring blood pressure and giving medications.
A long tube inserted in the neck, chest, arm or leg that ends near the heart. They are used to take blood samples, measure blood pressure, and give medications.
A central line is a flexible tube that is inserted near a patient's heart or into one of the large blood vessels near the heart. A central line can be used to administer fluids, antibiotics or medical treatment such as chemotherapy. If a central line is inserted incorrectly or not cared for properly, a bloodstream infection can result.
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A long flexible tube that is inserted into a large blood vessel near the heart. A central line can be used to administer fluids, antibiotics, or medical treatments such as chemotherapy. If a central line is inserted incorrectly or not cared for properly, a bloodstream infection can result.
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An infection that spreads through the blood from its origin, the insertion site of the central line.
Central line-associated bloodstream infections can result if an intravenous catheter is inserted incorrectly or not cared for properly.
The National Healthcare Safety Network defines a CLABSI as a primary bloodstream infection in a patient that had a central line in place, at the time of or within, 48-hours before the development of the bloodstream infection.
An infection that spreads through the blood from its origin on a central line.
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The brain and spinal cord.
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A severemalaria syndrome in which infected red blood cells obstruct blood circulation in the small blood vessels in the brain and/or release cytokines that disrupt normal brain function.
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A document issued to a member of a group health insurance plan showing evidence of participation in the insurance.
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