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Any organism that lives in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism; commonly refers to pathogens, most commonly in reference to protozoans and helminths.
- Browse Related Terms: Anopheles, Bacteria, Congenital malaria, etiology, immune system, infection, Parasite, pathogen, Resistance, Sequelae, Species, Vector, Vector competence
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The presence of parasites in the blood. The term can also be used to express the quantity of parasites in the blood (e.g., "a parasitemia of 2%").
- Browse Related Terms: Anemia, Cerebral malaria, Defervescence, Erythrocyte, G6PD deficiency, Hematocrit, Hematologic, Hemoglobin, Hemolysis, Induced malaria, Jaundice, Parasitemia, Recrudescence
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A sudden attack or increase in intensity of a symptom, usually occurring in intervals.
- Browse Related Terms: dyspnea, Epidemiology, Gene, genetic diversity, Incubation period, Molecular methods, Paroxysm, Polymorphic, strain, Tachycardia, tachypnea, Virus
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The part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (formerly, Title I) that provides emergency assistance to localities (EMAs) disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
- Browse Related Terms: Administrative or Fiscal Agent, Consortium/HIV Care Consortium, continuum of care, Part A, Planning Council, Planning Process, Priority Setting, Quality, Reflectiveness, Resource Allocation, Technical Assistance (TA)
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The part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (formerly, Title II) that provides funds to States and territories for primary health care (including HIV treatments through the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, ADAP) and support services that enhance access to care to PLWHA and their families.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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The part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (formerly, Title III) that supports outpatient primary medical care and early intervention services to PLWHA through grants to public and private non-profit organizations. Part C also funds capacity development and planning grants to prepare programs to provide EIS services.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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The part of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (formerly, Title IV) that supports coordinated services and access to research for children, youth, and women with HIV disease and their families.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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Regional centers providing education and training for primary care professionals and other AIDS-related personnel. Part F (AETC)s are authorized under Part F of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and administered by the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA).
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC), Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP), Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA), Division of Community Based Programs (DCBP), Division of Science and Policy (DSP), Division of Service Systems (DSS), Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA), HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program, Part F (AETC) (AIDS Education and Training Center), Part F (Community Based Dental Partnership Program), Part F (HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program)
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The program within the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Division of Community Based Programs that delivers HIV/AIDS dental care while simultaneously training dental professionals in these areas in order to expand community capacity to deliver HIV oral health care.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC), Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP), Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA), Division of Community Based Programs (DCBP), Division of Science and Policy (DSP), Division of Service Systems (DSS), Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA), HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program, Part F (AETC) (AIDS Education and Training Center), Part F (Community Based Dental Partnership Program), Part F (HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program)
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The program within the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau's Division of Community Based Programs that assists with uncompensated costs incurred in providing oral health treatment to PLWHA.
- Browse Related Terms: AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC), Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP), Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA), Division of Community Based Programs (DCBP), Division of Science and Policy (DSP), Division of Service Systems (DSS), Division of Training and Technical Assistance (DTTA), HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program, Part F (AETC) (AIDS Education and Training Center), Part F (Community Based Dental Partnership Program), Part F (HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program)
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A health services demonstration, research, and evaluation program funded under Part F of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to identify innovative models of HIV care. Part F (SPNS) projects are awarded competitively.
- Browse Related Terms: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Capacity, Core Services, Early Intervention Services (EIS), Family Centered Care, Health Care for the Homeless Health Center, Health Centers, Home and Community Based Care, Medicaid Spend-down, Part B, Part C, Part D, Part F (SPNS) (Special Projects of National Significance), Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 (Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program), Service Gaps, Support Services, Unmet Need
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Bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi can cause disease.
- Browse Related Terms: Anopheles, Bacteria, Congenital malaria, etiology, immune system, infection, Parasite, pathogen, Resistance, Sequelae, Species, Vector, Vector competence
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Bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi that can cause disease; a specific causative agent of a disease such as bacterium or a virus.
- Browse Related Terms: Bacterium, Clostridium difficile, Clostridium Difficile Infection, Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDI), Collaboration, Cross-infection, Extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL), Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL), infection, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Multidrug-resistant Organism (MDRO), Pathogens, Spore, Stakeholder, Symptom, Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
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A patient package insert contains information for patients' understanding of how to safely use a drug product.
- Browse Related Terms: Brand Name Drug, Chemical Type, Dosage Form, Drug Product, Generic Drug, Medication Guide, New Molecular Entity (NME), Over-the-Counter Drugs (OTC), Patient Package Insert (PPI), Pharmaceutical Equivalents, Prescription Drug Product, Strength, Therapeutic Equivalence (TE), Therapeutic Equivalence (TE) Codes
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Legislation (Public Law 111-148) signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010. One of two laws collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act or simply as federal health reform.
- Browse Related Terms: Affordable Care Act, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Grandfathered, Grandfathered Health Plan, Grandfathered plan, New Plan, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Reconciliation Act
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Ways to keep patients safe from infection or the spread of disease.
- Browse Related Terms: Dialysis facility, Epidemiology, Influenza, Influenza Vaccination, isolation, Maximal, Morbidity, Patient safety, Pneumonia, Transmission, Ventilator, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
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Research that compares different medical treatments and interventions to provide evidence on which strategies are most effective in different populations and situations. The goal is to empower you and your doctor with additional information to make sound health care decisions.
- Browse Related Terms: assignment, Care Coordination, Evidence-Based Medicine, Hospital Readmissions, Medically Necessary, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Payment Bundling, Physician Services, primary care, Primary Care Physician, Primary Care Provider, Provider Category, Specialist
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A payment structure in which different health care providers who are treating you for the same or related conditions are paid an overall sum for taking care of your condition rather than being paid for each individual treatment, test, or procedure. In doing so, providers are rewarded for coordinating care, preventing complications and errors, and reducing unnecessary or duplicative tests and treatments.
- Browse Related Terms: assignment, Care Coordination, Evidence-Based Medicine, Hospital Readmissions, Medically Necessary, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Payment Bundling, Physician Services, primary care, Primary Care Physician, Primary Care Provider, Provider Category, Specialist
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You can choose how often you would like to pay your insurance premiums. If you choose “monthly,” your premium payments will be due every month.
- Browse Related Terms: Advanced Premium Tax Credit, Banding, Catastrophic Plan, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans, dependent, Hardship Exemption, Health Savings Account (HSA), High deductible health plan (HDHP), High-Cost Excise Tax, Individual mandate, MinnesotaCare, Payment Frequency, Premium Tax Credit, Risk corridor