| health care reform | Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services | See: CHAMPUS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health and human services | See HHS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health care facilities, manpower, and services | The services provided in the delivery of health care, associated facilities in health care, and attendant manpower required or available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health services needs and demand | Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. It includes the identification and assessment of the needs as measured by objective criteria and standards. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states dept. Of health and human services | A department of the united states government concerned with administering those agencies and offices having programs pertaining to health and human services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states health resources and services administration | A component of the public health service that provides leadership related to the delivery of health services and the requirements for and distribution of health resources, including manpower training. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states substance abuse and mental health services administration | An agency of the public health service concerned with the overall planning, promoting, and administering of programs pertaining to substance abuse and mental health. It is commonly referred to by the acronym samhsa. On 1 october 1992, the united states alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health administration (adamha) became samhsa. (telephone communication with samhsa 7 april 1992) (12 Dec 1998) |
| law of priority | Use of the earliest published name (senior synonym) of two or more names of an organism as the correct name. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adolescent health services | Organised services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| marketing of health services | Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximise the use of health care resources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| maternal health services | Organised services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mental health services | Organised services to provide mental health care. (12 Dec 1998) |
| child health services | Organised services to provide health care for children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| personal health services | Health care provided to individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |