| health literacy |
1. The ability to understand the causes, prevention, and treatment of disease. 2. The degree of communication that enhances people's ability to understand and act on health-related information. NURSI
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| health maintenance, ineffective |
Inability to identify, manage, and/or seek out help to maintain health. SEE: Nursing Diagnoses Appendix.
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| health nurse |
A community or visiting nurse whose duty is to give information on hygiene and prevention of disease. SEE: community health nurse .
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| health plan |
A corporation that provides medical insurance.
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| Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set |
ABBR: HEDIS. A set of benchmarks used to assess the quality of care provided to patients by managed-care organizations. Included in these benchmarks are the numbers of immunizations administered by
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