| MHD | maintenance hemodialysis; mean hemolytic dose; mental health department; minimum hemolytic dilution;... |
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| OHMO | Office of Health Maintenance Organizations |
| WHO | World Health Organization; 세계보건기구 |
| WHO ORS | World Health Organization Oral Rehydration Solution osmolality 330; 세계보건기구 경구 수액 용액 |
| HCO | health care organization |
| community health nurse | A nurse who provides care to individuals or groups in a community outside of institutions. Usually works through the auspices of a state or city health department. Synonym: community health nurse, community nurse. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| community health nursing | General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population. This is not an official program of a public health department. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health planning | Planning that has the goals of improving health, improving accessibility to health services, and promoting efficiency in the provision of services and resources on a comprehensive basis for a whole community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community health services | Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community mental health centre | A mental health treatment centre located in a neighborhood catchment area close to the homes of patients, introduced in the 1960's via new federal legislation designed to replace the large state hospitals, which usually were located in remote rural areas; features include offering a series of comprehensive services by one or more members of the four mental health professions, provision of continuity of care, participation of consumers in the centres, community location to provide accessibility, a combination of indirect or preventive and direct services, the use of program-centreed as well as case-centreed consultation, a requirement for program evaluation, and various linkages to a variety of health and human services. (05 Mar 2000) |
| community mental health centres | Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community mental health services | Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community. (12 Dec 1998) |
| comprehensive health care | Providing for the full range of personal health services for diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation of patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health | The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women. (12 Dec 1998) |
| women's health services | Organised services to provide health care to women. It excludes maternal care services for which maternal health services is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| world health | The concept pertaining to the health status of inhabitants of the world. (12 Dec 1998) |
| World Health Organisation | <organisation> A United Nations agency dealing with issues concerning health and disease around the globe. For cancer, the W.H.O. Has an interesting programme in prevention and palliative care. Acronym: WHO (26 Mar 1998) |
| prepaid health plans | Contracts between an insurer and a subscriber or a group of subscribers whereby a specified set of health benefits is provided in return for a periodic premium. (12 Dec 1998) |
| preventive health services | Services designed for promotion of health and prevention of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health | 1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind, or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical disease or pain. "There is no health in us." (Book of Common Prayer) "Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it can not be sported with without loss, or regained by courage." (Buckminster) 2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in a toast. "Come, love and health to all." Bill of health. See Bill. Health lift, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; also called lifting machine. Health officer, one charged with the enforcement of the sanitary laws of a port or other place. To drink a health. See Drink. Origin: OE. Helthe, AS. Hlp, fr. Hal hale, sound, whole. See Whole. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Health Maintenance Organization |
A health insurer or provider that offers comprehensive services on a prepaid basis. The HMO contracts or directly employs physicians to serve as its network. Physicians are paid a salary, reduced fees, or capitated rate for services. Patient choice is limited to contracted physicians to a varying degree depending on the type of organization. Types of HMO models:
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An HMO is a prepaid health plan delivering comprehensive care to members through designated providers, having a fixed monthly payment for health care services, and requiring members to be in a plan for a specified period of time (usually 1 year).
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| Health Maintenance Organization |
An organization that provides for a wide range of comprehensive health care services for a specified group at a fixed periodic prepayment.
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A health care organization that acts as both insurer and provider of comprehensive but specified medical services. Most services are financed through prospective per capita (capitation) payments. The organization has responsibility for managing the provision of comprehensive health care services and typically provides preventive care. ...
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HMOs offer prepaid, comprehensive health coverage for both hospital and physician services. An HMO contracts with health care providers, eg, physicians, hospitals, and other health professionals, and members are required to use participating providers for all health services. Members are enrolled for a specified period of time. Model types include staff, group practice, network and IPA (for additional information, see staff, group, network and IPA model definitions)
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