Healthcare Terms
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Week 5 Health Care Terms Worksheet
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
How has it influenced heath care?
What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: Kimmika Daugherty
Term
Definition
Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry.
Consumer
Any actual recipient of health care, such as a patient in a hospital, a client in a community mental health center, or a member of a prepaid health organization.
I explained to my insurance company that as a consumer, I was not happy with the services they provided to me.
Medicare
The largest health insurance program in the United States. Medicare was created as a part of the Social Security Act Amendment in 1965 and was put into effect in 1966.
Medicare is an entitlement program that is similar to Social Security and is not based on financial need.
Professional Association
A group of people that are engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussion with others.
There are many Professional Associations in the medical field that can be beneficial to your career.
Medicaid
A social health care program for families and individuals with low income and resources.
I became a Medicaid recipient once I lost my
Week 5 Health Care Terms Worksheet
Understanding health care terms is a prerequisite for both academic and professional success. This assignment is intended to ensure you understand some of the basic terms used in this course.
Complete the worksheet according to the following guidelines:
In the space provided, write each term’s definition. You must define the term in your own words.
In the space provided after each term’s definition, use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry. You may wish to consider the following:
How has it influenced heath care?
What role has the term played as health care developed over the years?
Save the completed worksheet as a Microsoft® Word document with your name in the file name.
Submit the file to your facilitator.
Submitted by: Kimmika Daugherty
Term
Definition
Use the term in a sentence as it applies to the health care industry.
Consumer
Any actual recipient of health care, such as a patient in a hospital, a client in a community mental health center, or a member of a prepaid health organization.
I explained to my insurance company that as a consumer, I was not happy with the services they provided to me.
Medicare
The largest health insurance program in the United States. Medicare was created as a part of the Social Security Act Amendment in 1965 and was put into effect in 1966.
Medicare is an entitlement program that is similar to Social Security and is not based on financial need.
Professional Association
A group of people that are engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussion with others.
There are many Professional Associations in the medical field that can be beneficial to your career.
Medicaid
A social health care program for families and individuals with low income and resources.
I became a Medicaid recipient once I lost my