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Health care
Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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contraindications
Biotechnology; Diseases
A contraindication (pronounced as contra-indication) is a condition or factor that speaks against a certain measure. It is mostly used in medicine, with regard to factors that ...
complications
Biotechnology; Biomedical
Complication, in medicine, is an unfavorable evolution of a disease, a health condition or a medical treatment. The disease can become worse in its severity or show a higher ...
single specialty hospital (SSH)
Health care; Hospitals
Specialized hospitals that provide treatment relating to a single specialty (e.g., cardiac or orthopedic services). Many of the physicians who refer patients to an SSH have an ...
integrated provider (IP)
Health care; Hospitals
A group of providers that offer comprehensive and coordinated care, and usually provides a range of medical care facilities and service plans including hospitals, group practices, ...
Provider-Sponsored Organization (PSO)
Health care; Hospitals
Healthcare providers (physicians and/or hospitals) who form an affiliation to act as insurer for an enrolled population.
Nadir
Health care; Hospitals
The lowest point as, for example, the lowest blood count after chemotherapy, the lowest concentration of a drug in the body, etc
acute long term care
Health care; Hospitals
Provides specialized acute hospital care to medically complex patients who are critically ill, have multi-system complications and/or failure, and require hospitalization ...
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