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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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disclosure
Health care; Health care regulations
The sharing or revealing of health information with other parties. Information on medical history or treatment that is made known or disclosed for medical or insurance purposes.
health information
Health care; Health care regulations
Medical information acquired from patients or previous records. This information is recorded by health care professionals in patient charts (whether digital or paper).
electronic medical record
Health care; Health care regulations
A digital version/record of health-related information on an individual that can be created, gathered, managed, and consulted by authorized clinicians and staff within one health ...
chronic condition
Health care; Health care regulations
A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time.
health economics
Health care; Health care regulations
The applied field of study which examines the behaviour of populations, organizations, and governments toward health issues by applying economic theories of consumer, producer and ...
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