A group or agency that gives legal help to people with low incomes. Health legal aid workers help people with issues related to getting good healthcare, and … [Read more...]
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HCP
Healthcare proxy. A type of advance directive that gives a person (such as a relative, lawyer, or friend) the authority to make healthcare decisions for another … [Read more...]
cultural competency
The ability to understand, interact, and work well with people of different cultures. In medicine, one goal of cultural competency is to help make sure that the … [Read more...]
conventional medicine
A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, … [Read more...]
biomedicine
A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, … [Read more...]
assessment
In healthcare, a process used to learn about a patient … [Read more...]
DNR order
A type of advance directive in which a person states that healthcare providers should not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (restarting the heart) if his or … [Read more...]
do not resuscitate order
A type of advance directive in which a person states that healthcare providers should not perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (restarting the heart) if his or … [Read more...]
telemedicine
The delivery of healthcare from a distance using electronic information and technology such as computers, cameras, videoconferencing, the Internet, satellite, … [Read more...]
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