Patient Care Episode:

Terms Related to Patient Care Episode

• Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)

  Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOME ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence ...

• Hospital Cost

  The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an ...

• Progressive Patient Care

  Organization of medical and nursing care according to the degree of illness and care requirements in the hospital. The elements are intensive care, intermediate care, ...

• Patient Care Continuity

  Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.

• Case Management

  A traditional term for all the activities which a physician or other health care professional normally performs to insure the coordination of the medical services ...