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Week 1 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:

o            How has it influenced heath care?

o            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

Terms:

• HIPAA
• Clinical
• Public Health
• Accreditation
• Ambulatory
• Care
• Inpatient
• Outpatient
• Information
• Systems
• Health Care
• Reform
• Mental Health