All the support services except medical and nursing services, board and room that support the work of primary physicians are referred to as Ancillary Care Services. Such services include: Diagnostic services – laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, and radiology Therapeutic services – physical and occupational therapy, speech therapy, and chiropractic services Custodial services – long-term acute …
Ambulatory care, also known as outpatient care refers to medical care which includes treatment, diagnosis, observation, and rehabilitation provided to an outpatient without admitting him/her to the hospital. This type of care offers immediate and fast services to patients without the need to get admitted to the hospital. Although it works outside the hospital setup, …
Addressing different issues of the healthcare industry, Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health care reform law in America was introduced to make quality healthcare insurance affordable to Americans at large with the objective of improving public health and reducing healthcare spending. The legislation that recommended a new health reform was passed by Congress and was …
An accountable care organization (ACO) is an organization formed by a group of coordinated healthcare practitioners including hospitals, physicians and other medical professionals and healthcare providers. As an organization, ACO is accountable to the population for the quality and cost of services it provides to Medicare patients enrolled in the fee-for-service program.
