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Health Maintenance Organization
Primary
(1) A form of health insurance in which its members prepay a premium for the HMO's health services which generally include inpatient and ambulatory care. For the patient, an HMO means reduced out-of-pocket costs (i.e. no deductible), no...
taxonomy 302R00000X
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Case Management
An organization that is responsible for providing case management services. The agency provides services which assist an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. Case management...
taxonomy 251B00000X
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Case Manager/Care Coordinator
A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan...
taxonomy 171M00000X
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Contractor
For the purposes of the Health Care Provider Taxonomy, a contractor is limited to individuals who do construction or mechanical work to modify a patient's environment to accommodate a health condition. Contractors perform projects...
taxonomy 171W00000X
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Home Health
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language...
taxonomy 251E00000X
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Hospice Care, Community Based
Definition to come...
taxonomy 251G00000X
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In Home Supportive Care
An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of...
taxonomy 253Z00000X
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Nursing Care
A Nursing Care Agency is an entity that provides skilled nursing care through the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), by employees, contracted individuals, or via a registry, in a variety of...
taxonomy 251J00000X
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Respite Care
Definition to come.
taxonomy 385H00000X