The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health in the Nation's Elderly Evaluating Coverage of Nutrition Services for the Medicare Population (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix B: Glossary
Pages 331-337
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Certified Diabetes Educator An individual credentialed by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators. The credential requires unrestricted license or registration (e.g., RN, RD)
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Certification by written examination is available through the National Board of Nutrition Support Education, Inc., to nurses, physicians, and dietitians. Commission on Accreditation of Dietetics Education The American Dietetic Association's accrediting agency for education programs preparing students for careers as Registered Dietitians or Dietetic Technicians, Registered.
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Often work with dietitians in a variety of employment settings, including health care, business and industry, public health, food service, and research. Disease management The process of standardizing treatment of common disorders and ensuring appropriate utilization and high-quality care at all levels by the provider.
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Long-term care Services that are ordinarily provided in a skilled nursing care, intermediate care, personal care, supervisory care, or elder care facility. Long-term care facility Residential institution that provides extended care to individuals under the direct guidance of qualified health care providers.
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Nutritional assessment A comprehensive evaluation to define nutrition status, including medical history, dietary history, physical examination, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory data. Nutritional support services or team Multidisciplinary group of health-care professionals with expertise in nutrition who aid in the provision of nutrition support.
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Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly Programs that integrate acute and long-term services in an attempt to improve coordination by bridging through common financing, acute care benefits, and homeand community-based long-term care services. Prospective payment system A payment system under which health care providers are paid a predetermined, fixed amount for patient care.
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APPENDIX B 337 Skilled nursing facility An institution that primarily provides skilled nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care; rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons; or, on a regular basis, health-related care and services to individuals who because of their mental of physical condition require care and services, above the level of room and board, which can be made available to them only through institutional facilities. Tertiary prevention Prevention of disability, poor quality of life, and death in persons with advanced stages of a disease.
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