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Appendix E: Glossary
Appendix E: Glossary
Pages 236-241
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Adapted from the Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy glossary at http:// www.academyhealth.org/publications.glossary.pdf. Accessed February 4, 2002.
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usually serving a catchment area that has scarce or nonexistent health services or a population with special health needs; sometimes known as a neighborhood health center. Community health centers attempt to coordinate federal, state, and local resources in a single organization capable of delivering health and related social services to a defined population.
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An area or group designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as having an inadequate supply of health care providers.
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Department of Health and Human Services that places physicians and other providers in health professions shortage areas by providing scholarship and loan repayment incentives. Since 1970, Corps members have worked in community health centers, migrant centers, Indian health facilities, and other sites targeting underserved populations.
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Quality of Care The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge (IOM, 1990, p.
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* Tertiary Care Services provided by highly specialized providers (e.g., neurologists, thoracic surgeons, intensive care units)
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