Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors: Workshop Summary (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A Glossary and Acronyms
Appendix A Glossary and Acronyms
Pages 77-83
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AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) : A national, nonprofit medical association founded to promote and maintain high-quality standards for family doctors who are providing continuing comprehensive health care to the public (www.aatp.org)
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. Clinical practice guidelines: Systematically developed statements that assist practitioners and patients with decision making about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances.
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: A public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services charged with protecting American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several related health laws (www.fda.gov)
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: An organization that arranges for health care delivery and financing and that is designed to provide appropriate, effective, and efficient health care through organized relationships with providers. Includes formal programs for ongoing quality assurance and utilization review, financial incentives for covered members to use the plan's providers, and financial incentives for providers to contain costs.
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Such services include outpatient physical therapy services, diagnostic X-ray and laboratory tests, and radiation therapy. Primary care: Basic or general health care, traditionally provided by family practice, pediatric, and internal medicine physicians.
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The Russia-United States of America Joint Commission on Economic and Technological Cooperation, The Health Committee, Access to Quality Health Care, 1999. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, Md.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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