palliative care
Medical term Health Care Systems and Settings
Specialized medical and nursing care that relieves symptoms and suffering for people with serious, life-limiting illness.
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- delegationAssigning a task to someone with the knowledge, skills and competence to perform it.
- hospiceComfort and support care for people in the last stages of a terminal illness and their families.
- integrated delivery systemA network of providers and agencies that work together to care for people in a community.
- medical homeA primary care practice that provides comprehensive care and coordinates care across other settings.
- rehabilitationCare that helps a person regain skills and function lost to illness or injury.
- skilled nursing careCare performed or supervised by licensed nurses, at home or in a nursing home.
- specialistA provider who focuses on a specific area of medicine or group of patients.
- telehealthUsing telecommunications technology, such as video visits, to provide health care remotely.