Patient Care Coordination and Education terms

17 glossary entries from the Patient Care Coordination and Education topic of the CCMA test plan. Try free Patient Care Coordination and Education practice questions.

• ADLActivities of daily living: basic self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating and toileting.
• care coordinationOrganizing a patient's services across providers and settings so care is complete and continuous.
• case managementAn organized approach to assessing, planning, coordinating and monitoring services for a patient's needs.
• discharge planningPreparing a safe transition for a patient leaving a hospital or facility, back home or to another setting.
• health literacyA person's ability to find, understand and use health information to make decisions.
• IADLInstrumental activities of daily living: tasks needed to live independently, such as shopping, cooking and managing…
• patient portalA secure online platform that gives patients 24-hour access to their personal health information.
• patient-centered careCare in which the patient is an equal partner and their preferences and values guide decisions.
• preventive careRoutine care such as screenings, checkups and counseling to prevent illness.
• primary preventionPrevention that stops a disease or health condition before it starts.
• referralA written order from the primary care provider for the patient to see a specialist or get certain services.
• screeningTests or exams to detect a disease early, usually in people without symptoms.
• secondary preventionFinding and treating a disease in its early stages to prevent complications and progression.
• shared decision-makingThe patient and provider make health care decisions together, with the patient stating their needs and limits.
• social determinants of healthConditions where people are born, live, learn, work and age that affect health outcomes.
• teach-back methodAsking the patient to explain or show, in their own words, what they were taught, to confirm understanding.
• tertiary preventionManaging an existing disease to prevent complications, disability or death.