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2. Nursing care plan - Wikipedia

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   Nursing care plans provide continuity of care, safety, quality care and compliance. A nursing care plan promotes documentation and is used for reimbursement purposes such as Medicare and Medicaid . The therapeutic nursing plan is a tool and a legal document that contains priority problems or needs specific to the patient and the nursing ...

3. Managed care - Wikipedia

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   The term managed care or managed healthcare is used in the United States to describe a group of activities intended to reduce the cost of providing health care and providing American health insurance while improving the quality of that care ("managed care techniques"). It has become the predominant system of delivering and receiving American ...

4. Universal health care - Wikipedia

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   Universal health care. Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized around providing either all residents or only those who cannot afford on their ...

5. Advance care planning - Wikipedia

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   Advance care planning is a process that enables individuals with decisional mental capacity to make plans about their future health care. [1] Advance care plans provide direction to healthcare professionals when a person is not in a position to make and/or communicate their own healthcare choices. Advance care planning is applicable to adults ...

6. List of countries with universal health care - Wikipedia

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   Botswana established a free healthcare system that operates a system of public medical centers, with 98% of health facilities in the country run by the government. [citation needed] All citizens are entitled to be treated in taxpayer funded facilities, though a nominal fee of ~70 BWP (~US$6.60) is typically charged for public health services except for sexual reproductive health services and ...

7. Healthcare in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. healthcare system has been the subject of significant political debate and reform efforts, particularly in the areas of healthcare costs, insurance coverage, and the quality of care. Legislation such as the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has sought to address some of these issues, though challenges remain.