Health Care Systems Matrix

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Health Services and Systems Matrix

Choose at least seven services or systems from the following list:

• Hospice care

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Public health

• Rehabilitation center

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

• Medicare

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)

• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

In the following table, describe each of your choices and explain their functions and roles within the health care field. Your responses should total at least 50–75 words for each choice.

|Service or System |Description |Function |Role |

|Hospice Care |To care for a person who is in |To manage the pain and symptoms of |To make the patient as comfortable |

| |their final stages of an incurable |the patient when other methods are |as possible who is facing the end |

| |disease. |no longer working. |of life. |

|Public Health |A science, which deals with |To monitor environmental and health|To educate people about the daily |

| |protecting and improving the |issues in order to resolve any |impact on their health and how to |

| |overall health of communities. |public problems |lower the effect of health |

| | | |disasters. |

|Department of Health and Human |A department within the...