Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Order physician
Doctor’s order. A directive from a physician to a nurse or other individual as to drugs, treatments, examinations, and other care to be given to a patient.
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Opticianry
The profession of filling prescriptions for spectacles and contact lenses, fitting glasses, and dispensing spectacles and other ophthalmic devices.
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
The agency within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) consisting of general and special staff offices that support the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Surgeon General. These two plan and direct the activities of the Public Health Service (PHS). In May of 1995, an initiative to reengineer the way the DHHS operates…
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Office of Technology Assessment
A Congressional investigative body whose duties have to do with assessing the merits and applications of technology.
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Office of Management and Budget
The agency in the federal executive branch which prepares and monitors the budget.
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Office of Health Technology Assessment
One component of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) of the Public Health Service (PHS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). OHTA evaluates, on request from the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the risks, benefits, and clinical effectiveness of new or unestablished medical technologies that are being considered for coverage under…
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Office of Alternative Medicine
An agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established by an Act of Congress in 1991. Its purpose is to evaluate the efficacy of alternative treatments which are currently outside the mainstream of medicine, that is, treatments not taught in medical school. Many alternative therapies are provided and promoted by individuals other than physicians.…
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Occurrence reporting
A system of reporting cases which have been detected in occurrence screening and then, in the judgment of reviewers, merit further study within the hospital. This is a step in the Medical Management Analysis (MMA) system employed by some hospitals in quality management.
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Occupational health nursing
Nursing which involves care to individuals in the work setting. Its purpose is to promote health, and improve productivity and social adjustment.
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Nursing team
A group of registered nurses (RNs) and auxiliary nursing personnel who provide nursing services, under a nursing team leader, for a designated group of patients.
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