Biomaterial Database

National initiatives in long-term care. 2010

Mary Jane Koren, and Larry Minnix, and Bruce Yarwood

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008134	Long-Term Care	Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.	Care, Long-Term,Long Term Care
D009735	Nursing Homes	Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization.	Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D006291	Health Policy	Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.	Health Care Policies,Health Policies,Healthcare Policy,National Health Policy,Care Policies, Health,Health Care Policy,Health Policy, National,Healthcare Policies,National Health Policies,Policies, Health,Policies, Health Care,Policies, Healthcare,Policy, Health,Policy, Health Care,Policy, Healthcare
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D014487	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.	A component of the Department of Health and Human Services to oversee and direct the Medicare and Medicaid programs and related Federal medical care quality control staffs. Name was changed effective June 14, 2001.	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,United States Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,United States Health Care Financing Administration,Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.),HCFA,Health Care Financing Administration,Health Care Financing Administration (U.S.),Health Care Financing Administration, U.S.
D016730	Program Development	The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development).	Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description
D058996	Quality Improvement	The attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.	Improvement, Quality,Improvements, Quality,Quality Improvements