Ethical Health Informatics, 3rd Edition

Glossary

Abuse:

Incidents or practices of physicians or suppliers of equipment that, although not usually considered fraudulent, are inconsistent with accepted sound medical, business, or fiscal practices.

Accountable Care Organization (ACO):

Consists of hospitals, primary care physicians, specialists, community agencies, social service agencies, schools, and other local agencies that work together and agree to share accountability for the quality and cost of patient care.

Adoptee:

The term currently used to refer to an individual who has been adopted. The growing sense of openness around adoption has led to increased use of this term as a designation for self-identification as adult adoptees are increasingly using this term to identify ...