Behind every doctor’s visit or hospital stay lies a larger network that organizes and pays for care. This category explains how the healthcare system operates—from reimbursement models and policy programs to quality improvement and evidence-based practice. Learn what fee-for-service, value-based care, and accountable care organizations mean for you as a patient. By understanding these structures, you’ll see how care quality, costs, and outcomes connect—and how informed patients play a role in shaping better systems for everyone.
Store-and-Forward refers to a method of asynchronous telecommunication in healthcare that involves collecting medical data (such as images, test results, or patient records) and securely transmitting it to a healthcare provider at a different location for later assessment.
Satellite Campuses refers to smaller, geographically separate facilities affiliated with a main central institution, often providing services that complement or extend those offered at the primary campus.
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Hub-and-Spoke refers to a model of synchronous telecommunication used in various healthcare settings, including both onsite and virtual settings.
In healthcare, Synchronous Telecommunication refers to real-time communication between provider and patient to exchange information in a live setting.
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Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.