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alternative therapies method of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies complementary therapies method of treatment used in conjunction with biomedical therapies cost containment an attempt to control the rising cost of health care and achieve the maximum benefit for every dollar spent diagnostic related groups the government is controlling government health insurance plans by having a classification system of diagnoses and a limit on the cost of care energy conservation monitoring the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources geriatric care care for the elderly holistic health care care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual wellbeing home health care any type of health care provided in a patient's home environment integrative health care a form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act OBRA federal law that regulates the education and testing of nursing assistants outpatient services patients receive care without being admitted to hospitals or other care facilities pandemic an infectious disease that affects many people over a wide geographic area telemedicine involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide health care wellness state of being in good health