Doctor of Osteopathy, licensed DO, graduate of a school of osteopathy. Examine patients, diagnose, treat, prescribe medications, and do medical procedures.

Medical Doctor, licensed MD, graduate of a medical school. Examine patients, diagnose, treat, prescribe medications, and do medical procedures.

Physicians Assistant, rigorous medical training, graduate of a university PA training program. Examine patients, diagnose, treat and prescribe medications within their scope of practice.

Registered Nurse Practitioner & Nurse Practitioner, specialists in nursing, licensed, graduate of a school of nursing. Examine patients, diagnose, treat and prescribe medications within their scope of practice.

Factors that obstruct a patient’s ease of access to health care, such as cost, transportation, language differences, and cultural differences.

Current Procedural Terminology, the American Medical Association (AMA) provides the CPT codes which are numerical codes used to identify medical services and procedures. These codes are used for billing medical services, procedures, and screenings to insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid.

Outpatient clinics that provide comprehensive primary medical care to underserved communities. FQHCs qualify for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and provide care regardless of patients ability to pay for services.

Outpatient monitoring of physical vital signs via technology such as blood pressure, pulse oximetry, and respiratory rate, as well as parameters such as weight, as a means of preventing conditions such as hypertension before they develop.

Outpatient rehabilitation therapy (physical therapy) services that include monitoring via observation and self reporting how the musculoskeletal and respiratory systems are functioning, as well as therapy adherence and therapy response in patients; common in patients with chronic conditions.

Medical tests used to check for diseases and health conditions before there are any signs or symptoms. Screenings help find problems early on proactively before they develop into a severe or chronic condition.

Non-medical factors that affect health care and access to care; separated by Healthy People 2030 into five domains: economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context.