Personal care

Nonskilled 1, personal services such as help with activities of daily living (bathing, dressing, eating, getting in and out of bed or chair, moving around, using the bathroom). It may also include care that most people do themselves such as inserting eye drops. The Medicare home health benefit does pay for some personal care services. In the Medicaid program, this is an optional benefit and varies state by state. Also see custodial care.

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personal digital assistant (PDA)

Palm-size or handheld computer used for keeping a calendar, maintaining an address book, transmitting electronic mail (e-mail), word processing, and spreadsheet functions. In health care settings, this equipment is used for prescription writing, digital voice dictation or recognition for note taking, and access to patients’ database.

personal health record (PHR)Life

long resource of health data maintained and owned by the individual, which may be used for collecting, tracking, and sharing important, up-to-date information. Individuals may need it to make better health care decisions and improve quality of care. A PHR may be paper based, electronically based, or web based. An electronically based PHR must conform to nationally recognized interoperability standards.