Health Care
Date of Publication:
8/12/2015
Definition:
Care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual. Health care includes, but is not limited to: Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of an individual, or that affects the structure or function of the body; and Sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item in accordance with a prescription.
Source of Definition:
Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DoD Health Care Programs