In your own words; please provide your definition on the following terms:

Accountable care organizations (ACOs)

Allied health professional

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

Average length of stay (ALOS)

Case management

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Chief executive officer (CEO)

Chief financial officer (CFO)

Chief information officer (CIO)

Chief nursing officer (CNO)

Chief operating officer (COO)

Clinical privileges

Continuum of care

Critical access hospital

Extended care facility

Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act

Home healthcare

Hospice

Hospital

Integrated delivery network (IDN)

Integrated delivery system (IDS)

Managed care organization (MCO)

Medicaid

Medical staff bylaws

Medical staff classification

Medicare

Peer review organization (PRO)

Public health service

Quality improvement organization (QIO)

Skilled nursing facility (SNF)

Subacute care

Utilization review

Utilization Review Act