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. 2005 Nov 24;6(Suppl 1):2–10. doi: 10.1007/s10198-005-0312-3

Table 1.

Framework of health care functional categories, system of health accounts

HC.1 Services of curative care
  HC.1.1 In-patient curative care
  HC.1.2 Day cases of curative care
  HC.1.3 Out-patient care
    HC.1.3.1 Basic medical and diagnostic services (primary health care)
    HC.1.3.2 Out-patient dental care
    HC.1.3.3 All other specialized care
    HC.1.3.9 All other out-patient curative care
  HC.1.4 Services of curative home care
HC.2 Services of rehabilitative care
  HC.2.1 In-patient rehabilitative care
  HC.2.2 Day cases of rehabilitative care
  HC.2.3 Out-patient rehabilitative care
  HC.2.4 Services of rehabilitative home care
HC.3 Services of long-term nursing care
  HC.3.1 In-patient long-term nursing care
  HC.3.2 Day cases of long-term nursing care
  HC.3.3 Long-term nursing care at home
HC.4 Ancillary services to health care
  HC.4.1 Clinical laboratory
  HC.4.2 Diagnostic imaging
  HC.4.3 Patient transport and emergency rescue
  HC.4.9 All other miscellaneous services
HC.5 Medical goods dispensed to out-patients
  HC.5.1 Pharmaceuticals and other medical non-durables
    HC.5.1.1 Prescription medicines
    HC.5.1.2 Over-the-counter medicines
  HC.5.2 Therapeutic appliances and other medical durables
    HC.5.2.1 Glasses and vision products
    HC.5.2.2 Orthopedic appliances and other prosthetics
    HC.5.2.3 Hearing aids
    HC.5.2.4 Medico-technical devices
    HC.5.2.9 All other miscellaneous medical durables
HC.6 Prevention and public health services
  HC.6.1 Maternal and child health; family planning and counseling
  HC.6.2 School health services
  HC.6.3 Prevention of communicable diseases
  HC.6.4 Prevention of non-communicable diseases
  HC.6.5 Occupational health care
  HC.6.9 All other miscellaneous public health services