- The Oxford Dictionary - corresponding to the biomedical model
"The organized provision of medical care to individuals or a community"
- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary online - corresponding to the biopsychological model
"Efforts made to maintain or restore physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially by trained and licensed professionals"
- Structure (macro)
- People (healthcare professionals, communities, and organizations)
- Technology (healthcare clinical tools and equipments)
- Physical environments (buildings, operating rooms)
- Resources (financial)
- Policies and regulations
- Process (micro)
- The activities performed by healthcare professionals
- Clinical decision making
- Coordination of care
- Patient adherence
- Family and community support
- Outcome (Macro/Micro)
- Mortality
- Morbility
- Quality of Life
- Patient satisfaction
- Cost
- Access