Health Care Disciplines Flashcards
health care discipline dealing with the community at large
Public Health
ability to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of living.
Mental Health
inability to cope effectively with the recurrent stresses of living
Mental Illness
he sub-specialty of health care focused on anticipating, evaluating and controlling the environmental factors arising in or from the workplace
Occupational Health
OSHA accomplishes this mission in several ways including:
Enforcing health standards
Surveying
Putting up signages
Research
Training
Separate but dependent responsibilities
a body of people with specialized learning who exert mental rather than manual, labor and organize for a common purpose or object.
Professional Associations
nongovernmental organizations created to perform public work in health care through private means.
Voluntary Health Agencies
Voluntary Health Agencies
American Cancer Society
American Lung Association
Cystic Fibrosis Association
Easter Seals
Eye Bank Association
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
MD Association
National Kidney Foundation
United CP Association
organizations designed to distribute donated funds in an effort to better humankind.
Philanthropic Foundations
are composed of governmental and nongovernmental entitles that transcend national borders to perform public work in health care.
International Health Agencies
care provided by the health care professional at the initial point of contact and in the coordination of all aspects of the patient’s health care.
Primary care
care provided by a specialist, often at the request of the primary care physician.
Secondary Care
specialized medical and surgical care provided for complex or unusual medical problems.
Tertiary Care
most complex level of medical and surgical care available.
Quaternary Care
the care given to patients who are not confined to an institutional bed at the time care is rendered.
Ambulatory health care
In what setting is ambulatory health care given?
Outpatient setting but can be provided in hospital setting as well
a health care organization that has a governing body, an organized medical staff and professional staff and inpatient facilities and provides medical, nursing, and related services for ill and injured patients 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Hospital
Types of Services in a hospital
Diagnostic
Therapeutic
Environment and Physical Plant
General Services
Diagnostic Services include:
Auditory
Cardiology
ER
Labs
Neurology
Pathology
Radiology
Therapeutic services include:
dental
dietary
nursing
pharmacy
PT
RT
Environmental and Physical Plant includes:
Central Supply
Engineering
Housekeeping
Maintenance
Physical PLant
General Services include:
Billing
Health Information
HR
Medical Library
Patient Education
Unit coordinators
