HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT Flashcards
HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
Environmental health comprises those aspects
of human health.
HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
The theory and practice of assessing, correcting,
controlling, and preventing those factors in the
environment.
HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
We call our customers “patients”
Outside customers
people from outside the hospital such as
patients, their families, physicians, and others within
the community.
Inside customers
members of other departments (e.g., nursing
units, emergency department), co-workers, and
radiologists
BENEFITS OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE
Radiographer can add value by making each
interaction special for the person served.
BENEFITS OF HIGH-QUALITY SERVICE
Radiographers must be aware that they
cannot give away what they do not have; their
ability to deliver high quality care is directly
related to self-image, self esteem, selfconfidence, and their values relating to life
and the workplace
Types of Health Care
Primary Care
Secondary or Intermediate Care
Tertiary Care
Primary Care
first level of contact of individuals, the family and community
with the national health system, where primary health care is
provided.
Secondary or Intermediate Care
Care is generally provided in district hospitals and community
centers which also serves as the first referral level
Tertiary Care
known as a highly specialized consultative care
for special treatment and diagnosis.
Tertiary Care
specialized facility with
the attention of highly specialized health workers
HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
healthcare setting represents a broad array of
services and places where healthcare occurs,
including acute care hospitals, urgent care
centers, rehabilitation centers and more
HEALTH CARE SETTINGS
- Hospital
- Clinics
- Long Term/Residual Facility
- Mental Health Facility
- Hospice/End-of-Life Care
- Outpatient/Ambulatory Care
- Preventive Care
- Home Health Care
- Telemedicine
Hospitals
have a range of departments (e.g., surgery and
emergency care) and specialist units such as
cardiology.
Hospitals
offers specialized treatments and provides both
inpatient and outpatient care
Hospitals
provide short-term care for patients with severe health
issues resulting from injury, disease or genetic anomaly
Hospital Organization
organized through a board of directors and
administrative staff to carry out the hospital’s mission
Board of Directors or Governing board
group of people authorized by law to conduct, maintain, and
operate a hospital
CEO or President
sets in place a formal reporting structure for the organization and
interacts with the staff to ensure coordination and quality of
patient care and services.
Medical Staff
formal organization of physicians authorized to admit and attend
to patients within a hospital
Radiology Organization
Organization of the radiology department begins
with an administrative director, who reports to senior
hospital administration and has direct responsibility
and authority for operation and organization.
Larger radiology departments
diagnostic radiography
ultrasound (US)
nuclear medicine (NM)
positron emission tomography (PET)
computed tomography (CT)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
interventional radiology (IR)
In some health systems radiation therapy and
oncology is also a subsection of radiology
Clinics
smaller than hospitals and primarily focused
on the care of outpatients
