Lec 6 Current Structure of US Health Care System Flashcards
four types of care
-population-based public health practice
-medical practice
-long-term practice
-end-of-life practice
population-based public health practice efforts are primarily aimed at the ?
prevention of disease (e.g. vaccination)
what is primary prevention?
protecting healthy people from developing a disease or experiencing an injury in the first place
what is secondary prevention?
trying to halt or slow the progress of a disease in its earliest stages
what is tertiary prevention?
helping people manage complicated, long-term health problems, preventing further physical deterioration and maximizing the quality of life
___ % of all medical care is primary medical practice
80%
secondary medical practice is usually provided by _____
physicians
examples of ACUTE secondary care?
after car accident, physical trauma, sepsis
what is sub-acute secondary practice?
“transitional care”; interim period of care between intense acute care and skilled nursing home or home care services
(cardiac rehabilitation is an example)
examples of quaternary care
experimental medicine/procedures - think face transplants
what is the leading form of end-of-life practice?
hospice care
a clinic has at least how many physicians?
2 or more physicians
difference between a clinic and a hospital?
a clinic usually does not have in-patient beds
what are clinics funded through? (2)
-Bureau of Primary Health Care
-Department of Health and Human Services
what are outpatient & ambulatory care facilities?
facilities that specialize in the provision of care that does not require overnight stay by the patient
