Lesson 2: Hospital Organization Flashcards
Common categorical grouping in an hospital organization
— Administrative Services
— Informative Services
— Therapeutic Services
— Diagnostic Services
— Support Services
— Levels allow efficient management of hospital departments
— Helps understand the hospital’s chain of command
Organizational Structure
Complex organizational structures
Large Hospitals
Tend to have much simpler organizational structures
Smaller Hospitals
Are grouped in order to promote efficiency of facility
Hospital Departments
— Those who “run the hospital”
— Oversee budgeting and finance
— Establish hospital policies and procedures
— Often perform public relation duties
— Hospital Administrators
Administrative Services
Document and process information
Informational Services
Informational Services example
— Admissions
— Billing & Collection
— Medical Records
— Hospital Information Systems
— Health Education
— Human Resources
Provide treatment to patients
Therapeutic Services
Hospital Administrators example
— CEO
— CFO
— COO
— Vice President(s)
— Directors
— Executive Assistants
— Department Heads
Treatment to improve large muscle mobility
Physical Therapy
Treatment goal is to help patient regain fine motor skills
Occupational Therapy
Identify, Evaluate, Treat speech/language disorders
Speech/Language Pathology
Concerned with mental well-being of patient
Medical Psychology
Counsels, Connect with patients with community resources (financial aid, etc.)
Social Services
Dispense medications
Pharmacy
Treat patients with heart & lung disease
Respiratory Therapy
Provide rehabilitive services to athletes
Sports Medicine
Provide care for patients
Nursing
Maintain nutritionally sound diets for patients
Dietary
Determines the cause(s) of illness or injury
Diagnostic Services
Studies body tissues
Medical Laboratory
Radiology, MRI, CT, Ultrasound
Medical Imaging
Provides emergency diagnose & treatment
Emergency Medicine
