trends in acute, sub-acute, home healtcare practice Flashcards
It includes all the people, institutions, and services that assist in care coordination, diagnosis, disease management, and promotion of health maintenance programs.
Healthcare delivery system
It covers various service areas such as emergency, primary care, public health, rehabilitation, hospital care, mental health services, and specialized care.
Healthcare delivery system
Can be classified as a single-provider service or a complex health system meets the care requirements of a specific population
Healthcare delivery system
In Philippine set up, health care system is complex set of organization interacting to provide an array of health services.
Philippine Healthcare Delivery System
Components of the health care delivery system as mandate of the Department of Health (DOH) is to be responsible for the following:
a. national health policies, guidelines
b. standards and manual of operations
c. regulations, license and accreditations
d. national health standards, goals, priorities, and indicators
e. special health programs and projects
Treatment for a short term illness or health problem.
Acute Care
Other name for acute care
short term hospital
average patient length stay is 4-5 days
acute care
Providers may be physician, physician assistant (PA), nurse, Physical Therapist (PT), etc.
acute care
Rapid discharge for next level of care makes the PT’s role in patient and family education and in discharge planning increasingly important
acute care
Basic or first-level health care
primary care
Provided by primary care physicians (PCPs), including family practice physicians, pediatricians, internists, and sometimes obstetric/gynecologic (OB/GYN) physician specialists.
primary care
Provided on an outpatient basis.
primary care
PTs support teams through examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and prevention of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders.
primary care
the “gatekeeper” to other subspecialists, including physical therapy.
primary care physicians
