Health Care Providers

1. Health Care Providers

2. Types of Health Care providers • General Hospitals • Patients are hospitalized for a short time • Provide a wide range of services • Diagnostic: • Medical: • Surgical: • Emergency care: • Specialty Hospitals • Provide care for specific illnesses • patients generally stay for long periods of time • Example: psychiatric hospitals

3. Types of Health Care providers • Long Term Care Facilities • Independent Living and Assisted Living • Nursing homes (convalescent care) • Facilities or homes for chronic or long term illness • Ex: elderly, coma patients, psychiatric patients • Extended Care Facilities • Prepare patients to return home to limited or normal activity • Medical Offices/ Clinics • Private Practices • One doctor offering only their services • Large Complexes or Medical Facilities • Several doctors and multiple specialties allowing patients to receive care for many different illnesses in the same location • Dental Offices • Optical Centers • Vision exams, glasses/contacts, eye diseases

4. Types of Health Care providers • Emergency Care Services • Ambulance services (private and government) • Rescue squads usually run by fire dept. • Helicopter and Airplane Transport • Minor Emergency Clinics • Emergency Rooms run by hospitals • Laboratories (Labs) • Blood and urine analysis • Home Health Care • Elderly or Disabled • Nursing care, personal care, rehabilitation, homemaking • Hospice • Terminally ill expected to live less than 6 months • Home or facility

5. Types of Health Care providers • Mental Health • Treat patients with mental disorders and diseases • Types • Guidance and counseling centers • Psychiatric clinics and hospitals • Chemical abuse treatment centers • Physical abuse treatment centers • Rehabilitation • Provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities get back as much self-are and function as possible • Types • Physical • Occupational • Recreational • Speech • Hearing

6. Types of Health Care providers • Industrial Health Care Centers • Found in large companies or industries • Services • Basic examinations and physicals • Teaching accident prevention and safety • Emergency care • School Health Services • In schools and colleges • Provide emergency care from accidents and sudden illness • Check for health conditions – speech, hearing, vision • Promote health education • Counseling

7. Types of Health Care providers • Government Agencies • Health services provided by the federal, state, or local governments and are funded by taxes • State Psychiatric Hospitals • Stave University Medical Centers • State public health services • County Hospitals • Public Health Department • Senior Centers

8. Types of Health Care providers • Government Organizations • World Health Organization (WHO) • International, addresses serious health problems throughout the world • U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) • Deals with health problems in the U.S. • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Research on disease • Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Concerned with causes, spread, and control of disease in populations • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • Regulates food and drug products sold to the public • Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) • Health care delivery and standards of treatment • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) • Standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses • Health Departments – State and local

9. Types of Health Care providers • Volunteer or Non Profit Agencies • Supported by donations, membership fees, fundraisers, federal and state grants • Provide health services, research, and education at the national, state, and local level • Examples • American Heart Association • American Red Cross • American Diabetes Association • American Cancer Society

10. Types of Health Care providers • Hospitals • 1. Large & complex • Offer wide range of services • Diagnostic, treatment, education, research • Ex: Baylor Medical Center of Grapevine • 2. Small • Serve a small community with basic needs • Ex: Azle Community Hospital • 3. Specialty • Specific to one major need • Ex: Northeast Cook Children’s Hospital, cancer hospital, outpatient surgery center • Classifications – depend on the source of income • Private or proprietary (for profit) • Religious • Non-Profit or Voluntary • Government

11. Types of Health Care providers • Major Health Services in Health Care • Therapeutic – provide care over time • Care Management • Dentistry • EMT • Home Health • Nursing • Pharmacy • Radiology • Rehabilitation • Respiratory

12. Types of Health Care providers • Major Health Services in Health Care • Diagnostic – create a picture of health status • Audiology • Cardiology • Emergency • Laboratory • Neurology • Optical • Radiology

13. Types of Health Care providers • Major Health Services in Health Care • Informational – document and process information • Admitting • Clerical • Finance • Health Education • Information Management • Medical Records • Unit Coordination

14. Types of Health Care providers • Major Health Services in Health Care • Environmental – create a therapeutic and supportive environment • Central Supply • Engineering • Food Services • Grounds keeping/Maintenance