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Health Care Systems

Health Care Systems. Health Team Relations. Introduction. Many different health care systems deliver health care Health care is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States Employs over 10 million workers in over 200 careers Two billion dollar per day business.

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Health Care Systems

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  1. Health Care Systems Health Team Relations

  2. Introduction • Many different health care systems deliver health care • Health care is one of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States • Employs over 10 million workers in over 200 careers • Two billion dollar per day business

  3. Hospitals • Vary in size and type of service provided • General hospitals treat wide range of conditions • Example: Onslow Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, NC Specialty Hospitals • Care for certain conditions or age groups • Example: Duke Children’s Hospital in Durham, NC

  4. Government Hospitals • Operated by federal, state, and local government agencies • Facilities for military personnel and their dependents • Example: Camp Lejeune Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, NC or Womack Army Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC

  5. Images of military hospitals • http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/files/images/Military-Sealift-Command-hospital-ship-USNS-Mercy.jpg

  6. Images of military hospitals • http://images.publicradio.org/content/2008/05/21/20080521_mash8063rd_33.jpg

  7. University or College Medical Centers • Provide services, research and education • Example: Pitt County Memorial Hospital (University Health Care Systems) in Greenville, NC

  8. Long Term Care Facilities (LTC or LTCF) • Provide care for the elderly, individuals with chronic illness, disabilities or handicaps. • Example: Britthaven of Jacksonville (behind hospital) or Britthaven of Onslow (New River) in Jacksonville, NC

  9. Long Term Care Facilities(LTC or LTCF) • Nursing or Geriatric Homes-provides basic physical and emotional care to individuals who can no longer care for themselves. • Extended Care or Skilled Care-provides nursing care and rehabilitative care to prepare patients or residents to return home or another long-term care facility.

  10. Long Term Care Facilities(LTC or LTCF) • Independent Living or Assisted Living Facilities-allows individuals who can care for themselves to rent or purchase an apartment in a facility. • Meals, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, social events, and basic medical care is provided to the residents.

  11. Medical Offices Services • Diagnosis • Treatment • Examinations • Basic laboratory tests • Minor Surgery • Example: Jacksonville Children’s Clinic

  12. Dental Offices • Services • Preventative • Cosmetic • Restoration • Example: Maxwell L. Gilliam, D.D.S. in Jacksonville, NC

  13. ClinicsSatellite Clinics or Satellite Centers • Group of physicians and/or dentists that provide special care • Example: Onslow Doctors Care (blue and white building across from the mall) in Jacksonville, NC

  14. Optical Centers • Services • Vision examinations • Prescribe eye glasses or contact lenses • Check for the presence of eye diseases • Example: Lenscrafters (in shopping malls)

  15. Emergency Care Services • Provide special care for accidents or sudden illness • Call 911 (EMS-Emergency Medical Services) • Rescue squads • Fire Department • ERs operated by hospitals • Helicopter (East Care)

  16. Laboratories • Medical laboratories: perform diagnostic tests • Dental laboratories: prepare dentures and other devices • Example: Onslow Diagnostics (behind the hospital) Jacksonville, NC

  17. Home Health Care • Provide health care services in patient’s home • Example: Continuum Home Health & Hospice in Jacksonville, NC

  18. Hospice • Provide care for terminally ill persons with life expectancy of six months or less in person’s home or hospice facility • Example: Onslow County Home Health & Hospice in Jacksonville, NC

  19. Mental Health Facilities • Deal with mental diseases and disorders • Examples: Brynn Marr Hospital in Jacksonville, NC

  20. Genetic Counseling Centers • Perform prenatal (before birth) screening tests for birth defects • Example: ECU Physicians Women’s Health in Greenville, NC

  21. Rehabilitation Centers • Provide care directed at helping individuals with physical or mental disabilities obtain maximum self-care and function • Example: Coastal Rehabilitation Center (CRMC) in New Bern, NC

  22. Health Maintenance Organizations • Health care is directed towards preventive health care • Example: Alternative Health Care Options in Charlotte, NC

  23. Industrial Health Care Centers • Provides health care services for employees of large companies or industries • Example: Moses Cone Occupational Health in Greensboro, NC

  24. School Health Service • Found in schools and colleges that provide health screening and emergency care for accidents and sudden illnesses • Examples: Onslow County School District and East Carolina University Student Health Center

  25. Government Agencies • World Health Organization (WHO)-International agency sponsored by the United Nations. • Complies statistics and information o diseases, publishes health information, investigates and addresses serious health problems throughout the world.

  26. Government Agencies • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)-national agency that addresses the health problems in the United States.

  27. Government Agencies • National Institutes of Health (NIH)-division of USDHHS responsible for conducting research on diseases in the United States. • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-division of USDHHS that is concerned with cause, spread and control of diseases in the United States.

  28. Government Agencies • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)- national agency responsible for regulating food and products sold to the public in the United States.

  29. Government Agencies • Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)-national agency that researches the quality of health care delivery and identify the standards of care treatment that should be provided by health care facilities in the United States.

  30. Government Agencies • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-state agency that is responsible for enforcing standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnessess.

  31. Government Agencies • Health Departments-state agency the provides specific health services needed by local communities and the state. • Services includes: immunizations, inspections for environmental health and sanitations (animal farms and restaurants), communicable disease control, health education, clinics for health care and prevention.

  32. Voluntary Agencies(Nonprofit) • Study diseases, provide funding for research towards curing or treating the disease, educates the public about the disease and provides referrals. • May provide special services to victims of diseases such as medical equipment and supplies. • Health care professionals are members of these agencies (organizations)

  33. Voluntary Agencies(Nonprofit) • Supported by donations, membership fees, fundraisers, federal and state monies. • American Cancer Society • American Heart Association • American Diabetes Association • Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)

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