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1/9 JACKLINE CAHIMS Exam prep With Questions And 100 % Correct Answers Terms in this set (91) Primary care majority of patient healthcare needs, often the entry point into healthcare, includes screening, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for acute and chronic health problems Secondary care generally more specialized care and can include surgery, cardiology, and other care provided by specialists Tertiary care complex, highly specialized healthcare, often university hospitals, requires sophisticated technology, multiple specialists and subspecialists, a diagnostic support group and intensive care facilities. Examples include trauma centers, burn centers, and neonatal care Hospitals physical structures that house patients who are sick or injured. Person may be admitted in one of two ways: emergency room and evaluated by a team of clinicians - if patient is sick enough then admitted, and a patient may also be directly admitted from a physician's office Rehabilitative facilities or acute rehabilitation hospitals provide care for patients needing comprehensive rehabilitation and medical management often associated with stroke, joint replacement or other serious injury. After surgery or acute illness, a patient may be too frail to return home and may need to spend time in a rehabilitation center for specialized speech, physical, and occupational therapy Skilled nursing facility provide full medical care after a hospitalization. Also provide assistance with activities of daily living, such as meals, personal care, housekeeping, and laundry, while the patient is recovering. Manage transition of acute illness or injury to return home, Avg stay in a SNF is greater than 25 days. Provide long-term care for patients needing residential nursing services for an extended period of time Long-term acute care hospital specialized hospitals designed for patients who need intensive, hospital -level care for weeks or months Adult day care provides meals and activities during the day Independent living typically retirement communities consisting of condominiums or apartments. Residents can usually purchase added services such as meals or housekeeping 2/9 Assisted living separate apartments or private rooms in a common building where a number of services, such as personal care, medication administration, meals, and housekeeping are provided Hospice care specialized healthcare designed to serve patients with a terminal illness. Focuses on maximizing the quality of life and providing palliative care, including pain control. Families are typically involved in the hospice care of their loved ones, and services such as grief counseling and help with managing patient's final affairs are often provided to them. Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings. Hospice programs can involve both inpatient care as well as hospice care provided in ambulatory environments, including the home Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) 60% US surgeries are outpatient. Equipped to handle surgery, pain management and certain diagnostic procedures that do not require overnight hospitalization. May be part of a hospital, specialty hospital, or own facility ED department of the hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care. ED personnel may respond to certain situations in hospital, such as cardiac arrest. If the patient is discharged directly from the ED then the episode is considered an outpatient event. In ED considered observation patient Outpatient specialty medicine Such as sports medicine and rehabilitation, provided in outpatient settings - hospital based clinics, physician offices, non-hospital clinic settings Diagnostic services clinical services such as pathology and laboratory medicine, radiology, and nuclear medicine Diagnostic imaging facilities Typically perform tests such as x -rays, CT scans, MRI, mammograms, and position emission tomography scans Medical laboratories primarily evaluate biological specimens including blood. Divisions of a laboratory include chemistry, hematology, microbiology and toxicology Specialized medical laboratories dedicated to a particular type of testing. Include DNA testing, medical pathology, parasitology and mycology, and toxicology. Specialized labs also provide nonradiologic testing services Community health clinics Provide care to underserved populations, are run by nonprofit organizations or state and local governmentsThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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