Hospital Setting Flashcards
A field of information science concerned with the management of all aspects of health data and information through the application of computer and computer technology
Health Informatics
A building in which the sick, injured and infirm are received and treated
Hospital
They care for patients with various-disease conditions of both sexes, of all ages, medical, surgical, pediatrics, obstetrics, etc.
General Hospitals
These hospitals limit their service in a particular condition, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, geriatrics, etc.
Special Hospitals
These hospitals limit their service in a particular condition, orthopedics, maternity, pediatrics, geriatrics, etc.
Special Hospitals
It is an establishment or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature.
Clinic
It is smaller than a hospital where patients are less sick and do not stay overnight.
Clinic
Any hospital that provides treatment for a person with mental illness.
Mental Health Facilities
A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skill medical care to patients residents in need of assistance with assistance of daily living.
Long-term Facilities
It is a line-in health care facility providing therapy for substance abuse, mental illness of other therapy problems. It is also considered the last-ditch approach to treating abnormal psychology or psychopathology.
Residential Facilities/RehabIt
It is providing care for the sick or terminally ill. It focuses on the comfort of the patient and provides a better quality of life with the goal of enable you to have an alert and pain-free life and live each day as fully as possible
Hospice
A patient who receives medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital. A medical care is provided with a diagnosis, observation, consultation, treatment, invention, and rehabilitation services.
Out-Patient/Ambulatory Care
It is a care to prevent illnesses and diseases. Examples are screening and immunization to help patients stay healthy.
Preventive Care
A type of care which are provided in a home setting. It is provided by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists or other skilled medical professionals and is described as part of a care plan after following hospitalization.
Home health care
It is a remote diagnosis and treatment by means of telecommunication technology.
Telemedicine
