LESSON 1 (Healthcare Environment)

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What is Health care?

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• Maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments
• Delivered by health professionals in allied health fields

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patients are given a day to day care by the health care provider that serves as the first contact or the first point of consultation of the patients

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Primary Care

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serves as the initial point of contact between the patient and the health care provider.

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Primary care

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Provides health services in which the primary care physician refers a specialist with more knowledge or who specializes on the patient’s health issue.

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Secondary care

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The patient has been referred by his/her primary and secondary health care providers to the specialists or to the center that has an advancement facilities or equipments in a way that will cater the person’s health issue.

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Tertiary care

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Also known as a highly specialized consultive care for special treatment and diagnosis.

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Tertiary care

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Why is health care important

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Healthcare is important because people get ill, accidents and emergencies do arise and the hospitals are needed to diagnose, treat and manage different types of ailments and diseases.

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Provide short-term care for patients with severe health issues resulting from injury, disease or genetic anomaly.

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Hospitals

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Offer specialized treatments and provide both inpatient and outpatient care.

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Hospitals

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Have a range of departments (e.g. surgery and urgent care) and specialist units such as cardiology. Some have outpatient departments and chronic treatment units. Common support units include a pharmacy, pathology, and radiology.

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Hospitals

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Smaller than hospitals and primarily focused on the care of outpatients.

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Clinics

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Not equipped to keep patients overnight for recovery, treatment, diagnosis or observation.

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Clinics

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Public or private facility specialized for treatment of mental disorders.

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Mental Health Facilities

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Specialize both short term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients and temporary or permanent care of residents for psychological disorder, required routine assistance, treatment, or a specialized and controlled environment.

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Mental Health facilities

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Provides services which help meet both medical and non-medical needs of patients with chronic illness or disability who cannot care for themselves for long periods.

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Long Term/Residential Facilities

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Focused on individulized and coordinated services that promote independence, maximize patient’s quality of life, and meet patients’ needs over a period of time.

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Long Term/Residential Facilities

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Provide custodial and non-skilled care, such as assisting with normal daily tasks like dressing, feeding and using the bathroom.

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Long Term/Residential Facilities

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Can be provided at home, in community and in assisted living facilities or in nursing homes.

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Long Term/Residential Facilities

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Designed to give supportive care to patient’s in the final phase of a terminal illness.

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Hospice/End-of-Life Care

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Focused on the quality of life rather than trying to cure the disease.

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Hospice/End-of-Life Care

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Address the patient’s physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs.

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Hospice/End-of-Life Care

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Concentrates on managing a patient’s pain and other symptoms so that the patient may live as comfortable as possible and make the most of the time that remains.

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Hospice/End-of-Life Care

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Uses multidisciplinary team approach, including the services of a nurse, physician, social worker and clergy.

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Hospice/End-of-Life Care

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Medical care or treatment that does not require admission in a hospital or medical facility.

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Outpatient/Ambulatory

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Can be administered in medical office, hospital outpatient departments, outpatient surgery center and dialysis centers.

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Outpatient/Ambulatory

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Medical investigations and treatments for acute and chronic illnesses and preventive health care that can be performed on an ambulatory basis, includes minor surgical and medical procedures, dental services, dermatology services, and diagnostic procedures (e.g. blood tests, X-rays, endoscopy and biopsy procedures of superficial organs).

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Outpatient/Ambulatory

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Medical service that defends against health emergencies.

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Preventive care

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This includes doctor visits, such as annual physicals, well-woman appointments, and dental cleanings.

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Preventive care

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Some medicines are preventive, such as immunizations, contraception, and allergy medications.

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Preventive care

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Screenings, such as tests for skin cancer, high cholesterol, and colonoscopies, are effective preventive measures.

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Preventive care

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he goal of preventive care is to help people stay healthy.

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Preventive care

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Medical care provided in patient’s home in a home setting.

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Home health care

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unique as a care setting not only because the care is provided in the home, but the care itself is “usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective” as care given in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

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Home health care

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Clinical medical care provided by a registered nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist or other skilled medical professionals, and is often prescribed as part of a care plan following a hospitalization.

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Home health care

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Home health care services include:

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• Therapy and skilled nursing services
• Administration of medications, including injections
• Medical tests
• Monitoring of health status
• Wound care

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Means healing at a distance.

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Telemedicine

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A remote delivery of healthcare services, such as health assessment or consultations and it allows healthcare provider to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients through ICT.

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Telemedicine

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Types of Telemedicine:

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• Remote Patient Monitoring or Telemonitoring
• Asynchronous or Store-and-forward
• Interactive Telemedicine

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Allows patients with chronic diseases to be monitored in their homes with mobile
medical devices that collect data about blood sugar levels, blood pressure or vitals signs.

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Remote Patient Monitoring or Telemonitoring

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Let the providers share patient information, such as lab results, with a physician at
another location.

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Asynchronous or Store-and-forward

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Allows physician and patients to communicate in real time. Such sessions can be conducted in patient’s home or nearby medical facility and includes telephone conversations or use of video conferencing software.

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Interactive Telemedicine

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Benefits of Telemedicine:

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1. Less time away from work.
2. No travel expenses or time.
3. Less interference with child or elder care responsibilities.
4. Privacy
5. No exposure to other potentially contagious patients.