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Health Services Professionals - ✔✔-The US health care industry is the largest and most powerful
employer

9% of the total labor force**

17.9% of the Gross Domestic Product in 2011



Health care will continue to grow because: - ✔✔-growth in population

aging of the population



Types of professionals - ✔✔-Physicians

Nurses

Dentists

Pharmacists

Optometrists

Psychologists

Podiatrists

Chiropractors

Nonphysician practitioners

Health administrators

Allied health professionals



Allied health professionals - ✔✔-Therapists

Social Workers

Educators

,Health Personnel: Physicians - ✔✔-Play a central role in evaluating the patient

States require licensure

Graduate from an accredited medical school

Pass licensure

Complete residency, paid graduate medical education 2-6 years

Number of active physicians increased

See Table 4-2



Two types of physicians - ✔✔-MD - Doctor of Medicine

Views medical treatment as active intervention to counter reaction to neutralize the effects of disease

Most are Specialist

DO - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Emphasizes the musculoskeletal system of the body such corrections of joints or tissue

Most are Generalist



Similarities and differences between physicians - ✔✔-Both use accepted methods of treatment (drugs,
surgery)

They differ in their philosophies and approach to medicine



Health Services Professionals Work Places - ✔✔-Hospitals

Managed Care Organizations

Nursing Homes

Mental health facilities

Insurance firms

Pharmaceutical Companies

Outpatient

Community Health Centers

Mental Health Centers

School Clinics

,Osteopathic Medicine - ✔✔-Practiced by DO's

Stresses preventative medicine (i.e. diet, environment, other factors)

Takes a holistic approach

< 6% of physicians are osteopaths



Physicians: Generalists and Specialists - ✔✔-Primary Care Physicians (Primary Care Provider) /
Generalists

Train in family medicine/general practice, general internal medicine and pediatrics

Provide preventative medicine (i.e. exams, immunizations, mammographies, pap smears)

Patients problems less severe and occur less frequently



Specialists - ✔✔-Physicians in nonprimary care specialties

Must seek certification in a medical specialization

Takes more years of advanced residence training plus years of practice

General Practitioner/Family Practice accounts for greatest proportion of ambulatory care visits

Obstetrics/Gynecology:

spent most hours in patient care per week

highest in operating expense and malpractice premium

Surgeons paid most (over $220,540 per year)



Specialists

Six Functional Groups: - ✔✔-1) Internal medicine

2) Medical

3) Obstetrics/Gynecology

4) Surgery

5) Hospital based radiology, anesthesiology, pathology

6) Psychiatry

, Primary Care - ✔✔-Different according to time, focus and scope of service to patients



Primary Care

Five Areas of Distinction: - ✔✔-1) the first contact to the health care system

2) in managed care, primary care providers are

"gate-keepers"

3) primary care is longitudinal, they follow up in treatment and coordinate care (they serve as patient
advisors and advocates)

4) focuses on the whole person (holistic, integrates)

5) spend much time in ambulatory care settings



Specialty Care

Five Areas of Distinction - ✔✔-1) Seen after patient has seen a General Practitioner usually

2) Requires referral from a Primary Care Provider to see a patient

3) Episodic, more focused and intense

4) Limited to an illness episode

Deal with specific disease or body organs

5) Time spent in inpatient hospitals, using state-of art technology



Issues in Medical Practices

Consequences of Too Many Specialists: - ✔✔-High volume of intensive, expense and invasive
procedures

Rises health care costs

Surgeries grew at two times the rate of population growth



Health Services Professionals Employment - ✔✔-40.5% employed by hospitals

12.1% by nursing and personal care facilities

10.0% physician offices and clinics

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