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HMGT 3301 Question with accurate answers, 100% Accurate, rated A+
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: - -...
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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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