Health Care Systems Unit – Notes Outline



Health Care Systems Unit – Notes Outline

HT03.01 Investigate the services of health care facilities.

A. Hospitals

1. General hospitals

2. Specialty hospitals

3. Government hospitals

4. University or college medical centers

B. Long-term care facilities

1. Nursing homes or geriatric homes

2. Extended care facilities or skilled care facilities

3. Independent living and assisted living facilities

C. Medical offices

1. Services: Exam, treatment, basic lab testing, minor surgery

2. Specialties (Examples include: Pediatrics, Cardiology, and Obstetrics)

D. Dental offices

E. Clinics or satellite centers

1. Surgical clinics or surgicenters

2. Urgent or emergency care clinics

3. Rehabilitation clinics

4. Specialty clinics

5. Outpatient clinics

6. Health department clinics

7. Medical center clinics

F. Optical centers

G. Emergency care services

1. Ambulance services

2. Rescue squads

3. Helicopter or airplane

H. Laboratories

1. Medical

2. Dental

I. Home health care

J. Hospice - Care for terminally ill individuals

K. Mental health facilities

L. Genetic counseling centers

1. Performing prenatal screening tests

2. Checking for genetic abnormalities and birth defects

M. Rehabilitation facilities - Services may include physical, occupational, recreational, speech, and hearing therapy

N. Health maintenance organizations

1. Preventive health care

2. Basic medical services

3. Health education

O. Industrial health care centers

1. Basic employee examinations

2. Teaching accident prevention and safety

3. Providing emergency care

P. School health services

HT03.02 Describe government and nonprofit agencies.

A. Government agencies

1. World Health Organization (WHO)

2. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)

3. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

5. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

6. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

7. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

8. Health departments

B. Voluntary or nonprofit Agencies

1. American Cancer Society

2. American Heart Association

3. American Respiratory Disease Association

4. American Diabetes Association

5. National Association of Mental Health

6. National Foundation of the March of Dimes

7. American Red Cross

8. HOSA

HT03.03 Discuss the basic principles of different insurance plans

A. Health Insurance plans

Deductibles

Co-insurance

Co-payment

B. Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)

C. Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)

D. Medicare

Type A

Type B

E. Medicaid

F. Workers’ Compensation

G. TRICARE

H. Managed Care

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