Introduction to Allied Health – lecture summary.pdf
Introduction to Allied Health – lecture summary.pdf
Introduction to
Allied Health –
lecture summary
Introduction to Allied Health – lecture summary.pdf
Introduction to Allied Health – lecture summary.pdf
Introduction to Allied Health – lecture summary.pdf
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Health care system is a group of people, agencies, and/or institutions that provides
health care services to individuals in a variety of settings with the
goal of improving the health of those who seek their care.
Ambulatory care center a. Provides care health care on an outpatient basis.
b. health care settings located in areas that are convenient for
people to walk into and receive care; may be provided in hospitals,
clinics, or centers
Acute care hospitals provides care for individuals who have a disease that comes on
quickly or lasts for a short time.
Long term care facilities Provide physical and emotional carethose who require such care for
an extended period of time.
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Home healthcare provides care for individuals, in their own homes. It includes physical,
occupational, and speech assistance, care with basic personal
needs, activities of daily living (ADLs) and transportation.
Doctor's office receives patients right at the office.
Specialty hospitals provide care to a specific group of people such as children, the
elderly, cancer patients, and heart patients
Rehabilitation centers provide various therapies to help patients regain physical function
after an illness or injury
Hospice care provides care to the critically ill with a limited time to live (six months
or less).
Allied health Refers to non-nurse and non-physician healthcare providers.
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