Ch 7 Outpatient and Primary Care
ambulatory care is aka ____ community medicine
the _______ of ambulatory services is intended for the geographic location
purpose of serving the surrounding community, providing
convenience and easy accessibility.
_____ refers to care given that does not require an Outpatient
overnight inpatient stay. It is a more comprehensive term
than ambulatory since it literally encompasses dozens of
different types of outpatient care services.
Office-based physicians form the backbone of _____ care ambulatory
providing the vast majority of primary care services
private practice Visits are short in duration with limited examination and testing
_______
solo (private) practices are merging into groups or with -Uncertainties of the health care delivery system,
hospital system due to what factors? -Competition from large health organizations,
-High cost of establishing a new practice,
-Complexity of billings and collections
-Increased external controls over private practice.
__________ functions particularly in inner-city areas hospital-based outpatient services
considered community safety nets, providing primary
care to the indigent and uninsured.
_______ is a key source of profit for hospitals hospital-based outpatient services
the main types of hospital-based outpatient services -Clinical (typically for uninsured or research)
include _____ -Surgical (same day surgery),
-Home health (post-acute care and rehabilitation),
-Women's health, and
-Traditional emergency
free-standing facilities include _____ walk-in clinics, ambulatory care from basic primary to urgent care, surgi-centers
, Ch 7 Outpatient and Primary Care
________ accept patients without appointments on first urgent care centers
come first served basis
_____ are independent of hospitals offering a full range of surgi-centers
services that are outpatient and dont require overnight
stays
what are mobile health units? transported to patients such as ambulances with EMTs
what are mobile diagnostic care units? mammography, MRI
Home health refers to service brought into the home -nursing care, change dressings, medication monitoring, bathing
such as _____ -Short-term rehabilitation (PT, OT, ST)
-Homemaker services (meal prep, shopping, transportation, medical equipment,
chores
-Durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, oxygen, beds, walkers, commodes)
-Alternative would be institutionalization
-Maintaining people in the least restrictive environment possible
hospice provides services for the terminally ill with a life 6 months or less
expectancy of _____
hospice is a ______ of care, not a location, and addresses method, dying person and their family
the special needs of _______
hospice services include _____ medical, psychological, and social services, provided in a holistic context and
access to supplies
what are the 2 areas of emphasis in hospice? palliative (pain management), psychosocial and spiritual support
what are the two types of ambulatory long-term care case management, adult day care
services?
ambulatory long-term care services involve case coordination and referral to locate the most appropriate care
management via _________
ambulatory care is aka ____ community medicine
the _______ of ambulatory services is intended for the geographic location
purpose of serving the surrounding community, providing
convenience and easy accessibility.
_____ refers to care given that does not require an Outpatient
overnight inpatient stay. It is a more comprehensive term
than ambulatory since it literally encompasses dozens of
different types of outpatient care services.
Office-based physicians form the backbone of _____ care ambulatory
providing the vast majority of primary care services
private practice Visits are short in duration with limited examination and testing
_______
solo (private) practices are merging into groups or with -Uncertainties of the health care delivery system,
hospital system due to what factors? -Competition from large health organizations,
-High cost of establishing a new practice,
-Complexity of billings and collections
-Increased external controls over private practice.
__________ functions particularly in inner-city areas hospital-based outpatient services
considered community safety nets, providing primary
care to the indigent and uninsured.
_______ is a key source of profit for hospitals hospital-based outpatient services
the main types of hospital-based outpatient services -Clinical (typically for uninsured or research)
include _____ -Surgical (same day surgery),
-Home health (post-acute care and rehabilitation),
-Women's health, and
-Traditional emergency
free-standing facilities include _____ walk-in clinics, ambulatory care from basic primary to urgent care, surgi-centers
, Ch 7 Outpatient and Primary Care
________ accept patients without appointments on first urgent care centers
come first served basis
_____ are independent of hospitals offering a full range of surgi-centers
services that are outpatient and dont require overnight
stays
what are mobile health units? transported to patients such as ambulances with EMTs
what are mobile diagnostic care units? mammography, MRI
Home health refers to service brought into the home -nursing care, change dressings, medication monitoring, bathing
such as _____ -Short-term rehabilitation (PT, OT, ST)
-Homemaker services (meal prep, shopping, transportation, medical equipment,
chores
-Durable medical equipment (wheelchairs, oxygen, beds, walkers, commodes)
-Alternative would be institutionalization
-Maintaining people in the least restrictive environment possible
hospice provides services for the terminally ill with a life 6 months or less
expectancy of _____
hospice is a ______ of care, not a location, and addresses method, dying person and their family
the special needs of _______
hospice services include _____ medical, psychological, and social services, provided in a holistic context and
access to supplies
what are the 2 areas of emphasis in hospice? palliative (pain management), psychosocial and spiritual support
what are the two types of ambulatory long-term care case management, adult day care
services?
ambulatory long-term care services involve case coordination and referral to locate the most appropriate care
management via _________
