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Primary care
majority of patient healthcare needs, often the entry point into healthcare, includes screening,
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for acute and chronic health problems
Secondary care
generally more specialized care and can include surgery, cardiology, and other care provided
by specialists
Tertiary care
complex, highly specialized healthcare, often university hospitals, requires sophisticated
technology, multiple specialists and subspecialists, a diagnostic support group and intensive
care facilities. Examples include trauma centers, burn centers, and neonatal care
Hospitals
physical structures that house patients who are sick or injured. Person may be admitted in one
of two ways: emergency room and evaluated by a team of clinicians- if patient is sick enough
then admitted, and a patient may also be directly admitted from a physician's office
Rehabilitative facilities or acute rehabilitation hospitals
provide care for patients needing comprehensive rehabilitation and medical management
often associated with stroke, joint replacement or other serious injury. After surgery or acute
illness, a patient may be too frail to return home and may need to spend time in a
rehabilitation center for specialized speech, physical, and occupational therapy
Skilled nursing facility
,provide full medical care after a hospitalization. Also provide assistance with activities of
daily living, such as meals, personal care, housekeeping, and laundry, while the patient is
recovering. Manage transition of acute illness or injury to return home, Avg stay in a SNF is
greater than 25 days. Provide long-term care for patients needing residential nursing services
for an extended period of time
Long-term acute care hospital
specialized hospitals designed for patients who need intensive, hospital-level care for weeks
or months
Adult day care
provides meals and activities during the day
Independent living
typically retirement communities consisting of condominiums or apartments. Residents can
usually purchase added services such as meals or housekeeping
Assisted living
separate apartments or private rooms in a common building where a number of services, such
as personal care, medication administration, meals, and housekeeping are provided
Hospice care
specialized healthcare designed to serve patients with a terminal illness. Focuses on
maximizing the quality of life and providing palliative care, including pain control. Families
are typically involved in the hospice care of their loved ones, and services such as grief
counseling and help with managing patient's final affairs are often provided to them. Hospice
, care can be provided in a variety of settings. Hospice programs can involve both inpatient
care as well as hospice care provided in ambulatory environments, including the home
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC)
60% US surgeries are outpatient. Equipped to handle surgery, pain management and certain
diagnostic procedures that do not require overnight hospitalization. May be part of a hospital,
specialty hospital, or own facility
ED
department of the hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to
patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care. ED personnel may respond to
certain situations in hospital, such as cardiac arrest. If the patient is discharged directly from
the ED then the episode is considered an outpatient event. In ED considered observation
patient
Outpatient specialty medicine
Such as sports medicine and rehabilitation, provided in outpatient settings- hospital based
clinics, physician offices, non-hospital clinic settings
Diagnostic services
clinical services such as pathology and laboratory medicine, radiology, and nuclear medicine
Diagnostic imaging facilities
Typically perform tests such as x-rays, CT scans, MRI, mammograms, and position emission
tomography scans
Medical laboratories
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Primary care
majority of patient healthcare needs, often the entry point into healthcare, includes screening,
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for acute and chronic health problems
Secondary care
generally more specialized care and can include surgery, cardiology, and other care provided
by specialists
Tertiary care
complex, highly specialized healthcare, often university hospitals, requires sophisticated
technology, multiple specialists and subspecialists, a diagnostic support group and intensive
care facilities. Examples include trauma centers, burn centers, and neonatal care
Hospitals
physical structures that house patients who are sick or injured. Person may be admitted in one
of two ways: emergency room and evaluated by a team of clinicians- if patient is sick enough
then admitted, and a patient may also be directly admitted from a physician's office
Rehabilitative facilities or acute rehabilitation hospitals
provide care for patients needing comprehensive rehabilitation and medical management
often associated with stroke, joint replacement or other serious injury. After surgery or acute
illness, a patient may be too frail to return home and may need to spend time in a
rehabilitation center for specialized speech, physical, and occupational therapy
Skilled nursing facility
,provide full medical care after a hospitalization. Also provide assistance with activities of
daily living, such as meals, personal care, housekeeping, and laundry, while the patient is
recovering. Manage transition of acute illness or injury to return home, Avg stay in a SNF is
greater than 25 days. Provide long-term care for patients needing residential nursing services
for an extended period of time
Long-term acute care hospital
specialized hospitals designed for patients who need intensive, hospital-level care for weeks
or months
Adult day care
provides meals and activities during the day
Independent living
typically retirement communities consisting of condominiums or apartments. Residents can
usually purchase added services such as meals or housekeeping
Assisted living
separate apartments or private rooms in a common building where a number of services, such
as personal care, medication administration, meals, and housekeeping are provided
Hospice care
specialized healthcare designed to serve patients with a terminal illness. Focuses on
maximizing the quality of life and providing palliative care, including pain control. Families
are typically involved in the hospice care of their loved ones, and services such as grief
counseling and help with managing patient's final affairs are often provided to them. Hospice
, care can be provided in a variety of settings. Hospice programs can involve both inpatient
care as well as hospice care provided in ambulatory environments, including the home
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC)
60% US surgeries are outpatient. Equipped to handle surgery, pain management and certain
diagnostic procedures that do not require overnight hospitalization. May be part of a hospital,
specialty hospital, or own facility
ED
department of the hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to
patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care. ED personnel may respond to
certain situations in hospital, such as cardiac arrest. If the patient is discharged directly from
the ED then the episode is considered an outpatient event. In ED considered observation
patient
Outpatient specialty medicine
Such as sports medicine and rehabilitation, provided in outpatient settings- hospital based
clinics, physician offices, non-hospital clinic settings
Diagnostic services
clinical services such as pathology and laboratory medicine, radiology, and nuclear medicine
Diagnostic imaging facilities
Typically perform tests such as x-rays, CT scans, MRI, mammograms, and position emission
tomography scans
Medical laboratories
