Health Care Delivery System/Exam 2
What is the Health Care Delivery System?
A mechanism for providing services that meet the health-related needs of individuals.
Primary Care
Goal: To decrease the risk to a client (individual, family, or community) of disease or dysfunction.
Approach: General health promotion. Protection against specific illnesses.
Health Promotion
Illness Prevention
Secondary Care
Goal: To alleviate disease and prevent further disability.
Approach: Early detection and intervention.
Diagnosis
Early detection
Treatment
, Tertiary Care
Goal: To minimize disability associated with chronic or irreversible conditions.
Approach: Restorative and rehabilitative activities to attain optimal level of functioning.
Rehabilitation
Health restoration
Palliative care
The U.S. System
Health care services are delivered and financed by three sectors:
The public (official, voluntary, and nonprofit agencies)
Public/private
Private (hospitals, extended-care facilities, hospices, schools, etc.)
Health Care Agencies
Government agencies
Public health services
What is the Health Care Delivery System?
A mechanism for providing services that meet the health-related needs of individuals.
Primary Care
Goal: To decrease the risk to a client (individual, family, or community) of disease or dysfunction.
Approach: General health promotion. Protection against specific illnesses.
Health Promotion
Illness Prevention
Secondary Care
Goal: To alleviate disease and prevent further disability.
Approach: Early detection and intervention.
Diagnosis
Early detection
Treatment
, Tertiary Care
Goal: To minimize disability associated with chronic or irreversible conditions.
Approach: Restorative and rehabilitative activities to attain optimal level of functioning.
Rehabilitation
Health restoration
Palliative care
The U.S. System
Health care services are delivered and financed by three sectors:
The public (official, voluntary, and nonprofit agencies)
Public/private
Private (hospitals, extended-care facilities, hospices, schools, etc.)
Health Care Agencies
Government agencies
Public health services
