PUBH 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Joint Commission, Health Professional, High Tech
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What institutions make up the healthcare system: complex, numerous. Inpatient facilities: patients remain in the facility for at least 24 hours, hospitals, rehab, nursing homes, hospice, outpatient facilities, clinical services, testing, treatment. Inpatient facilities: hospitals, generally designed for short-term stays by patients, long-term facilities, hospitals, started in colonial period, before 1800s: How can healthcare be coordinated among the multiple institutions that provide healthcare. Institutions differ in its governance, finance, accreditation and organizational structure: healthcare delivery systems, aim to connect inpatient and outpatient services as well as short-term and long- term clinical services to provide a coordinated system of care. What types of coordination of care are needed and what purposes do they serve: coordination is sought between institutions and settings where care is delivered. What types of healthcare delivery systems are being developed and how can they help. How can electronic medical records be used to facilitate coordination of care and improve.
