HSA 4180 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, World Health Organization, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
25 Aug 2016
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Partners healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system, it combines: Healthcare organizations (hcos) such as: community health centers, physician practices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, others. Together these hcos offer the continuum of care from prenatal to end-of-life: including preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and long-term services. Based in boston they are committed to their community and it values innovation, technology openness, and preparation. Managers watch developments in the external environment: demographic trends, rise of social media, and effect of the healthcare reform law on healthcare services and payment. World health organization (who) a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (definition of health is based on well-being rather than just not having a disease or problem) Henrik blum"s classic model which show the dimensions of health and four forces that determine it. Views health as physical (somatic), mental (psychic) and social well-being.
