HLT POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Integrated Delivery System, Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
17 Oct 2020
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Health care services are provided for the purpose of contributing to improved health or to the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of sick people. Although prevention services have always been available in the united states, an even greater emphasis is placed on prevention because of its prominence in the patient protection and affordable care act of. 2010 (aca) as an essential component of health insurance benefits. It"s important to distinguish between the fields of public health, community health, and population health, which are sometimes used interchangeably yet differ somewhat in definition and scope. The association for community health improvement is an affiliate organization of the american hospital. Association (aha) and serves as a national association for community health, community benefit, and population health professionals. Chnas are a tool that have long been used by hospitals, public health departments, and other social service agencies (e. g. , united way) to identify and prioritize significant health needs in the community.
