PHS-Chapter 3 Careers in health care

What %of the American workforce are in health care?

13%

what is driving the growth of the health care industry?

population growth

ageing popu

increase life expectancy

where are most health care jobs located?

hospitals

define demographic 

statistical study of human popu

what is the affordable care act?

provide health care to all americans

what does the ACA emphasize 

prevention and primary care

what are examples of chronic diseases

heart disease

obstructive pulmonary disease

lung cancer 

diabetes

what are examples of acute diseases

pneumonia

diarrhoeal 

HIV

what is the role of physicians

evaluate diagnose treat

how are physicians licensed

MD or DO

what is allopathic medicine

system of medical practice focused on diagnosing and treating via commentional methods (drugs,surgeons)

what is osteopathic medicine

holistic & comprehensive approach & utulises musculoskeletal manipulation

what does NBME stand for

national board of medical examination

what does NBOME stand for

ostheopathic

how are internships & residencies 

2-6 yrs

What do MD’s focus on

allopathic, disease-focused, counteractictive treatments 

what do DO’s focus on 

Musculoskeletal focus, holistic prevention

who are more likely to be generalists

Do’s

what are examples of generalists

family med, internal med pediatric

how do referrals work

long process

what does PCP mean

primary care provider

what do hospitalist focus on 

inpatient med, hospital-based care

what are the roles of hospitalists

manage care during hospitalization 

how are hospitalists trained

from internal med, fam practice, pediat

What is gatekeeping

primary care controls access to specialty care

what does longitudinal mean

involving the repeated observation over time

what does episodic mean

occur at irregular intervals

what do primary doctors focus on

long term care , whole body

what do specialists focus on

short-term, organ system

what does comorbidity mean

exists simotaniously w/ ant condition

what are the different work settings for physicians

residents, staff, hospitalists

what does public sector mean

gov agencies, public health clinics, schools, prisons

what are ambulatory visits

to be able to work around

how are physicians maldistributed

age

what does maldistribution mean

undersirable inequality

where do most doctors cluster

metro/suburban areas

why does the U.S have more specialists than primary care providers

higher reimbursement

what are the consequences of having more specialists then primary care providers

higher costs

underserved popu most effected

what does reimbursement mean

to pay some back

what are underserved population

grouos facing significant barriours for education 

what are orthodontics

braces

what Is periodontics 

disease of gum and teeth

what are prosthodontics 

replace missing or chipped teeth

what are endodontics

disease of dental pulp

what does pathology mean

study of disease