Health services aim to assess health conditions through screenings and exams, treat disorders, prevent diseases, provide emergency care, and ensure follow-up care. Healthcare providers include health professionals like doctors, nurses, and therapists who are trained and licensed to provide medical care. There are various types of healthcare facilities like hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, health centers for specific populations, and extended care facilities for long-term care, especially of the elderly. Health insurance provides financial protection by paying for healthcare costs through agreements between insurance companies and individuals or groups.
Health services aim to assess health conditions through screenings and exams, treat disorders, prevent diseases, provide emergency care, and ensure follow-up care. Healthcare providers include health professionals like doctors, nurses, and therapists who are trained and licensed to provide medical care. There are various types of healthcare facilities like hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, health centers for specific populations, and extended care facilities for long-term care, especially of the elderly. Health insurance provides financial protection by paying for healthcare costs through agreements between insurance companies and individuals or groups.
Health services aim to assess health conditions through screenings and exams, treat disorders, prevent diseases, provide emergency care, and ensure follow-up care. Healthcare providers include health professionals like doctors, nurses, and therapists who are trained and licensed to provide medical care. There are various types of healthcare facilities like hospitals for diagnosis and treatment, health centers for specific populations, and extended care facilities for long-term care, especially of the elderly. Health insurance provides financial protection by paying for healthcare costs through agreements between insurance companies and individuals or groups.
• HEALTH SERVICES - are often connected to healthcare.
These programs aim to appraise the health conditions of
individuals through screening and examinations, cure and treat disorders, prevent and control the spread of diseases, provide safety, emergency care, and first aid, and ensure a follow-up program for individuals who have undergone treatments. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS - are trained professional who provides people with healthcare.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS – Individuals who are
licensed to practice medicine and other allied health programs. CARDIOLOGIST PEDIATRICIAN GYNECOLOGIST PULMONOLOGIST GERIATRICIAN NEUROLOGIST UROLOGIST DERMATOLOGIST OPHTHALMOLOGIST GASTROENTEROLOGIST • Healthcare practitioners and allied health professionals are also considered health care providers.
A healthcare practitioner is an independent healthcare
provider who is licensed to practice on specific area of the body. (dentist, optometrists)
Allied health professional is a trained healthcare provider
who practice under the supervision of physician or healthcare practitioner. (nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, physical therapist) II. HEALTHCARE FACILITIES • A. HOSPITAL • It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and treatment. • Different kinds of Hospitals • Private • Voluntary • Government • Teaching • B. Walk-In Surgery Center It is a facility that offers surgery without patient being admitted in the hospital. C. Health Center The services in a health center cater to a specific population with various health needs. D. Extended Healthcare Facility A facility that provides treatment, nursing care, and residential services to patients, often the elderly. III. HEALTH INSURANCE • It is a financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of healthcare cost. This also may pertain to a “ protection that provides benefits for sickness and injury”. Types of Coverage of Insurance • Medical Insurance • Major Medical Insurance • Hospitalization Insurance • Surgical Insurance • Disability Insurance