Health Care Ch 4

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Licensure Requirements

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1. graduate from an accredited medical school that awards an MD or a DO
2. successful completion of a licensing exam governed by the National Board of Medical Examiners or National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
3. completion of a supervised internship/residency program

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Residency

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graduate medical education in a specialty that takes from of paid on the job training

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Osteopathic Medicine

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emphasizes musculoskeletal system of the body, stress preventive medicine, practiced by DOs

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Allopathic Medicine

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views medical treatment as active intervention to produce counteracting reaction in an attempt to neutralize the effects of disease, practiced by MDs

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Generalists or Primary Care Physicians (PCPs)

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provide preventive services and treat frequently occurring and less severe problems, most DOs

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Specialists

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seek certification in an area of medical specialization, deal with problems that occur less frequently or require complex diagnostic or therapeutic approaches, most MDs

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Six Major Functional Groups of Medical Specialties

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1. subspecialties of internal medicine
2. broad group of medical specialties
3. obstetrics and gynecology
4. surgery of all types
5. hospital based radiology, anesthesiology and pathology
6. psychiatry

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5 Distinctions of Primary Care vs Specialty Care

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1. primary care is first contact care, portal to health care system; specialty is when needed, follows primary care
2. primary care serves as gate keeping to control cost and utilization; specialty requires referral from primary care
3. primary care follows through the course of treatment and serve as patient advisers; specialty care is episodic and more focused
4. primary care focuses on a person as a whole; specialty care centers on a particular disease or organ system
5. primary care students spend most time in ambulatory settings, familiarizing with patient conditions; specialty care students spend most time in hospitals with high technology

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Comorbidity

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when a patient has multiple problems

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Hospitalists

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physicians who specialize in care of hospitalized patients

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Maldistribution

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either a surplus or shortage of the type of physicians needed to maintain the health status of a given population

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Dental Hygienists

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provide preventive dental care, and must be licensed

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Dental Assistants

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work for dentists in preparation, examination and treatment of patients, don't have to be licensed

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Pharmacists

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dispense medicines prescribed by physicians, dentists, and podiatrists and provide consultation on proper selection and use of medicines, must have a license

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Pharmaceutical Care

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mode of pharmacy practice where the pharmacist takes active role on behalf of patients by assisting prescribers in appropriate drug choices, effecting distribution of meds to patients, and assuming direct responsibilities collaboratively with other health professionals

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Certified Nurse Midwives

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RNs with additional training from a nurse midwifery program

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Physical Therapists

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provide care for patients with movement dysfunction

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Occupational Therapists

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help people of all ages improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments