-The chief medical officer of the U.S. Public Health Service

-Regina Benjamin

-Nations Doctor

-Protect and advance the health of the nation

Center for Disease Control

Protects America's public health, monitors diseases, investigates outbreaks

Food and Drug Administration

Safety of foods, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices

National Institutes of Health

RESEARCH ARM for the department of Health and Human Services  

Gives Money for Research

-Ohio Department of Health

-Accreditation of NURSING HOMES,extended care facilities

 -Inspects

-Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations

-HOSPITALS

-Accredits health care organizations

-patient rights, patient treatment

-The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Organizations

-Non-Profit, Promotes quality REHAB services

Uses standards to determine how well an organization is serving its consumers & how it can improve

-Hospitals

-Ambulatory Care

-Sub-Acute Care

-Extended Care

Treatment of sick & injured

Specialty care for patients no longer in acute phase of illness & do not require hospitilization.

Linked with hospital.

-Retirement community

-Assisted living

Long-term

-Largest Growing Long term care

-Chronic illness

Allopathic Physician

-Stimulates musculoskeletal system

-90%

Osteopathic Physician

-Courses on manipulative therapy

-Registered Nurse

-From womb to tomb

Licensed Practical Nurse

Care for sick under direction of physicians & RNs

State Tested Nursing Assistant

 Under surpervision of nursing and medical staff

-Multi-skilled 

-Assists physicians

-Xrays,papers,charts,clinical and administrative

-licensed to provide educational,clinical, and therapeutic services to public

-interpret x-rays

-provide dental dietary counseling

-Occupational Therapist

-Treats people with disabilities 

-Help clients establish lifestyle as independent, productive

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Under OT's 

Provide rehabilitive services

Improve quality of life by helping them compensate for limitations

Physical Therapist

Plan,organize,administer treatment based on condition to relieve pain or limit disability

Physical Therapy Assistant

-Under Physical therapist

-Implement treatment programs for disabilities and injury

Health Information Technician

-Manages & Protects patient health info 

-Codes diagnosis and procedures for health care services provided to patients

Speech language pathologist

Work with people who cannot produce sounds clearly, voice disorders, problems understanding language, swallowing difficulties

Medical imaging

-perform radiographic exams to aid physician

Under pharmacist

 Provides medicine and other healthcare products

Perform routine tasks to help prepare medicine

-One profession-Such as nursing team

 -Multidisciplinary-Nurse,dietitian,etc.

Keep process enjoyable for team members.

-Manage time, conflict,stress. Overall performance.

Speaks for team

-Presentations

Energizes group to accomplish tasks

-Positive aspects

-Disputes

-Animosity based

-No pain

-Keep comfortable but can't cure illness