01-03D - Introduction To Healthcare and Public Health in The US - Unit 03 - Delivering Healthcare Part 2 - Lecture D
The Health IT Workforce Curriculum was developed for U.S. community colleges to enhance workforce training programmes in health information technology. The curriculum consist of 20 courses of 3 credits each. Each course includes instructor manuals, learning objectives, syllabi, video lectures with accompanying transcripts and slides, exercises, and assessments. The materials were authored by Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Health & Science University, and University of Alabama at Birmingham. The project was funded by the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. All of the course materials are available under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike (CC BY NC SA) License. The course description, learning objectives, author information, and other details may be found at http://archive.org/details/HealthITWorkforce-Comp01Unit03. The full collection may be browsed at http://knowledge.amia.org/onc-ntdc or at http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewPortfolio.htm?id=842513.
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01-03D - Introduction To Healthcare and Public Health in The US - Unit 03 - Delivering Healthcare Part 2 - Lecture D
The Health IT Workforce Curriculum was developed for U.S. community colleges to enhance workforce training programmes in health information technology. The curriculum consist of 20 courses of 3 credits each. Each course includes instructor manuals, learning objectives, syllabi, video lectures with accompanying transcripts and slides, exercises, and assessments. The materials were authored by Columbia University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Oregon Health & Science University, and University of Alabama at Birmingham. The project was funded by the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. All of the course materials are available under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial ShareAlike (CC BY NC SA) License. The course description, learning objectives, author information, and other details may be found at http://archive.org/details/HealthITWorkforce-Comp01Unit03. The full collection may be browsed at http://knowledge.amia.org/onc-ntdc or at http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewPortfolio.htm?id=842513.
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Introduction to Healthcare and
Public Health in the US
Delivering Healthcare (Part 2) Lecture d This material (Comp1_Unit3d) was developed by Oregon Health and Science University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number IU24OC000015. Delivering Healthcare (Part 2) Objectives Describe the organization of clinical healthcare delivery in the outpatient setting, and the organization of outpatient healthcare (Lectures a-c) Describe the organization of ancillary healthcare delivery in the outpatient setting (Lecture d) Discuss the role of different healthcare providers, with an emphasis on the delivery of care in an interdisciplinary setting (Lecture e) 2 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Outpatient Laboratories Laboratory where tests are done on clinical specimens May be associated with a hospital or be freestanding The testing may be done in a location remote to the location where specimen was obtained 3 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d What Can Laboratories Do? Pathology Anatomical Pathology Histopathology studies whole tissues Cytopathology at the cellular level Electron microscopic pathology Surgical Pathology Chemical pathology (clinical chemistry) General chemistry Endocrinology Immunology Toxicology
4 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Pathology (continued) Hematopathology Diseases of blood cells Traditional microscopy Immunohistochemistry Flow cytometry Molecular diagnostic tests Blood banking - Transfusion medicine Cytogenetics
5 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Pathology (continued) Clinical microbiology study of microorganisms The lab may use culture methods to grow and identify organisms Forensic pathology Specialized laboratory for medical and legal issues Molecular pathology Development of molecular and genetic approaches to the diagnosis and classification of human tumors Design and validation of predictive biomarkers
6 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Radiology services Radiology branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose or treat diseases Radiologists physicians who specialize in radiology Outpatient radiology services may be housed within a hospital or may be freestanding
7 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Radiology services Diagnostic radiology X rays First X-ray taken by Wilhelm Rntgen in 1895 (his wifes hand)
3.2 Image: (Rntgen, 1895)
8 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Radiology services Diagnostic radiology Computerized Tomography (CT) scans Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans Ultrasound Mammography Bone density tests Nuclear medicine tests 9 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Radiology services Interventional radiology invasive tests Angiography Teleradiology allows radiologists to review images remotely Technology allows images to be archived and retrieved at multiple sites Picture Archiving and Communication System or PACS 10 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Ancillary Services Home healthcare (domiciliary care, home care) Care provided at the patients home Physician house calls Nurse visits Home health aides Help with activities of daily living (ADLs)
11 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Ancillary Services Hospice care For patients whose life expectancy is not expected to exceed 6 months (terminally ill patients) Palliative care outside the hospital At hospice institutions At home Multidisciplinary team for care 12 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Ancillary Services Physical therapy Maintains function after injury or illness Occupational therapy Helps patients maintain occupation Speech therapy Helps patients recover from diseases that affect speech Care provided by ancillary staff 13 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Delivering Healthcare (Part 2) Summary Lecture d Laboratory services Pathology services Radiology services Ancillary services
14 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d Delivering Healthcare (Part 2) References Lecture d Images 3.2 Image of first X-ray taken by Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895, of his wife's hand. The bones and her ring can be seen, similar to modern x-rays. 15 Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 3.0/Spring 2012 Introduction to Healthcare and Public Health in the US Delivering Healthcare (part 2) Lecture d
References Rontgen, Wilhelm (1895); Picture of first X-ray taken of his wife's hand. The bones and her ring can be seen, similar to modern x-rays. http://www.molecularpathology.org.uk
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