Transcript Unit 1

Unit 1
Introduction to the Healthcare
Industry
History of Medicine
 Basic
Medical care has been around
since 5000 B.C. with the use of the
following:
History of Medicine
 Basic
Medical care has been around
since 5000 B.C. with the use of
– Drugs
– Surgery
– treatments
History of Medicine
 Father
of Medicine
– Hippocrates 450 B.C.
History of Medicine
 Father
of Medicine
– Hippocrates 450 B.C.
– Developed the scientific approach
– Hippocratic oath
Hippocratic oath
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Hippocratic Oath -- Classical Version
“I swear by Apollo Physician and Asclepius and Hygieia and Panaceia and all the gods
and goddesses, making them my witnesses, that I will fulfill according to my ability
and judgment this oath and this covenant: To hold him who has taught me this art as
equal to my parents and to live my life in partnership with him, and if he is in need of
money to give him a share of mine, and to regard his offspring as equal to my
brothers in male lineage and to teach them this art - if they desire to learn it without fee and covenant; to give a share of precepts and oral instruction and all the
other learning to my sons and to the sons of him who has instructed me and to pupils
who have signed the covenant and have taken an oath according to the medical law,
but no one else.
I will apply dietetic measures for the benefit of the sick according to my ability and
judgment; I will keep them from harm and injustice.I will neither give a deadly drug
to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I
will not give to a woman an abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard my
life and my art.I will not use the knife, not even on sufferers from stone, but will
withdraw in favor of such men as are engaged in this work.Whatever houses I may
visit, I will come for the benefit of the sick, remaining free of all intentional injustice,
of all mischief and in particular of sexual relations with both female and male
persons, be they free or slaves.What I may see or hear in the course of the
treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no
account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful
to be spoken about.If I fulfill this oath and do not violate it, may it be granted to me
to enjoy life and art, being honored with fame among all men for all time to come; if
I transgress it and swear falsely, may the opposite of all this be my lot.
Early Medical Pioneers
 Andreas
Vesalius-modern anatomy
Early Medical Pioneers
 John
Hunter- modern surgery
Early Medical Pioneers
 Edward
Jenner- Immunizations
Early Medical Pioneers
 Joseph
Lister- Father of modern
sterilization
Early Medical Pioneers
 Robert
Koch- Father of Disease study
Early Medical Pioneers
 Louis
Pastuer- Father of
bacteria/virus
Early Medical Pioneers
 Florence
Nightingale- Nursing
Early Medical Pioneers
 Clara
Barton- Record Keeping
Medicine Today
 Daily
advances in medicine
Medicine Today
 Daily
advances in medicine
– Medications
– Diagnosis
– Procedures
– Treatment
Future of Medicine
 What
do you think the future of
medicine holds?
Health Care Team
 Any
trained individual that performs
a specific health care function
Health Care Team
 Professional
Level- College +
Graduate school
Health Care Team
 Professional
Level- College +
Graduate school- “Doctors”
– MD- Medical Doctor
– DO- Doctor of Osteopathy
– DC- Doctor of Chiropractic
– DDS- Doctor of Dental Surgery
– DPT- Doctor of Physical Therapy
– Phd- Doctor of Philosophy
Health Care Team
 Licensed
or Certified Health Workers
 1-4+ years, BS, MS, or certified
Health Care Team
 Licensed
or Certified Health Workers
– RN- Registered nurse
– LPN- Licensed Practitioner Nurse
– LVN- Licensed Vocational Nurse
– MA- Medical Assistant
– CNA- Certified nursing Assist
– PT- Physical Therapist
– PTA- Physical Therapist Assistant
– Techs- lab, x-ray, etc………..
Health Care Organizations
 Organizations
that promote, prevent
and prepare us in the healthcare
world.
Health Care Organizations
 CDC-
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (or CDC)
is an agency of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services based
in Atlanta, Georgia. Recognized as
the leading United States
government agency for protecting
the public health and safety of
people
Health Care Organizations
 The
World Health Organization
(WHO) is a specialized agency of the
United Nations (UN) that acts as a
coordinating authority on
international public health.
Health Care Organizations
 The
National Institutes of Health
(NIH) is an agency of the United
States Department of Health and
Human Services and is the primary
agency of the United States
government responsible for
biomedical research
Health Care Facilities
 Hospitals-
Large multi-room facility
that provides healthcare.
Health Care Facilities
 Hospitals-
Large multi-room facility
that provides healthcare.
 Clinic- Small multi-room facility that
provides healthcare.
Health Care Facilities
 Hospitals-
Large multi-room facility
that provides healthcare.
 Clinic- Small multi-room facility that
provides healthcare.
 Surgery Center- Small facility that
provides surgery only.
Health Care Facilities
 Hospitals-
Large multi-room facility
that provides healthcare.
 Clinic- Small multi-room facility that
provides healthcare.
 Surgery Center- Small facility that
provides surgery only.
 Medical Office- Small office that
provides healthcare to a small group
Medical Assisting
 What
Medical Assisting
 What
 Why
Medical Assisting
 What
 Why
 Who
Medical Assisting
 What
 Why
 Who
 Scope
of Practice
What
 What
is a medical assistant?
Medical assistants are health
care workers who perform the
administrative and clinical tasks
that keep the offices of
physicians, podiatrists,
chiropractors, and other health
practitioners running smoothly.
Certification is optional.
Why
Medical
assistants help in a
variety of tasks in the
medical setting. Medical
assistants perform a vital role
in the front and back office.
As the nursing shortage
becomes more severe, the
medical assistant becomes
more vital.
Who
 YOU
Scope of Practice
 Medical
assistants are
professionals and they are
always required by law to work
under the direct supervision of a
licensed health care provider
such as a registered nurse or
physician whenever they provide
direct (hands-on) patient care
procedures.
Scope of Practice
 Clinical
Duties
– Vital signs (ht, wt, bp, hr, rr, temp)
Scope of Practice
 Clinical
Duties
– Vital signs (ht, wt, bp, hr, rr, temp)
– Assisting with various exams and
procedures ( EKG’s, eye, ear,
orthopedic)
Scope of Practice
 Clinical
Duties
– Vital signs (ht, wt, bp, hr, rr, temp)
– Assisting with various exams and
procedures ( EKG’s, eye, ear,
orthopedic)
– Injections (if over 18 years old)
Scope of Practice
 Clinical
Duties
– Vital signs (ht, wt, bp, hr, rr, temp)
– Assisting with various exams and
procedures ( EKG’s, eye, ear,
orthopedic)
– Injections (if over 18 years old)
– Blood draw (if over 18 years old)
Scope of Practice
 Clinical
Duties
– Vital signs (ht, wt, bp, hr, rr, temp)
– Assisting with various exams and
procedures ( EKG’s, eye, ear,
orthopedic)
– Injections (if over 18 years old)
– Blood draw (if over 18 years old)
– Labs (urinalysis, fecal)
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
– Pt scheduling
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
– Pt scheduling
– Charting/Documentation
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
– Pt scheduling
– Charting/Documentation
– Billing
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
– Pt scheduling
– Charting/Documentation
– Billing
– File
Scope of Practice
 Administrative
Duties
– Phone techniques
– Pt scheduling
– Charting/Documentation
– Billing
– File
– Records management
Scope of Practice
 What
you can not do.
– Examinations
Scope of Practice
 What
you can not do.
– Examinations
– Surgery (Minor or Major)
Scope of Practice
 What
you can not do.
– Examinations
– Surgery (Minor or Major)
– Diagnosis
Scope of Practice
 What
you can not do.
– Examinations
– Surgery (Minor or Major)
– Diagnosis
– Work without a supervising Doctor or
Nurse
Scope of Practice
 What
you can not do.
– Examinations
– Surgery (Minor or Major)
– Diagnosis
– Work without a supervising Doctor or
Nurse
– Discuss results of exams or procedures