Health Services

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Health Services
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Surgeon General

• Vice Admiral (VADM) Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A.
• Chief health educator- improve health and reduce
  the risk of injury and illness
• Appointed by the President with the advice of the
  Senate
• Serves for 4 years

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Health at the National Level

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Principle agency for cancer research
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Protecting the countrys air, water, and land
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  (OSHA)
• Works to prevent injuries and safeguard the
  health of workers
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Anti-hunger effort with food stamp, school lunch,
  and breakfast programs
• Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS)
• Safety of meat, poultry, and eggs products

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Health at the National Level cont.

• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
• Oversees more than 300 health-related programs
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Ensures the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Conduct medical research and provide funding for
  medical research carried out at other
  institutions
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  Administration (SAMHSA)
• Programs that aid substance abusers and people
  with mental/emotional disorders
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Research and collect data that help to prevent
  the spread of diseases
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Enforce antitrust and consumer protection laws

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Healthy People 2020

• A set of national standards for disease
  prevention and health-promoting objectives to
  reach by the year 2020
• Increase quality and years of healthy life
• Average life expectancy is 77 years
• Includes physical and mental well-being and ways
  to respond to the environment
• Eliminate health disparities in the population
• Gender, race/ethnicity, education/income level
• Ex. less education less healthy

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Health Care Specialists

• Allergist- Allergies
• Dermatologist- Skin Disease
• Gynecologist- Female reproductive system
• Neurologist- Nervous system problems
• Oncologist- Cancer
• Ophthalmologist- Eyes
• Orthodontist- Teeth, bite and jaw alignment
• Orthopedist- Skeletal deformities and injuries
• Pediatrician- Care for children
• Urologist- Urinary tract problems

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Health Care Services

• Inpatient
• Patient stays at the facility overnight
• Outpatient
• Patient is treated and then sent home
• Private Practice
• Physicians work for themselves. Patients are
  seen at an office and the physician is usually
  associated with a hospital
• Group Practice
• Doctors share offices, equipment, and support
  staff
• Urgent Care
• Staffed by primary care physicians
• Patients go if their primary care physician is
  unavailable or dont have one.

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Health Insurance

• Premium- fee for coverage
• Out-of-pocket- patient must pay for
• Deductible- amount the patient pays before plan
  starts to reimburse
• Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
• Monthly premium and few or no o.o.p expenses
• Some require co-pay- only physicians with HMO
• Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Monthly premium can choose provider
• o.o.p. for physicians not in plan
• Point of Service (POS) plans
• Members choose provider (in or out)
• Out is usually a higher o.o.p.