Ch. 3 Vocab
an institution in the 18th and mid-19th centuries that provided shelter for the homeless, the mentally “insane”, the elderly, orphans, and the sick
What is almshouse (poorhouse)?
Paid jobs that graduate students use to finish their medical education in the specialty of their choice
What is residency?
Age of the medical delivery system from mid-18th century to 19th century with no grounds in science
What is pre-industrial era?
Those who are usually assistants to mid-level managers
Who are entry level administrators?
The profession where one dispenses medication and consults on the use and proper prescription
What is pharmacy?
Psychiatric facilities that were built by the government for those who had an untreatable, chronic mental illness
What is asylum?
A physician (mostly DOs) who open family practices, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics
What is a generalist?
The most common and often only medical training that physicians received in the pre-industrial era
What is individual apprenticeship?
Those involved in major planning and coordinating functions
What are middle-level administrators?
Those who treat problems within the mouth (teeth, gums, and tissues)
What are dentists?
an institution that was used to quarantine people with contagious disease in pre-industrial America
What is pesthouse?
A physician (mostly MDs) who specialize in specific health problems or body systems
What is a specialist?
The use of bleeding, use of emetics, and purging with enemas and purgatives
What are primitive medical procedures?
The main function of this group is to oversee and assist with critical operations of a department
What are entry-level administrators?
Those who assits with neurological, muscular, and vascular disturbances by using an old Greek practice which means “done by hand”
What are chiropractors?
The use of the Internet by professionals and non-professionals to spread health care information and services
What is E-health?
A physician who specializes in hospitalized patients
What is hospitalists?
The age of medical delivery in the late 19th century which started growing with urbanization, new scientific and technological discoveries, and better medical education
What is postindustrial era?
Those who provide leadership and work closely with governing boards
What are top-level administrators?
Those who treat diseases of the feet
What are podiatrist?
Physicians using telecommunication technology to interact and consult with patients
What is telemedicine?
Evolution of health care to population-focused approach rather than individual-focused approach
What is patient-centered care?
The medicine discovered by Alexander Fleming
What is penicillin?
Those who’s in charge of long-term success of an organization because they foresee operational, clinical, and financial outcomes
What are top-level administrators?
The main caregivers for sick and injured patients
What are nurses?