Healthcare Team
This healthcare worker performs physical exams, diagnoses illness, and prescribes medications
What is a physician?
The highest level of healthcare education, often required for physicians.
What is professional education?
This verifies a person has met certain educational and professional standards.
What is certification?
Schools or programs are evaluated for quality and standards by this process.
What is accreditation?
The use of electronic devices and software to manage patient records is called....
What is health informatics?
These team members provide hands-on patient care under supervision of RNs or doctors.
What are nursing assistants or nurses aides?
Healthcare workers who require 2-4 years of specialized college training, like physical therapists or medical technologists.
What is technologist/therapist level?
This legally allows a person to practice a healthcare profession.
What is licensure?
This body often accredits healthcare programs in schools.
What is CAAHEP or ABHES?
This emerging trend allows patients to see a provider via video call.
What is telehealth/telemedicine?
This professional plans, directs, and coordinates medical and health services in a facility
What is a healthcare administrator?
This level includes on-the-job training or 1-2 years of schooling, such as dental or lab technicians.
What is technician level?
Certification is usually awarded by this type of organization, not the government.
What is a professional organization?
HOSA is an example of this type of student organization.
What is a professional/student organization?
Robots and automation in healthcare are examples in healthcare are examples of this trend.
What is emerging medical technology?
This team member interprets patient information and provides therapy to help patients recover movement.
What is a physical therapist?
This is typically the entry-level position, often with short-term training or certification.
What is aide/assistant level?
Name one healthcare career that requires licensure.
Nurse (RN), pharmacist, physician, respiratory therapist
Name a professional organization for nurses or doctors.
ANA - American Nurses Association
ADA - American Doctors Associations
AAP - American Association of Pediatricians
Technology that helps healthcare workers keep accurate patient records and share information with other providers is called....
What are electronic health records (EHRs)?
A patient needs care that involves doctors, nurses, therapists, and lab technicians. Explain two ways the healthcare team works together to provide safe effective care.
Examples: Shares information about the patient, coordinates treatments, ensures tasks are done correctly, reduces errors, provides comprehensive care.
Name two examples of healthcare professionals that require doctorate-level education.
Physicians (DO/MD), pharmacist, dentist, psychologist
True or False: All healthcare professions require licensure.
False.
True or False: Accreditation of a program guarantees a student will pass certification.
False
True or False: Technology has eliminated the need for human healthcare workers
False