Ancient History
The first people to record health records.
Ancient Egyptians
This person invented bifocals
Benjamin Franklin
The founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
Services providing care in the home
Home health care
Type of treatment that uses water to heal
hydrotherapy
The father of medicine
Hippocrates
Invented the first mercury thermometer
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Started using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery
Joseph Lister
Care for the elderly
geriatric care
Use of fragrance to alter mood and restore the mind, body and spirit
aromatherapy
Implemented sewers and waterways for clean water
Ancient Romans
Developed vaccination for smallpox
Edward Jenner
Founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Act requiring training and competency evaluations for nursing assistants
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)
Teaches breathing and muscle relaxation techniques to quiet the mind
meditation
First to stress that good diet and cleanliness would prevent disease
Ancient Greeks
Invented the microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Developed process to pasteurize milk
Louis Pasteur
Service received for care without being admitted into the hospital
Outpatient services
Uses technique to induce trancelike state
hypnosis
Believed body was system of channels for air, tears and blood
Ancient Egyptians
This person described the circulation of blood
William Harvey
Invented the stethoscope
Rene Laennec
Places limits on costs of care for certain diagnoses
Diagnostic related groups
Uses thin needles into body to restore energy flow
acupuncture