Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:Introduction to Health Care and Public Health in the U.S.
Unit:Delivering Health Care - Part 1
Lecture:Structure and Function of Health Care Facilities and Hospital Units
Slide content:Delivering Health Care, Part 1 Learning Objectives Lecture c Describe hospitals and outpatient clinics. Relevant facilities include: Individual and group physician practices Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) Preferred provider organizations (PPOs) Urgent or immediate-care clinics Hospitals Hospital systems 3
Slide notes:This lecture discusses outpatient and inpatient care facilities. Relevant health care facilities include individual and group physician practices, health maintenance organizations, or HMOs, preferred provider organizations, or PPOs, urgent or immediate-care clinics, and hospitals. The different types of hospitals and their clinical and corporate structures, including hospital systems, will be discussed. Health IT Workforce Curriculum Version 4.0 3