Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Care Settings The Places Where Care is Delivered
Lecture:Departments and services
Interrelationships between health care organizations
Medical data use and impact
Slide content:Health Care SettingsThe Places Where Care Is Delivered Summary Lecture b The following were discussed in this lecture: Range and continuum of care Unique types of health care organizations and relationships between organization Organizational structure and function Relationships and communication between departments Effect of technology on the patient experience 21
Slide notes:This concludes Lecture b of Health Care SettingsThe Places Where Care Is Delivered . The lecture described divisions, departments, and services that commonly comprise outpatient clinics, community hospitals, academic medical centers, and long-term care facilities and discussed interactions between departments and the services they deliver. The lecture also discussed data and information concerns and described how information technology has affected interdepartmental communication and improved the patient experience. 21