Illness and health care delivery part 2

• Provided to acutely ill or injured patients requiring longterm care and rehab services
• **trauma center, burn center

• inpatient care that lies between hospital care and longterm care
• provides lower cost health care

• services provided to patients with chronic diseases through calls with nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• pts don't have to leave their homes

• a governing body
• leaders and physicians

An individual responsible for the overall operation on a daily basis

Physicians who may either be employed by the organization or independent

Medical staffs are often organized by service, with Chief of Staff as head; work together with the Chief Executive Officer

A member of the board of directors as contributers in the decision making

• Accreditation of health care agencies
• Continuous quality improvment