Healthcare delivery
Healthcare delivery
Healthcare delivery (pronunciation: /ˈhelθˌker dɪˈlɪvəri/) refers to the provision of health services to patients. It encompasses a wide range of activities and services that promote health, prevent diseases, and manage illness and disability.
Etymology
The term "healthcare delivery" is derived from the words "healthcare," which is a compound of "health" and "care," and "delivery," which refers to the act of delivering or providing something. The term, therefore, refers to the provision or delivery of health services or care.
Related Terms
- Healthcare system: A network of health facilities and providers that deliver health services to people. It includes hospitals, clinics, outpatient care centers, and home healthcare.
- Primary care: The first point of contact for patients in the healthcare system. It includes general practice, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology.
- Secondary care: Healthcare services provided by specialists who generally do not have first contact with patients, such as cardiologists, urologists, and dermatologists.
- Tertiary care: Specialized consultative healthcare, usually for inpatients and on referral from a primary or secondary health professional, in a facility that has personnel and facilities for advanced medical investigation and treatment, such as a tertiary referral hospital.
- Public health: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
- Healthcare provider: An individual or institution that provides medical services, such as a doctor, nurse, or hospital.
- Healthcare quality: The degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with current professional knowledge.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Healthcare delivery
- Wikipedia's article - Healthcare delivery
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