The health care industry is the largest service industry in the United States, spending over $2 trillion in 2007 to provide care through a wide range of facilities. These include hospitals that provide both general and specialized care, either on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Other facilities include long-term care centers, home health providers, and specialty services for dental, optical, mental health and rehabilitation needs.

1. INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE
MANAGEMENT

2. HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY
• The Health care Industry is the largest service industry in the
United States.
• American’s spent $1.1 trilliontrillion on health care in 1997 (how
many zero’s is that??).
• American’s spent $2.26 trilliontrillion on health care in 2007; more
than any other country in the world.
• 3 million new jobs will be created in a 10 year period (2006-
2016) to meet growing health care needs.
• This industry employs over 13 million workers in more than
200 different health careers.

3. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND
SERVICES
• What is a health care facility?
• List some examples of health care facilities:

4. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
• Hospitals - come in various sizes and types of service given
• Small Hospitals – provide basic needs of the community.
Treat infections and broken bones.
• Large hospitals - provide highest levels of treatment, patient
education, and research.
Ex: Diabetes education classes
• General Hospitals - treat a wide range of conditions, which
could include serious injuries from accidents and serious
illness

5. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
• Specialty Hospitals – offer specialized care for certain
populations, such as surgery, cancer, pediatrics, psychiatrics
and orthopedics (bone, joint and muscle disease), and burns.
• Ex: Dell Children’s Medical Center, Shriner’s Hospital for
Children, Veterans Administration Hospitals, University
Medical Centers

6. HOSPITALS
• Goal of Hospital Care
• To help control costs of hospital care, patient care initiatives
have been developed to decrease the number and length of
patient stays.
• Also to provide and maintain the level of care and staff needed
to care for the community.
• The hospital must still maintain a certain occupancy rate in
order to meet its operating costs.

7. INPATIENT VS. OUTPATIENT SERVICES
•Inpatient - treatment to a patient in the hospital
that requires an overnight stay
•Outpatient - treatment or services give to someone
that does not require an overnight stay
•60% of surgeries do NOT require an overnight stay
•Ex: rehabilitation, X-ray, day surgeries, physical
therapy services

8. LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
•Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) - a nursing home or
geriatric home for people who do not require
hospitalization, but are not able to live at home
•This is a fast growing area in health care and provides
multiple job opportunities for health care workers.

9. HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
•Reasons to need Home Health:
• To meet the needs of aging population
• To save money
• To help the patient have a better quality of life in the
comfort of their own home.
• Advanced equipment can be used in a home.

10. TWO TYPES OF NURSING HOMES
• Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) - provides nursing and
rehabilitation services around the clock. Clients need care
due to illness or recovering from illness, injury, or surgery

11. TWO TYPES OF NURSING HOMES
•Assisted Living Residence
• Provides housing, meals and personal care to individuals
who need help with activities of daily living (ADLs), but do
not need daily nursing care. May also be called Independent
Living.
• ADL’s –
• Personal hygiene
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Eating
• Toileting

12. HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
•There is a wide range of professionals who deliver
health care to patients at home:
•Respiratory therapy, physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech therapy, nursing, home health aide
and many others
•Home health agencies are licensed and regulated by
the state to ensure patient care safety.

13. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
What services are provided in the following facilities?
• Dental offices
• Optical Centers
• Clinics
• Laboratories
• Mental health
• Rehabilitation
• Diagnostic Centers
• School Health Services