Health Care Providers and Fraudulent services

Healthcare
Providers
and Fraudulent
Services

ACTIVITY 1
PRE-TEST….
A. Directions:
✔ Identify what is being
described in each item by
filling in the missing letters to
form the correct answer.
✔ Write your answers in your
activity notebook.

1. He specializes in the diagnosis of non-
surgical treatment of diseases of internal
organs.
_ _ T _ R _ _ _ T
2. He specializes in analyzing images such as
X-rays, to help diagnose, monitor, and treat
various conditions or injuries.
R _ _ I O _ _ _ _ _ T
3. It is an insurance that protects people from
financial difficulties in times of unexpected
illnesses or accidents.
_ H _ L _ _ A _ _ _

4. He specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of eye diseases and disorders.
O _ _ T H _ _ _ _ _ _ G
_ _ T
treatment of mental disorders.
P _ _ C _ I _ T _ _ S
T
treatment of diseases of the heart and blood
vessels.
_ _ R D _ _ L _ G _
_ _

7. He specializes in the children’s health care
and treatment of diseases.
P _ D _ _ T _ _ C _ _ _
8. He specializes in correcting deformities of
the musculoskeletal system by means of
surgery.
O _ _ H _ P _ D _ _
_
9. It is an institution where people undergo
medical diagnosis, care, and treatment
H _ _ P _ _ _ L
10. He specializes in diseases and
abnormalities of the gastrourinary tract.
U _ _ L _ G _ _ _

1. He specializes in the diagnosis of non-
surgical treatment of diseases of internal
organs.
I N T E R N I S T
2. He specializes in analyzing images such as
X-rays, to help diagnose, monitor, and treat
various conditions or injuries.
R A D I O L O G I S
T
3. It is an insurance that protects people from
financial difficulties in times of unexpected
illnesses or accidents.
P h I l H e a l t h

treatment of eye diseases and disorders.
OPHTHAMOLOGIST
treatment of mental disorders.
PSYCHOLOGIST
treatment of diseases of the heart and blood
vessels.
CARDIOLOGIST

7. He specializes in the children’s health care
and treatment of diseases.
PEDIATRICIAN
8. He specializes in correcting deformities of
the musculoskeletal system by means of
surgery.
ORTHOPEDIST
9. It is an institution where people undergo
medical diagnosis, care, and treatment
HOSPITAL
10. He specializes in diseases and
abnormalities of the gastrourinary tract.
UROLOGIST

ACTIVITY 1
“HUNT ME”
Directions: Encircle the words or
terms that are associated with
health service providers in the
word search. Write your answers
in your activity notebook.

1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10.__________

HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
✔ Health professionals are licensed to practice medicine.
✔ Knowing each of these professionals and their
functions can give benefits such as the application of
immediate and appropriate treatment, avoidance of
time, resources wastage, and the like.
✔ Knowing them will not also lead someone to avail of
fraudulent health services.

HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
✔ As a wise health consumer, you should be aware of
the different health services provided by these
professionals. Some of these services are as follows:
1. Feeding program for elementary school children
2. Immunization for different diseases intended for infants
and children from age two (2) and above.
3. Prenatal check-up for mothers and babies
4. Free maternity clinic
5. Family planning program

HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL
✔ Health services consist of medical professionals,
organizations, and ancillary health care workers who
provide medical care to those in need.
✔ A health care provider is an individual health
professional or a health facility organization licensed to
provide health care diagnosis and treatment services
including medication, surgery and medical devices.

Different Health Professionals

PEDIATRICIAN
✔ A pediatrician is a medical doctor who
manages the physical, behavioral, and
mental care for children from birth until age
18.
✔ A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat
a broad range of childhood illnesses, from
minor health problems to serious diseases
✔ “specializes in children’s health care and
treatment of diseases”.

PSYCHIATRIST
✔ A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (an M.D.
or D.O.) who specializes in mental health.
✔ Psychiatrists are qualified to assess both the
mental and physical aspects of psychological
problems.
✔ “specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of
mental disorders.”.

OBSTETRICIAN
✔ An obstetrician is a physician that
specializes in delivering babies and caring
for people during pregnancy and after they
give birth.
✔ They treat medical conditions unique to
pregnancy and perform surgeries related to
labor and delivery.
✔ “specializes in the care of women during
pregnancy and childbirth.”

OPHTHAMOLOGIST
✔ Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who
have further specialized in medical and
surgical management of eye disease.
✔ Ophthalmologists work closely with other
healthcare professionals such as general
practitioners, optometrists and orthoptists.
eye diseases and disorders.”

ANESTHESIOLOGIST
✔ Anesthesiologists are medical doctors just
like your primary care physician and
surgeon.
✔ They specialize in anesthesia care, pain
management, and critical care medicine, and
have the necessary knowledge to
understand and treat the entire human body.
✔ “specializes in administering various
anesthetics to assure proper operative
procedures.”

DERMATOLOGIST
✔ A dermatologist is a medical doctor who
specializes in conditions that affect the skin,
hair, and nails.
✔ Whether it's rashes, wrinkles, psoriasis, or
melanoma, no one understands your skin,
hair, and nails better than a board-certified
dermatologist
skin diseases.”

CARDIOLOGIST
✔ A cardiologist is a physician who's an
expert in the care of your heart and blood
vessels.
✔ They can treat or help you prevent a number
of cardiovascular problems.
✔ They can also specialize in specific areas,
such as abnormal heart rhythms, heart
failure or heart problems you've had since
birth.
the heart and blood vessels.”

ALLERGIST
✔ An allergist is a medical professional who
specializes in the identification, treatment
and prevention of allergies.
✔ Allergists work in clinics and hospitals
helping patients who suffer from a range of
allergies
✔ “specializes in diagnosing and treating body
reactions resulting from unusual sensitivity to
food, medicine, dust, and other substances..”

PULMONOLOGIST
✔ A pulmonologist is a doctor who
specializes in lung conditions.
✔ A pulmonologist diagnoses and
treats diseases of the respiratory
system.
✔ “specializes in diseases of the
lungs and respiratory tract.”

NEUROLOGIST
✔ Neurologists diagnose, treat and
manage conditions affecting the
brain and spinal cord, and disorders
of the nerves and muscles that
activate movement and transmit
sensations from around the body to
the brain.
✔ “specializes in providing diagnosis
and surgical treatment of diseases of
the nervous system.”

GASTROENTEROLOGIST
✔ Gastroenterologist is a specialist in
gastrointestinal diseases.
✔ Gastroenterologists treat all the organs in
your digestive system, including your GI
tract (esophagus, stomach and intestines)
and biliary organs (your liver, bile ducts,
pancreas and gallbladder.)
✔ “Specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases in the
gastrointestinal system.”

GERIATRICIAN
✔ A geriatrician is a doctor with
specialist training in caring for the
health of older people (geriatric
medicine).
✔ They diagnose and treat age-related
medical conditions
✔ “specializes in the care of the elderly
and the diseases that affect them.”

SURGEON
✔ A surgeon is a doctor who
specializes in evaluating and treating
conditions that may require surgery,
or physically changing the human
body.
✔ “specializes in performing a surgical
operation in treating diseases,
injuries, and deformities.”

UROLOGIST
✔ A urologist is a doctor who specializes in
diagnosing and treating diseases of the
urinary system.
✔ This system keeps the body clean by
filtering out wastes and toxins and taking
them out of the body.
✔ “specializes in diseases and abnormalities
of the genitourinary tract.”

GYNECOLOGIST
✔ A gynecologist is a doctor who specializes in
female reproductive health.
✔ They diagnose and treat issues related to the
female reproductive tract.
✔ This includes the uterus, fallopian tubes,
ovaries, and breasts.
✔ “specializes in diseases and care of the female
reproductive organs.in analyzing images such as X-
rays, to help diagnose, monitor, and treat various
conditions or injuries..”

RADIOLOGIST
✔ Radiologist is a medical doctor who
specializes in diagnosing and treating
multiple medical conditions using x-rays,
computed tomography (CT), magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear
medicine, positron emission tomography
(PET) or ultrasound.
✔ “specializes in analyzing images such as
X-rays, to help diagnose, monitor, and
treat various conditions or injuries.”

Different Healthcare Facilities

HOSPITAL
✔ Hospital - It is an institution where
people undergo medical diagnosis, care,
and treatment.
✔ In the Philippines, there are two
classifications of hospitals: general and
specialty.
✔ General hospitals have complete medical,
surgical, and maternal care facilities.
✔ On the other hand, specialty hospitals
handle a particular disease or condition or
deal with only one type of patient.

Walk-In Surgery Center
✔ A walk-in clinic (also known as a
walk-in centre) is a medical facility
that accepts patients on a walk-in
basis and with no appointment
required.
✔ It is a facility that offers surgery
without being admitted to the
hospital.

Health Center
✔ Health centers are community-based
and patient-directed organizations that
provide affordable, accessible, high-
quality primary health care services to
individuals and families, including people
experiencing homelessness, agricultural
workers, residents of public housing, and
veterans.
✔ It is a facility that caters to a specific
population with various health needs.

Extended Healthcare Facility
✔ Extended Care Facility means a facility
which offers subacute care, providing
treatment services for patients requiring
inpatient care but who do not currently
require continuous hospital services.
✔ A facility that provides treatment, nursing
care, and residential services to patients,
often the elderly.

✔ Often described as health fraud,
QUACKERY is an advertisement,
promotion, or sale of products and
services that have not been
scientifically proven safe and
effective.
✔ It is being operated by a quack, a
person who dishonestly pretends to
have medical skills or knowledge.

✔ Three Major Characteristics of
Quackery
✔ 1. It is a big business.
✔ 2. It multiplies and spreads fast. It is
progressive.
✔ 3. It is claimed that it is for incurable
conditions.

✔ Possible Effects of Quackery
1. Taking a quack “cure” may delay or
lose the chance to be healed.
2. The person may experience a
placebo effect – that he/she improves
for natural reasons and not because of
the substance that the quack provides.

✔ Possible Effects of Quackery
3. Loss of money
4. Giving false hopes to the sick person
and the family
5. The actual damage done to the
individual by using fake products and
services
6. It may cause overdose and over
medicines

✔ These are Three Forms of Quackery
1. Medical quackery includes cures, treatments, and remedies of
various health conditions that are drugless or bloodless in nature.
2. Nutrition quackery involves the promotion of food fads and other
nutritional practices that claim to be all-natural. These are believed
to have beneficial properties of multiple plants in one product.
3. Device quackery makes use of miraculous gadgets (such as dials,
gauges, electrodes, magnets, and blinkers) that are believed to
cure certain health conditions.

Doctor! Doctor! I am sick
Directions: Inside the box are the different types of physicians.
Match the type of medical expertise with objects requiring
medical attention.

cardiologist
dermatologist
gastroenterologist
geriatrician
gynecologist neurologist
orthopedist urologist
ophthalmologist pediatrician

Directions: Read the situation and share your opinion on the
questions that follow. Write your answers in your activity
notebook..
Directions: Read the situation and share your opinion on the
questions that follow. Write your answers in your activity
notebook..

A Junior High School student heard of a product
demonstration in a local mall. The demonstration was advertising
a “Magic Bracelet” which can revive energy and lower blood
pressure. The student was easily attracted. He spent Php 1,000
for the item.
After a week, the student developed allergic reactions. Upon
checking, the bracelet was found to have been treated with
chemicals to preserve its surface. He also reviewed the
comments of the customers via Facebook Page and saw same
conditions with other buyers. The comments also pointed out that
the items have high lead content. Overwhelmed with this, the
student wants to file a complaint to stop the selling and charge
the business owner for the medical expenses he incurred. He also
wants his money back.

1. What is the nature of the student’s problem?
2. Who do you think can help with his problem?
3. What are the things you would consider to avoid the same
experience?
4. As a Grade 10 learner, how can you help this fellow
student?

Health Care Providers and Fraudulent services