Health Care Industry Overview
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Industry |
Career Explanation |
Industry Examples |
Role of Health Care Personnel |
| Manufacturing (Equipment/Supplies) | Example:
Health Care manufacturing deals with the making of consumer products that help individuals deal with health care issues. If it looks as if there is a market big enough to make a profitable product, the product is unique in the market and the product can be protected (via patenting or some other means) then businesses are commonly encouraged to dive into the expensive product development phase. |
Example:
– Bandages, braces, IV tubing, hospital beds, wheelchairs – Consumer health care products
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Example:
Health Care personnel can move into this industry to satisfy a need within health care organizations. This would deal more with products than patient care or administration. |
| Pharmaceutical/Drug | The pharmaceutical industry makes products that cure or control diseases. They help people live longer and possibly more comfortable lives.
The pharmaceuticals consist of prescription drugs which include antibiotics and transquilizers which are given following an order from the physicians. Some drugs can also be given over the counter without the need of physicians prescription and these include aspirins and vitamins. |
Pharmaceutical manufacturers
Sales representative of pharmaceuticals Chemists for health care Chemical workers unions |
at the manufacturers workers engage in preparation of the drugs
sales representatives explain the contents of the drugs and look for the market of the drugs chemists sale the drugs in small amounts. Unions fight the rights of those in the industry
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| Health Information Systems | These are specialists in administering the information systems in the health care sector
They avail data about health care which include labor requirements and its statistics Some information is also stored in the computers and it requires Information Technology specialists to process it. |
– Trainers
Implementation managers Implementation support specialists clinicians |
Training on how to handle data
Managers who oversee the handling of the held data Support systems for the data which is held Clinicians who can be able to interpret the information on health |
| Long-Term Care/Gerontology | – There is monitoring of long term physical and even mental health needs of the clients
– It provides nursing to those who require specialized medical attention over a period of time – People who are at old age can be given maximum attention by people in this sector.
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Social work
Nursing Long term care administration
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Solving of the problem experienced by people at old age
Helping those with mental disorders
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| Mechanics
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Reference:
Beaver, k. (2002). Health Information Systems (2nd Ed.) Washington DC: Auerbach publications
Robnett, R.H. (2009). Gerontology for the health care professionals (2nd Ed.) USA: Jones & Barnet Publishers
Blackwel, W. (2006) Patient compliance: Sweetening the pill. USA: Gower Publishing Company
