Tertiary Healthcare Task
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A Tertiary Healthcare Task is a health care task that typically involves invasive procedure.
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- See: Medical Case Management, Dentistry, Obstetrics, Doctor of Medicine, Nursing, Optometry, Pharmacy, Psychology.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/medicine#Delivery Retrieved:2014-10-8.
- … Tertiary care medical services are provided by specialist hospitals or regional centers equipped with diagnostic and treatment facilities not generally available at local hospitals. These include trauma centers, burn treatment centers, advanced neonatology unit services, organ transplants, high-risk pregnancy, radiation oncology, etc. ...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care#Tertiary_care
- Tertiary care is specialized consultative health care, 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.[1]
Examples of tertiary care services are cancer management, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, plastic surgery, treatment for severe burns, advanced neonatology services, palliative, and other complex medical and surgical interventions.[2]
- Tertiary care is specialized consultative health care, 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.[1]
- ↑ Johns Hopkins Medicine. Patient Care: Tertiary Care Definition. Accessed 27 June 2011.
- ↑ Emory University. School of Medicine. Accessed 27 June 2011.