Question

What is the difference between the physician assistant and the medical assistant? List three types of technologists and technician who provide diagnostic testing. What types of services are provided by physical, occupational, and respiratory therapists? What professionals provide care in emergency situations? What services are provided by dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, podiatrists, and dietitians/nutritionists? What activities are performed by the health information manager? List three activities performed by billing and coding specialists. Define health administration. Differentiate among a general practitioner, a nurse practitioner, and a physician assistant. What accounts for the difference in their compensation? Do you believe the use of assistants and aides impacts the quality of care? Differentiate among the MBA, MPH, and MHA. What accounts for the differences in these degrees? Should clinical and non-clinical professionals be cross trained? Would this improve either the level of patient care of the efficiency of the business?

Answer 1

1. Difference between physician assistant and medical assistant ;

Medical assistant only required to have 2 years of education and after that 2 years you get a associated degree. the wage is lower than the medical assistant.

physician assistant needs at least 4 years college or more. the wages is higher than a medical assistant. you are directly working side by side with the doctor.not as a medical assistant you have so many tasks. you just need to help the doctor to save his time and see the patients before the patients sees the doctor.

2. Technologist; - cardiovascular technologist or cardiovascular invasive technologist ,medical diagnostic sonographers, pulmonary vascular technologist or pulmonary function technologist

Technicians - electrocardiogram technician , radiographer or radiographic technicians

Lab technicians.

3. Service provide by physiotherapist; - Provide services to maintain the physical functioning of the body including muscular activities , range of motion exercises.

Occupational therapist provide-

Working with children:

• Helping children achieve their developmental milestones such as fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Educating and involving parents, carers and others to facilitate the normal development and learning of children.

Rehabilitation and aged care:

• Helping clients regain or enhance their daily lives after specific events such as hip replacement or stroke.
• Assessing and modifying clients’ home and community environments to improve their safety and independence.
• Prescribing and educating clients and carers in the use of adaptive equipment to assist function.

Acute care:

• Specialist interventions in various health conditions including surgery, burns, HIV and acute mental health.
• Assessing clients’ cognition, function and psychosocial needs.
• Monitoring clients’ function and progress, prescribing adaptive equipment to ensure safety upon discharge from hospitals.

Injury management:

• Using specialised assessments to determine the functional requirements of various jobs, and clients’ capacity to return to work.
• Designing and coordinating graded return to work programs.
• Educating clients in safe work practices.
• Modifying the work environment to suit the needs of individuals so as to prevent or minimise injuries.

Mental health:

• Designing individual and group programs and activities to enhance clients’ independence in everyday activities.
• Developing coping strategies for clients in overcoming their mental health issues.
• Improving clients’ confidence and self esteem in social situations.
• **Functions of respiratory therapist ;

The respiratory therapist performs respiratory care modalities that include oxygen therapy, breathing treatments, humidity-aerosol therapy, pulmonary drainage procedures, mechanical ventilation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Respiratory care practitioners work in acute care hospitals with adults, premature infants and geriatric patients in surgical services, air and ground transport, multi-disciplinary nutrition teams, emergency department, neonatal/pediatric intensive care, and medical, cardiac, and surgical intensive care. Practitioners may choose diverse working environments such as the diagnostic pulmonary laboratory, bronchoscopy laboratory, long-term acute care units, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) units, or they may choose to work as a traveling therapist, home respiratory therapist, or pharmaceutical sales representative.

4. In emergency care situation , emergency services staffs including doctors, nurses, anaesthetist, radiology technicians, and all other medical and surgical specialists are providing services.