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A health care provider or '''health professional''' is an organization or person who delivers proper Health Care in a systematic way professionally to any individual in need of health care services. INSTITUTIONS Hospital See Also: Hospital A hospital is an institution for Health Care , often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays. Today, hospitals are usually funded by the state, health organisations ( For Profit or Non-profit ), by Health Insurance s or by Charities and by donations. In history, however, they were often founded and funded by religious orders or charitable individuals and leaders. Hospitals are nowadays staffed by professional Physician s, Surgeon s and Nurse s, whereas in history, this work was usually done by the founding religious orders or by volunteers. Laboratories and research See Also: Medical laboratory Biomedical research A medical laboratory or clinical laboratory is a Laboratory where tests are done on biological specimens in order to get information about the Health of a Patient . Such laboratories may be divided into categorical departments such as Microbiology , Hematology , Clinical Biochemistry , Immunology , Serology , Histology , Cytology , Cytogenetics , or Virology . In many countries, there are two main types of labs that process the majority of medical specimens. Hospital laboratories are attached to a Hospital , and perform tests on these patients. Private, or community laboratories receive samples from General Practitioner s, insurance companies, and other health clinics for analysis. Biomedical research, or experimental medicine, in general simply known as medical research, is the s, and all other research that contributes to the development of new treatments. The latter is termed Preclinical Research if its goal is specifically to elaborate knowledge for the development of new therapeutic strategies. PRACTITIONERS AND PROFESSIONALS Health care professionals include Physician s, Physician Assistants , support staff, Nurse s, Therapist s, Psychologist s, Veterinarian s, Dentists , Optometrists , Pharmacist s, and a wide variety of other individuals regulated and/or licensed to provide some type of health care. Mental health professionals See Also: Mental health professional A mental health professional is a person who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's Mental Health or treating Mental Illness . These professionals include Psychiatrist s, Clinical Psychologists , Clinical Social Workers , Psychiatric Nurses as well as other professionals. These professionals often deal with the same illnesses, disorders, conditions, and issues; however their Scope Of Practice often differs. The most significant difference between mental health professionals is education and training.About:Psychology. (2007). ''Difference Between Pyschologists and Psychiatrists''. Retrieved March 4, 2007, from http://psychology.about.com/od/psychotherapy/f/psychvspsych.htm HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS See Also: Health care systems A health care system is the Organization by which Health Care is provided. Such systems could be endorsed and/or managed by Government s or managed completely or partially by private Market-based institutions. Market-based See Also: Health insurance Health insurance is a type of insurance whereby the insurer pays the medical costs of the insured if the insured becomes sick due to covered causes, or due to accidents. The insurer may be a private organization or a government agency. Market-based health care systems such as that in the United States rely primarily on private health insurance. SEE ALSO REFERENCES Notes External links
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