Select a healthcare profession. Identify the level of the profession: primary care, specialty, subspecialty, combined specialty, assistant, paraprofessional, etc. Explain the place of this profession in the healthcare system. Is it in diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, etc.? Some professions will embrace all of these areas. Note these. Submit your answers in a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document. Support your answers with appropriate examples and research.
Cite all references in APA format
In the next week, you will trace the continuum of care for this disease process in your own geographic region. Select a specific payer type before beginning. Be sure to collect information on the following:
Socioeconomic issues Primary care Specialist referrals Outpatient services Hospital care Tertiary care, if appropriate Rehabilitation care, if appropriate Managed care issues Quality-of-care issues Total cost of care.