DESIGNING ORGANIZATIONS 19;whereas government organizations are operated by city, county, state, or federal entities, such as the Indian Health Service. Voluntary organizations are usually not for profit, meaning that surplus mon- ies are reinvested into the organization.
whereas government organizations are operated by city, county, state, or federal entities, such as the Indian Health Service. Voluntary organizations are usually not for profit, meaning that surplus mon- ies are reinvested into the organization. Investor-owned, or for-profit corporations, distribute surplus monies back to the investors, who expect a profit. Sectarian agencies have religious affiliations.
Health Care Settings Organizations are further divided by the setting in which they deliver care. These include pri- mary care, acute care hospitals, home health care, and long-term care organizations.
Primary Care Primary care is considered the patient’s first encounter with the health care system. Primary care is deliv- ered in physician’s offices, emergency rooms, public health clinics, and in sites known as retail medicine.