devices for medical information for many years. Computer-based patient records are good examples to prove the worth of computers as information storage. Due to startup and running costs‚ possibility for abuse‚ poor functioning‚ and the risk of loss of confidentiality‚ they were not used very much in the past. Now‚ they have become almost indispensable. Computer-based patient records have many advantages. They "have the potential to improve legibility‚ accessability‚ structure..."(Medical Informantics)
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work place‚ especially as a medical assistant. Medical assistants are required to maintain professional behavior in the medical office and workplace. They should always strive to reach the highest standards of excellence in their professional practice and in the generation and dissemination of knowledge to patients. Medical assistants often work
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Advances in medical technology continue to transform the healthcare delivery system. And although the benefits resulting from new technological innovations profoundly enhance our lives‚ the cost to acquire‚ provide and maintain the new technologies increasingly place a strain on the health care system. These rising costs are an important reason why the number of uninsured has soared. So what factors influence the growth of new medical technology? One factor is the demand on citizens for top quality
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to refuse demands for "futile" treatment? "Futile" treatment is when there is no medical benefit from the treatment they are receiving‚ and that there will be no improvement if they are in a permanent vegetative state. Although the concept of medical futility dates back in the Ancient Greek days with physician Hippocrates‚ it has only recently (in the past 40 years) become a controversial topic. The issue of medical futility is important because it deals with many issues such as patient-physician
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The term "marijuana" is a word with indistinct origins. Some believe it is derived from the Mexican words for "Mary Jane"; others hold that "marijuana" comes from. the Portuguese word marigu-ano which means "intoxicant" (Geller and Boas‚ 1969: 14). This section outlines the many and varied uses of marihuana through history‚ and deals with its use in medicine and its use as an intoxicant. The experience of the 1960’s might lead one to surmise that marihuana use spreads explosively. The chronicle of
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Electronic medical records 2 Electronic medical records In today’s society‚ time is limited balancing professional and personal lives. People expect the quickest method of communication so they can get back to living their lives‚ without interruptions. E-mail‚ the Internet‚ and cellular phones make communication faster for people to get the information they need. Communication is crucial between consumers and medical providers. Electronic medical records are a mode of communication between
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Specific Statement: To neglect the proper care/help to a patient is medical malpractice. Malpractice happens throughout the world. Thesis Statement: The penalty for malpractice should be much stronger. Main arguments: A. Hard to win a malpractice case B. Not many claims C. The impact and the amount of people affected Development: Paragraph #1 (proving A) Argument/main point 1.: In Canada it is very difficult to win a medical malpractice case. To have greater chances at winning the case‚ liability
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Medical Evacuation Homework 1. What is the primary function of the ambulance team? Providing MEDEVAC and en route care from either the soldier’s point of injury or a CCP to the squadron aid station/treatment team or brigade medical element providing area support. 1) The ambulance headquarters element performs route reconnaissance and develops and issues graphic overlays to all its ambulance teams. It also coordinates and establishes AXPs for both air and ground ambulances‚ as required
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Developments in Medical Field An important field of application of textile in medicine has been developed such as wound care and preventing chronic wounds. Bandages and wound dressings are most commonly used because they are affordable and reusable. The medical textile should have bio-compatibility‚ flexibility and strength. In surgical dressings the "sorbagon" dressings are innovated to produce more comfort in the dressing of wounds. Some of the super absorbent polymers are innovated‚ which includes polyacrylate
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Medical resident doctors endure a great amount of stress during their training. The medical residency generally involves three to five years’ additional training beyond medical school for physicians to gain additional knowledge within their specialization. The learning environment in which a resident physician works is generally fraught with high levels of stress as he fine tunes those skills that will make him a competent attending physician upon completion. This often involves erratic hours
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