Introduction Healthcare is a large‚ complicated field facing many issues in America today. The medical profession is becoming ever so complex that it is consistently pushing information technology tools and techniques to newer heights. Knowledge management in healthcare or medical informatics‚ is one step towards organizing this complex field. Medical Informatics is the sharing and use of information in the delivery of healthcare. It is a growing and exciting field of study with an incredible demand
Premium Health care Health informatics Electronic medical record
South Medical Center Douglas‚ Ga. History and Physical Patient Name: Armando Tabouya Patient Number: 2012-1645-0 Birth date: 09-14-61 HISTORY AND PRESENT ILLNESS: Mr. Tabouya was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis and Pancreas Divisum at birth. These diseases have caused the patient to have Gallstones which were found and removed by ERCP 2 years ago. During the administering of the procedure the physician discovered the patient to have a pancreatic pseudocyst. The treatment for this condition
Premium
Medical Marijuana Marijuana has been around since ancient Egypt with many uses as a antiseptic‚ paper‚ plastic‚ and even medical but since the probation of marijuana‚ marijuana has been mainly sold on the streets‚ leading up to the war on drugs. In recent years studies have shown some evidence that marijuana may have medical uses but being labeled a Schedule 1 drug by the federal government no study can get the proper funding to keep researching. There are medical benefits to marijuana‚ who knows
Premium Physician Cannabis Medical cannabis
Medical Secretary Medical secretaries usually work in a doctor’s office‚ clinics‚ hospitals and private practices. They have a comparable job description as secretaries in other businesses; apart from that they need specialized knowledge of medical terminology and practices and of insurance procedures. Be responsible for personal administrative support to management and the company through shepherding and shaping administrative duties and activities together with receiving and handling information
Premium Computer software Application software Administration
rely on health care professionals and institutions for their safety and well-being (“Quality and patient‚” 2009). According to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2000)‚ “medical errors are responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital patients; an estimated 48‚000-98‚000 patients die from medical errors each year. Errors in health care have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year in a large teaching hospital‚ and preventable health care-related errors cost the
Premium Health care Health care provider Medicine
Medical Tourism / Global Medicine Business In Egypt Dr. Samir Arafeh – www.ieSEAM.com - Tel: 310.909-8698 (USA) - E-Mail: SamA@ieSEAM.com Medical Tourism – An Emerging International Business “In 2005‚ an estimated 500‚000 Americans journeyed overseas for medical care. Medical tourism is now a world-wide‚ multibillion dollar phenomenon that is expected to surge in the coming years.” Source: American Medical Association – June 2007. In 2006‚ the medical tourism industry grossed about $60
Premium International healthcare accreditation Medical tourism Jordan
Medical Field Medical field is one of the biggest fields. When I mention the word medical‚ the first thing come up to your mind are doctors or nurses. Some people that never work in a medical office‚ they don’t know there are much more position in medical file you could work at‚ like medical assistant‚ technician medical coder or biller. Someone like me‚ don’t like to deal with patient. Medical biller and coder is a good opportunity for me to work at. But what are medical biller and coder? Job
Premium Health care Health insurance Disability insurance
Medical Assistant Nelly Serbellon HS100‚ Section # -10 Unit #4 Assignment Kaplan University February 5‚ 2013 I have always known I wanted to be in the medical field I just did not know where to start. Deciding to be a medical assistant was and easy choice; it is hands on but not so much that I would be stressed out‚ I can work in any office like a pediatrics or in an OBGYN. Being a medical assistant has many opportunities for one to grow and advance in the medical field. In many states one
Premium High school Medicine Medical assistant
Family Medical Leave Act 1993: Workplace Issues Introduction In the early 1990 ’s‚ congress recognized that an increasing number of children were being raised in situations where both parents worked outside the home. For many‚ the idea of starting a family‚ or expanding the family‚ was complicated by the fact that both parents worked. In other homes‚ families struggled because a family member with a serious medical condition such as diabetes or asthma would often lose time from work because
Premium Leave Business law Employment
Week 3 Assignment HCA 340: Managing in Health and Human Services Instructor: Kellie Schmitt September 2‚ 2013 Health care organizations must make it imperative that all administrators‚ managers‚ leaders‚ physicians‚ nurses‚ and all other employees act at all times in an honest and ethical manner in connection with their services to patients. The principles of integrity and accountability are extremely vital in a health care organization’s success‚ as well as ensuring patient safety. Failure
Premium Ethics Management Morality