meTamara Stanger HS-210 Unit 1 Seminar Option 2 *Discuss the reasons you considered when choosing the medical assisting and/or medical office management profession other than financial compensation. Include a minimum of three reasons with explanations. First I decided on on-line schooling. I knew I wanted to do something in the medical field. But I also needed the on-line route because of my children‚ especially the boys as they are disabled‚ and because of my daycare I run from my home
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are no signs of infection at this time‚ 48 hours later. Patient was given a tetanus shot‚ and after discussion‚ for patient’s confidentiality reasons and due to low risk of this event‚ she will follow up with the health center where she gets her medical care for an HIV test and hepatitis titer tomorrow. She will return for any problems or complications. She was
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medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted and lead to mistakes that result in patient harm. They can also delay the start of therapy and waste time spent in clarification. Eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors but if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals who would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. That’s why many organizations
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Medical Malpractice The doctor-patient relationship has been defined differently through the years. In the beginning it developed into a "common calling" which meant doctors practiced medicine as a duty to their patients. Laws were developed to protect patients‚ therefore doctors used proper care and expert skill. In the past six centuries‚ medical malpractice has increased‚ which lead to revision and addition to the law. Liability was introduced along with the "GIANT of all torts"‚ negligence
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Introduction : A medical microbiology lab performs testing on human samples collected from different body sites. The tests are used to detect and identify any microorganisms capable of causing disease. Knowing of unknown microorganism is important on how this microorganism works and how it is structured‚ means knowing how it can affect humans. The purpose of this study was to identify an unknown bacterium by applying all methods that were previously conducted and learned in the medical microbiology
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Problem Statement Harwood Medical Instruments PLC (HMI) manufactures specialty medical instruments. The incentive compensation scheme was based solely on operating profit and did not take into account any other key performance indicators. HMI instituted a new bonus plan that takes into an account a more balanced scorecard approach and is based on operating profit and other key performance indicators. The problem in this case is whether the new bonus system is successful and whether it is the most
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unable to legal obtain their miracle medication‚ Marijuana. Meanwhile in California‚ in previous months Matt was in the same situation‚ but now Matt is living a better quality of life all because of marijuana. In spite of the controversies‚ opening medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island will help patients suffering from cerebral palsy and other disabilities be able to safely take medication without fearing addiction or suffering from side effects‚ decrease the amount of money spent on prescription
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Dustin Flynn Assn# 5 Example/Comparison/Argumentative Inductive TREAT THE SYMPTOMS‚ NOT THE INJURY For centuries marijuana has been used by the top doctors of their time. And until recently‚ the past thirty years‚ the actual physical effects were unknown. Over the past three decades Science and Medicine have been researching what useful and healing effects this herb has‚ if any. Through my research I have found what I had only thought to be true. Marijuana does have great medicinal use
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Medical Malpractice: Is Your Care Below Standard? Imagine yourself lying on an operating table‚ motionless‚ quiet. Above‚ you notice people standing over you. You try to speak but the words just cannot come out. Your arms feel as if they are plastered to the table. You begin to stand up but feel as if weights are strapped to your back and you are bound to the table. Suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your midsection. In and out‚ you see a surgeon slicing your body open with a scalpel. Every
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Medical Marijuana Controversy Medical Marijuana Controversy Jacqueline L. Wilson Daymar Institute Abstract The use of marijuana has become a very well talked about topic‚ more so this year. Legalization of marijuana has been very much talked about in your upcoming 2012 Presidential elections. This topic has and is being heard around the world. People in my generation are more like to smoke marijuana then they are to smoke a cigarette. Legalizing marijuana is not an easy topic to discuss
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