FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Foundation and Undergraduate Programmes 2011 School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine Foundation in Science School of Nursing B.N. (Hons.) Nursing Dip. Nursing Foundation in Science INTRODUCTION Built on the principles of audacity‚ perseverance‚ integrity and excellence‚ UCSI University is a leading institution of higher learning with campuses in Kuala Lumpur‚ Terengganu and Kuching‚ Malaysia. Started in 1986‚ UCSI University is the flagship institution of the
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com_criminal-charges_medical-marijuana-an-overview.pdf MEDICAL MARIJUANA The trending and often controversial term‚ "medical marijuana‚" can be loosely defined as the use‚ possession and/or cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes only. Because of marijuana’s history of illegality in the United States‚ its use for health purposes has been widely criticized by many and frowned upon by the government. As a politically accepted principle‚ medical marijuana or cannabis is no different than standard
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Medical marijuana reduces pain and has helped people on overdose. Medical marijuana is a way of not using a pill that could go over 1‚000mg an overdose‚ medical marijuana is a vapor that is inhaled and is able to work through people’s system in order to help them cure their illnesses in not a dangerous way. As in the article “Medical Marijuana reduces pain killer overdose” Medical marijuana have reduced the numbers of people that have overdosed. This shows that if the use of medical marijuana has
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California’s health department should keep the cap on medical malpractice damages at 250‚000 dollars. Specific purpose: At the end of my speech‚ my audience will raise awareness‚ write a letter to the local representative. Introduction I. Open with Impact: The negligent act by a health care provider‚ in which it causes the patient harm in any way is called medical malpractice. II. Central Idea: Lawyers are trying to push the reform of raising the medical mal practice cap from 250‚000 dollars to 1.1million
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Cannabis Legalization There are multiple sickness in the world that can be cured by medical Marijuana in a positive way. People don’t realize how much medical marijuana is useful for the people that actually need it. Marijuana is a cannabis plant; containing Tetrahydrocannabinol known as THC. Medical Marijuana‚ can be known as a pharmaceutical‚ as well as other types of names. Many people rely on this drug‚ just to get through their day. Additionally‚ the 10th amendment states‚ that the power has
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Medical Billing Mistakes and Their Impact on the Healthcare Industry OPTION-1 STEP-1 Medical billing is an extremely important component of the healthcare industry. Doctors and other medical professionals spend many‚ many years of studying‚ practising and preparing for a future in the healthcare industry. They face all kinds of challenges everyday from providing life-saving emergency treatment‚ to researching difficult diseases. Medical billing is a critical component of a successful medical practice
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SAVE YOUR RESOURCES BY OUTSOURCING TO OFFSHORE BILLING COMPANIES Medical Billing process is crucial to the healthcare industry to follow up on medical claims and submit the same to the insurance agencies. This can also be referred to as the billing cycle. This process may take a few days to several months before the medical provider gets payment for the services rendered. This process starts with the patients’ visit to the hospital. The full details of the patient‚ the purpose of his visit‚
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Statement: The medical records of a patient should not be obtainable by any officials‚ whether authorized or not without the consent of the patient. I. Introduction A. Attention Grabber: B. Background Information 1) Evolution of Hospital Information Systems 2) Overview of privacy risks of H.I.S. 3) Definition of privacy 4) Why privacy of medical records is important C. Controversy 1) Medical records stored in online databases are beneficial to some 2) Medical records stored
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Electronic Medical Records Making healthcare affordable and accessible to all Americans is one of the top priorities of the federal government. In order “to reach this goal‚ the federal government and many medical professionals strongly advocate the implementation of electronic health care records” (Steward‚ 2005). What is an electronic medical record (EMR)? An electronic medical record (EMR) is a computerized medical record created in an organization that delivers care‚ such as a hospital or physician’s
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Principles of Medical Ethics‚ a list of ethics adopted by the American Medical Association in June of 1957 and most recently revised in June 2001. In addition to the ethics adopted by the American Medical Association‚ an upcoming physician should also be aware of the World Medical Association Code of Medical Ethics. Combining both codes of ethics results in an honest and moral physician‚ whereas breaking the law results in serious consequences. The American Medical Association’s Principles of Medical Ethics
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