Abstract: Despite the growth of computer technology in medicine‚ most medical encounters are still documented on paper medical records. The electronic medical record has numerous documented benefits‚ yet its use is still sparse. This paper describes the state of electronic medical records‚ their advantage over existing paper records‚ the problems impeding their implementation‚ and concerns over their security and confidentiality. The provision of medical care is an information-intensive activity
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As early as 1972 an electronic medical records system was developed by the Regenstreif Institute. While this was just the beginning of electronic medical records (EMRs)‚ it eventually led to the 1991 recommendation by the Institute of Medicine that every physician should be using computers in their practice by the year 2000 as a means to improve patient care. Currently electronic medical records are widely used and the main form of documentation by nurses. There are many types of EMRs and they
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ADRIANNA - In my opinion there are multiple pros and cons being a Medical Equipment Salesperson. To being‚ one pro would be personal selling. By being a personal salesperson you get to represent the firm’s sales force in order to engage customers‚ make sales‚ and build customer relationships. People holding these jobs are responsible for listening to the customer‚ assessing their needs‚ and organizing the overall company’s efforts to solve any customer problems. These individuals get the privilege
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diagnostic medical information if believe will be detrimental to patient’s well-being. The belief of withholding medical information can be viewed as physicians fulfilling their obligations to act honorably and to promoting patient’s overall well-being. The practice of nondisclosure was established by Western medical ethics‚ such as Percival’s Medical Ethics‚ which promotes withholding medical information to minimized patient’s distress. The American Medical Association AMA Code of Medical Ethics in
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In my opinion‚ it is unethical to use the data from the Nazi Medical Experiments to advance modern medicine. Some of the many reasons I feel this way is because‚ what they did was cruel‚ unnecessary and the doctors were at a time period where the technology wasn’t advanced. One reason the data should not be used is because what the doctors did was cruel. Telford Taylor said‚ “[The experiments were] a ghostly failure as well as a hideous crime… [They] revealed nothing which civilized medicine could
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article “Mein Data: Did any useful” By Brian Palmer‚ there are numerous examples on why the experiments were useless and unnecessary. In the article “Nazi Medical Experiments” by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum discusses the horrific experiments Dr. Josef Mengele performed on children and on people with disabilities. According to “Nazi Medical Experiments: Background and Overview” by Jewish Virtual Library‚ Dr. Horst Schumann performed experiments on prisoners at Auschwitz and
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Medical Marijuana Should marijuana be a medical option? This seems to be the question that many people ask and a very controversial issue that many people argue over. But there are many pros and cons to medical marijuana that many do not know about. People have used marijuana as a medical treatment for thousands of years. Marijuana has been hailed as a prescription for many ills and physicians once used it to stimulate the appetite‚ relieve chronic pain‚ and treat asthma and migraines. Many
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“ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS PRIVACY‚ CONFIDENTIALITY‚ LIABILITY” Varditer Avetisyan The main purpose of this article is to present the current controversy of utilizing electronic records (EMR) in place of paper records in today’s medical environment. Specifically‚ the article mentions the pros of an EMR as being; making it easier to share medical information‚ making access to medical records more fluid‚ and reducing the overall cost of care delivery. It also mentions the cons such as; loss
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"Our daily choices about food connect us to a worldwide economic system‚" Lappe said in 1987. "Even an apparently small change--consciously choosing a diet that is good both for our bodies and for the earth--can lead toe a series of choices that transform our whole lives." From this perspective‚ vegetarianism is far more than just a flaky remnant of the ’70s--it’s the key to conservation‚ and to a sense of personal responsibility for the environment. Do we genuinely want to make a difference? The
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Computers have been an essential commodity in every hospital. Computers are used in nearly all aspects of the health care field. In clinical work‚ computer technology supports tasks from research to microsurgery. In the medical office‚ computers help track patients appointments and maintain medical records. Electronic communication‚ which depends on computer technology‚ is used to transmit insurance claims as well as to share information with insurance companies and other health care providers.
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