example‚ some users of healthcare informatics (for example‚ physicians) work in clinical medicine or medical research‚ where the term medical informatics is commonly used. Other users work in nursing‚ where nursing informatics is the commonly recognized term. Some users work in dentistry (dental informatics). Clinical informatics is a more general term that has gained acceptance. It applies to a variety of clinician users‚ including physicians‚ nurses‚ pharmacists‚ clinical laboratory scientists‚ and therapists
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Use of the Internet has resulted in recognition that information technology security is of major importance to our society. This concern seems relatively new in healthcare‚ but information technology security is a well established domain. A large body of knowledge exists that can be applied to protect healthcare information. A general understanding of security can be obtained by understanding: 1. Security Components 2. Security Principles 3. Threats‚ Vulnerabilities‚ Control Measures
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Starting term two clinical‚ we were assigned to Holy Family Hospital at the residential care unit. During the first week‚ we were assigned our resident which we would be providing care for the rest of the term. To maintain confidentiality‚ I will be referring to my assigned resident as Mrs. X. During the second day of clinical‚ we strictly observed the registered care assistant (RCA) providing care to our assigned resident. As we are in term two‚ we were focusing on our assigned resident’s morning
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Clinical Guidelines Introduction This assignment is focused on a schizophrenia clinical guideline. According to NICE (2009) Clinical guidelines are “recommendations on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions within the NHS in England and Wales”. Clinical guidelines are based on the best available evidence. Guidelines help healthcare professionals in their work‚ but they do not replace their knowledge and skills. The chosen guideline is called core interventions
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Clinical Practices Tammy Turner ABA RN‚ BSN Hsn 552 November 4‚ 2013 Susan Dolinar PhD‚ RN‚ CNE Clinical Practices For the needs of the patients‚ families‚ and the health care consumers‚ and health care practice current assessment practices should be maintained by using evidence –based practices. Health care professionals are expected to demonstrate competent practice within the society. Determining sufficient of clinical assessments and the evaluation of the nursing students has redesigned
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Science and Technology have always been working hand in hand. In bringing the best possible healthcare to our patients‚ we can maximize our resources by the application of Science and that is Technology. There have been many trends and innovations that are popping out every generation but together with these changes come new problems or errors. The use of electronic health information can do wonders that paper charting and printing of laboratory records cannot possibly do. It is economical but at
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Clinical Chemistry When people consider their careers in the health care field‚ most of them would think about being a physician‚ a nurse or a surgeon. Individuals with interest in the health care field are not aware of clinical laboratory science. I am one of those individuals who don’t know much about clinical laboratory science before. After taking the class “Introduction to Clinical Laboratory Science”‚ I start to realize that clinical laboratory scientists are just like other health care members
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Health Data Management Across the Continuum – Robert H. Dolan‚ L. A. (2011). Approaching semantic interoperability in Health Level Seven. Journal of American Medical Informatics Association‚ 18:99-103. The author begins this article looking at different definitions of the term semantic interoperability. As a general definition‚ the state of semantic interoperability allows two or more computer systems to exchage information and have the same interpretation of that data so results
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aspx?articleid=925 IHC: A Quality Story | Utah Healthcare Initiative. (n.d.). Retrieved June 4‚ 2013‚ from http://www.utahhealthcareinitiative.com/blog/ihc-quality-story Joint Commission Resources (n.d.). Practice-Based Learning and Improvement: A Clinical Improvement Action Guide. Retrieved June 4‚ 2013‚ from http://intermountainhealthcare.org/qualityandresearch/institute/Documents/Chapter7.pdf Electronic Health Records. (n.d.). Retrieved June 6‚ 2013‚ from
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persons and medical professionals. The information also helps assist with development of diagnosis and in making treatment decisions as well as determining an individual’s baseline values. The clinical interview is the most common method for obtaining a health history. With effective communication‚ the clinical interview can be a valuable means for obtaining information. Obtaining a health history as part of admission process is very important to neonatal health. Maternal conditions such as hypertension
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