intern. I could understand the concept of information given directly to the patient and their family from the rehab team. I could properly advocate for patients while they were present on the rehab unit. In addition‚ I could successfully develop a discharge plan for the patient. I could also properly communicate with the patient’s family members about making the best choices for the patient as well as alternative plans. However‚ I could not properly assure the patient’s health nor the caregivers
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAM Patient: T.J. Moreno Patient ID: 110497 DOB: 02/15 Age: 44 Sex: M Room No.: 502 Date of Admission: 10/09/2013 Admitting Physician: Patrick Keathley‚ MD Endocrinology Chief Complaint: Left ankle pain. DETAILS OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 44 year old Hispanic male who I was kindly asked to admit by Dr. Max Hirsch. The patient is status post arthrodesis of the left ankle and has newly diagnosed diabetes and hypertension. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Pre-op
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Medication discrepancies at the point of hospital discharge are a common occurrence [1-3]. A recent study reported that 41.3 % of patients had at least one unintentional medication discrepancy at hospital discharge‚ and 55.3 % were at risk for potential unintentional discrepancies involving incomplete or omitted prescription drug records [3]. In addition‚ a randomized controlled trial among 851 discharged cardiac patients concluded that about half of the patients (50.8 %) experienced clinically important
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patient safety and efficiency. One of the challenges that we face is the discharge planning process or the lack there of. We typically do not admit patients‚ and the majority of the time we are consulted to see patients regarding an acute and chronic cardiac conditions. Many times‚ the hospitalist are pressured to discharge a patient within 3-4 days of admission. Therefore‚ one problem area that has been identified‚ was the discharge medications were not accurate. The hospitalist would write the
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. Human Resources Task 1 MBA Business Mr./Mrs. CEO In the presented case‚ it is evident that the case of constructive discharge is a viable possibility as an infringement of employee rights as it pertains to Section VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Constructive discharge as described by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is any discriminatory practice that affects a person’s individual rights and forces him to resign or terminate based of race‚ religion or other forms
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CONSULTATION Patient Name: Ramzi S. Cotran Patient ID: 023672 DOB: 03/15/---- Age: 2 Sex: M Room No.: Consultant: Jessie D. Smith‚ MD‚ Orthopedics Requesting Physician: Reed Phillips‚ MD‚ Pediatrics Date of Consult: 10/01/---- Reason for Consultation: Infected Finger HISTORY: Ramzi is an otherwise healthy 2-year-old Lebanese male child who had an injury to the distal failing of his right middle finger the day prior to being seen. The patient is left-hand dominant. The patient
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actually did a complete discharge from beginning to end by myself. At our patient care plan meeting on Wednesday my patient and her husband agreed that it was not safe for her to return back home. They decided that they would like to have a skilled nursing home placement near the Kinston area. We were able to have her placed at Signature Healthcare in the heart of Kinston by the hospital. She and her husband were very pleased that she was able to stay nearby. The discharge process begins after the
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[pic] DISCHARGE SUMMARY PATIENT NAME: Julie Reynolds HOSPITAL NO.: 11678 ADMITTED: 03/05/2012 DISCHARGED: 03/08/2012 CONSULTATIONS: None. PROCEDURES: Vaginal hysterectomy and excision of sebaceous cyst of vulva. COMPLICATIONS: None. ADMITTING DIAGNOSIS: Pelvic pain. Patient is a 32-year-old white female‚ gravada 2‚ para 1‚ ab 1. Her only child was born in 1994. Patient presented with pelvic pain and underwent GYN work up. Exam was unremarkable except for a modern
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a newly single mother who’d just given birth to her first child 5 days ago. Ms. Simpson had a caesarean section done‚ so a surgical procedure has been made‚ to deliver the baby. Also‚ Ms. Simpson was discharged from the hospital 2 days ago. The discharge summary noted that she moved to Tasmania 6 months ago and separated from her partner 2 months before‚ so she’s now living by herself. Moreover‚ she has no family members in Tasmania as all her family and friends are in Perth‚ so she has no support
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Industry Profile: Medical Transcription is one of the fastest growing industries. Presently only around 3% of the total medical transcription work available in the US is being done in India. * Medical transcription is a part of health care industry which is itself recession free. * Demand for Medical transcription will continue as long as people need health care. * The demand for trained medical transcription professionals has been increasing while the number of available
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