____ 1 (name) Professor _____ English Composition 101 (date) The End of an Era of Medical Transcriptionists In the past‚ radiologists dictated patients’ medical reports utilizing digital dictation system transcribed by medical transcriptionists. With advancement in technology‚ voice recognition system has taken the place of medical transcriptionists. Voice recognition has decreased the turn-around-time of dictated reports and proven to be cost-effective. Although this may
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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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rheumatism and absentmindedness. One of the most interesting factors in this pro and con debate is that until the late 1800’s not many people were against the use of cannabis for medical purposes. But from 1856 - 1937 marijuana’s image as a medicine turned into the image as an intoxicant. Ever since the image changed the medical community suffered. In 1937 the debate was at one of its highest peaks in United States history. In April of that year a representative for the Ways and Means Committee instead
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Safety in Electronic Medical Records Bettyann Pidcoe HCA 210 September 7‚ 2014 Andrea Engle Confidentiality in Electronic Medical Records In the health care industry patient medical records has gradually moved from paper to the computer as electronic medical records (EMR). In past years doctors kept patient health records in file folders in cabinets that took up a great deal of room in the office. The advancements in health care technology have changed the way patients and doctors are communicating
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Medical School Average MCAT Scores and GPA These figures were taken from the 2008-2009 edition of the Medical School Admission Requirements book‚ published by the AAMC. You can order a copy at www.aamc.org. Students should not choose to apply to schools solely based on average GPA and MCAT scores! It is important that you also look at curriculum‚ opportunities outside of the classroom‚ geographical considerations‚ match to the school’s mission‚ etc. Be certain that you investigate whether a public
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to various individuals from high risk diseases to emotional stability. The use of marijuana is used widely within individuals that have the virus of HIV to the diseases of cancer‚ glaucoma‚ multiple sclerosis (MS) along with a long list of other medical conditions. After decades of doing research scientists have found how marijuana contributes to various diseases; marijuana helps AIDS patients by reducing pain‚ muscle spasms‚ nausea‚ vomiting and stress. It also helps the patient with their appetites
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Anusha Akkireddy Mrs. Farina Computer skills and Applications 1 2‚ January 2014 WHEN I GROW UP Introduction When I grow up I would like to be a nice and caring Pediatrician (Physician). A pediatrician is a child’s physician. I chose this wonderful job because I love children and I want to help them. The one thing I like most about kids is their creativity. They generally have a really open mind and are able to come up with some very interesting solutions to things that older people
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Persuasive Speech Subject: Animal Testing for Medical Purposes Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that animal testing is only ok if it is used for medical purposes only. Outline I. Introduction: A. Attention-getting device: Do you know anyone that has or had cancer? Or some other deadly disease? These diseases could be cured with a little more research and experimenting. How about painkillers? Have any of you had surgery and been under anesthesia? B. Preview: Those
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ambiguous‚ unfamiliar‚ and look-alike abbreviations and acronyms leading to misinterpretation and medical errors. The patient’s safety is a common goal in every healthcare institution. One of the major issues in a patient safety is an error that can be caused by an abbreviation. The most common is medication errors. One of the most common but preventable causes of medication errors is the use of ambiguous medical notations. Some abbreviations‚ symbols‚ and dose designations are frequently misinterpreted
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possible I spend a large amount of my time learning about medical specialties and careers. I took two medical related classes this past school year (my junior year). They were Medical Terminology and Intro to Health Careers. Medical Terminology allowed me to learn more anatomy and pathology; Intro to Health Careers introduced me to some careers I may have never thought about before. Up until this year‚ I had my heart set on going to medical school and becoming a surgeon. After taking health are classes
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