working in the medical field can be. There are many careers you can choose from. Medical assistant‚ medical surgical nurse and licensed practical nurse‚ are just some of the many careers you can choose from with an associated degree in nursing. The role of a Medical Assistants is practitioners who adopt a wide range of roles in physicians’ offices and other health care settings‚ and are considered by physicians as vital partners in increasing medical office productivity. Medical Assistants
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reduce its risk.1 Understanding the risk factors for heart disease and making simple lifestyle changes can help beat this disease. Although African-Americans have a higher risk of developing heart disease‚ very few are aware of their risks or get the medical care. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of knowledge the
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Becoming a Medical Examiner has a long process as does any career. Apart from schooling‚ residency‚ volunteering and common knowledge a medical examiner has to be well immersed in the medical field. Starting with college‚ one aspiring to be a Medical Examiner would need to have a Bachelor degree in Pathology‚ Chemistry and Physics along with getting their Medical Doctorate and have 3-4 years of residency in a government issued hospital. In total‚ a Medical Examiner would have to attend school for
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RFID is now being used in the medical field to track and monitor the use of medical devices and also to locate medical personnel and patients. A company such as AwarePoint uses RTLS or real time locating systems to help their clients run their businesses efficiently and effectively. This company relies on RFID to provide its service to its clients. Awarepoint provides workflow automation and tracking solutions for acute care hospitals. Awarepoint automatically manages patient flow in clinical
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Tilly English 111340 23 October 2012 Caps on Medical Malpractice Suits Medical malpractice cases have been on a steady rise. Malpractice has affected most of the United States resulting in an increase on insurance premiums for physicians and a decrease in important specialist. Medical malpractice cap reforms have been adopted by several states across America due to these increases and decreases. Malpractice caps should not be put on medical malpractice cases because the caps cover up the real
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Medical Billing and Coding Corinthea Madden CISS 109/3296 Professor Stanton March 24‚ 2012 Corinthea Madden Professor Stanton CISS 109/3296 March 24‚ 2012 Medical Billing and Coding Medical billing and coding is the process of receiving and submitting error free claims to insurance companies to receive payment for services by a health care provider. Billing and coding is almost like story telling. Attention to detail and familiarity with anatomy‚ medical terminology and diseases
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The medical specialities I feel the medical assistant has most opportunity to participate interact most witht the provider... as in additional testing to help with a diagnosis is working at orthopedic office. Working in an orthopedic office you can see many deformities of bones or muscle in patients such as hip dysplasia‚ arthritis‚ bowed legs‚ joint pain‚ osteoporosis and spinal fractures etc. When researching little more about what duties the orthopedic medical assistant does it is a combination
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1. What are the problems with America’s current medical recordkeeping system? How would electronic medical records alleviate these problems? The majority of America’s current medical record keeping is paper based which creates a lot of problems like:- a. Recordkeeping became really difficult with growing numbers of patients and their visits to Medical Practitioner. There are shelves full of folders and papers in corridors. b. It makes it difficult to effective communication‚ referring and access
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Modern Technology in the Medical World Major advancements in technology are beginning to strongly impact society as a whole through various uses of electronic devices. As medical technology is improving‚ so is the overall health of regular healthcare patients. Medical technologies have reduced disease risk factors‚ long term complications of chronic diseases‚ necessity for drugs‚ hospital admissions‚ and indirect costs of caring for patients. Improved medical technology has produced significant
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02 Ethics of Medical Negligence…………………………………………………………………………………….03 Tort of Clinical Negligence………………………………………………………………………………………..05 Practice of Defensive Medicine…………………………………………………………………………………06 Principle of Res Ipsa Loquito…………………………………………………………………………………….07 Duty of Care……………………………………………………………………………………………………………08 Duty on part of Hospital and Doctor to obtain prior consent of patient..…………………08 NHS Redress Act……………………………………………………………………………………………………..09 Medical Negligence and CPA in
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