The federal government has mandated that all medical records need to be converted to electronic form by 2014. Providers also have to prove their meaningful use of electronic medical records. Starting in 2015‚ Medicare and Medicaid payments will be reduced‚ starting at 1% for not complying with this mandate. Federal grants and funding were made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to assist health care providers to adopt electronic medical record format. As a result of the mandate
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Emergency Medical Technicians Injury is a major cause of premature death and disability worldwide. In many instances the prompt provision of emergency care and rapid movement of injured victims from the scene to a health-care facility can save lives‚ reduce the chance of disability‚ and dramatically improve positive long-term outcomes. This may seem like a lot of labor but thanks to the dedication of Emergency Medical technicians all is possible. Emergency Medical Technicians have a mission to
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aesthetics and education. Culture shock is primarily a set of emotional reactions to the loss of perceptual reinforcements from one’s own culture to new cultural stimuli‚ which have little or no meaning. In layman’s terms‚ culture shock is the anxiety resulting from losing one’s sense of when to do what and how. There are many different ways to experience culture shock. It can be experienced across the world or as near as one’s backyard. Some aspects of culture shock include strain caused by the effort
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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. Yet in an era
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Culture Shock • If you were visiting and studying the Yanomamo‚ describe what you would have done to prepare yourself for possible culture shock. • Describe a personal experience you have had where you experienced culture shock. What components of culture were you shocked by? • Explain how understanding the major components of culture are important in a situation such as the one you or Napoleon Chagnon experienced. To prepare myself for the possibility of culture shock‚ I would
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Four Things You Should Know About Medical Malpractice If you believe that you have been a victim of medical malpractice‚ there are a few things you should be aware of. The following are among the most important. Not every negative outcome is medical malpractice Just because a treatment or surgery was not successful does not constitute medical malpractice. Nor is a result that made your condition worse. Treatments‚ including medications‚ have side effects that may not have been foreseen‚ or they
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Electronic Medical Record Project Scott Benson RN. Jacksonville University School of Nursing 07/15/2014 Electronic Medical Record Healthcare has evolved in so many ways. One of the biggest changes has to do with charting. Nurses‚ physicians‚ social workers‚ etc. all have to chart‚ whether it is on paper or an electronic medical record (EMR). Hospital organizations have been changing their paper forms of charting over to an EMR system. This can be a very daunting
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new culture‚ the feeling of the culture shock. This paper also addresses the issue of whether over time there is an increasing “Europeanization” (convergence) of human resource management practices in the companies. The issue of convergence in human resource practices has important implications for human resource managers in multinationals who operate in Europe and the transferability of human resource practices. KEYWORDS: human resource practice‚ cultural shock‚ expatriate job performance‚ selection
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suffered during the war‚ in 1917 British physician Charles Myers coined this reaction as Shell Shock. It was thought that shell shock was due to the result of being close to exploding shells. Today though‚ Shell shock is called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This change of name happened in 1970 after the Vietnam War. PTSD is essentially the same as Shell Shock but PTSD is a more precise than Shell Shock was. PTSD is now considered a common psychological disorder which can occur to a person after
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PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDING SYSTEM OF THE CITY HEALTH OFFICE OF BAYAWAN A Research Proposal presented to The Faculty of Computer Science Department College of Arts and Sciences Negros Oriental State University‚ Bayawan Sta. – Catalina Campus‚ Bayawan City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement For the Degree Bachelor of Science in Computer Science By: Kenneth Glenn Berangel Godwin Enolpe Jr. Rod Phillip Nocete October 2010
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