Informatics Utilizing Informatics The use of informatics has become an essential component of providing quality healthcare. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has elected the use of informatics as its fifth and final core competency for healthcare providers. The utilization of informatics has become the main stream approach for nursing care today. This fifth core competency is directly intertwined with the four previous competencies that have been outlined by the IOM. Patient centered care is
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of sharing with someone that they calm to “love”. These people may be living with a disease that they may not know they have because of a law that is actually emplaced to help patients rather than hurt them. There are laws that are in place for physicians and laboratories to report local or state health departments the names of people newly diagnosed with AIDS However‚ because AIDS cases represent onset of the disease caused by HIV‚ HIV data is necessary to monitor the epidemic. These reporting requirements
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job as a CNA was in a small rural nursing home. It was here that I gained my first real understanding as to exactly what goes into geriatric care and how different healthcare professionals such as dieticians‚ physical therapists‚ nurses‚ CNAs‚ and physicians‚ coordinate together to provide complete care for residents. The following summer I was hired as a CNA at a hospital on the neurology unit‚ where I have continued to work for the past
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Case 2.1 ScriptPad Discussion question 1: The way ScriptPad was originally positioned satisfied the four dimensions of an ‘opportunity’. - It was attractive: 1. It provided physicians to submit electronic prescriptions through iPhone‚ iPad and iPod touch devices. 2. It can memorize the medical record‚ the dosage and the volume of the pills. - It was timely: 1. With the development of the internet and technology‚ the computer is used in everywhere. With the emerging of the
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Travis Sullivan 2/21/2013 Physician Stereotypes and African Americans Stereotypes are considered as beliefs and opinions about the characteristics‚ and behaviors of member of various groups (Whitley‚ Kite‚ 2010). Contemporary research suggests Stereotyping amongst physicians in clinical settings might lead to a misdiagnosis of African Americans. Health care workers are taught to categorize individuals according to social groups so that patients may be accurately stereotyped along health relevant
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why I want to attend a spring break trip this year. I have always been interested in studying abroad‚ but because I am in the Physician Assistant program‚ spring break is my only option to have that opportunity. I am interested in learning about healthcare in other areas of the world and bringing back what I have learned and utilizing my discoveries when I become a Physician Assistant. My interest in attending the Germany trip was sparked at the open house presentations. To be honest‚ Germany wasn’t
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included social security number and medical history. Physicians would document there progress notes and any orders for tests or medications. The nurses would document when they gave medication to there patients. This process was very time consuming and sometimes very hard to read. With electronic medical records this process has become much easier on the physicians and nurses. Especially for nurses because now they can read what the physicians are ordering. There are touch screens that make ordering
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went because I am interested in medicine. Of course‚ this means that I will become a physician and one-day practice medicine‚ but there are other aspects of the field besides the science that should not be ignored. One of the highlights of New York Medical College is the curriculum consists of more than just the required sciences‚ but also classes like History of Medicine and Bioethics. Since I will be a physician one day and because I have a thirst for knowledge‚ I have decided to participate in
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changed in the past ten years. Dr. Bloom explained that over the course of the past ten years physicians have been more willing to consolidate and give up their practices to work in small or larger groups. By consolidating‚ physicians can gain a better contract for reimbursement and economic power. Another benefit to the physician is that they would be able to maintain a better lifestyle. For example‚ if a physician were to have multiple partners in their practice‚ there is more opportunity for coverage
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Executive Summary There are over 850‚000 physicians practicing in the United States today‚ covering every imaginable specialty and sub-specialty (Young‚ Chaudhry‚ Rhyne‚ & Dugan‚ 2011). According to the World Health Organization (2000)‚ even though our country spends more money per capita than any other country in the world‚ the USA ranks 37 out of the top 191 countries in the world in terms of overall health system performance. Although there are many reasons for this poor performance‚ several
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