e * Medical Technologies: Industry trends | | | | * Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as medical testing at or near the site of patient care. The driving notion behind POCT is to conduct the test conveniently and immediately for the patient. * POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable‚ portable‚ and handheld instruments (for instance‚ blood glucose meter‚ nerve conduction study device) and test kits (such as CRP‚ HBA1C‚ Homocystein‚ HIV salivary assay). Cheaper
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“Unused Medical Waste and The Environmental Impact” U.S. hospitals generate more than two million tons of medical waste each year. Meanwhile‚ more than ten million children under age of five die in the developing countries due to the lacking enough medical care according to Health Care Without Harm. Also medical waste is a main source of dioxin‚ mercury‚ and the other pollutants that can be dangerous for human health and the environment. It is important to learn about activities of non-profit organizations
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Medical Error: What the Public Should Know “For all of its strengths‚ our health care system still is plagued by avoidable errors.” -President Bill Clinton The issue of medical error is recognized as a very serious U.S. healthcare concern in terms of avoidable patient death and injury‚ achieving efficacious treatment‚ and in controlling the costs. The prevention of medical errors may seem to be a relatively simple task and with recent awareness‚ some improvements have been accomplished.
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“Should information about medical errors be available to the public‚ or should medical errors be kept confidential by state licensing agencies?” I chose this dilemma because from experience with my health‚ I’ve had this happen to me where doctors couldn’t find out what was wrong with me and come to find out there was a medical mistake that was made. Thankfully I was notified of this mistake and action was taken. Although this mistake has caused me to have some lifelong health problems I am happy that
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| Medical assistant is multi-skilled health professional who offers administrative‚ clerical and technical support to the physician. Medical assistant provides services for front office‚ back office and other clinical laboratory areas. Medical assisting is a versatile career for men and women. Medical assistant provides services in the offices of physicians‚ podiatrists‚ chiropractors and other health patricians to work smoothly. Medical assistants are not like physician assistants who diagnose
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Medical Tourism Medical tourism (MT) is patient movement from highly developed nations to other areas of the world for medical care‚ usually to find treatment at a lower cost. Medical tourism is different from the traditional model of international medical travel where patients generally journey from less developed nations to major medical centers in highly developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities. Services typically sought by travelers include elective
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Medical Field Medical field is one of the biggest fields. When I mention the word medical‚ the first thing come up to your mind are doctors or nurses. Some people that never work in a medical office‚ they don’t know there are much more position in medical file you could work at‚ like medical assistant‚ technician medical coder or biller. Someone like me‚ don’t like to deal with patient. Medical biller and coder is a good opportunity for me to work at. But what are medical biller and coder? Job
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national and global level‚ play an intricate role in the health of all individuals. As Smith-Nonini said‚ “a medical anthropology approach to analysis helps bring the critical role of political and economic factors‚ as well as the medical and public health cultures that shape programs‚ into view” (Smith-Nonini 2009:613). The political economy approach to medical anthropology specifically targets the macro-level decisions and factors that effect health. This provides a new perspective on the interconnected
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Assignment 3 1. Watch two of Pal’s commercials. What do they emphasize? After watching two of the commercials for Pal’s you see that they emphasize a lot on how fast their product is made and how popular their food products are too many people including old to young. Pal’s product line consists of a focused group of food‚ hamburgers‚ ham and chicken sandwiches‚ hot dogs‚ French fries‚ and breakfast biscuits and beverages‚ soft drinks‚ tea‚ coffee‚ milk shakes with a unique flavor profile designed
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Abstract Medical errors and the quality problems to which they lead harm millions of Americans each year. If we are to reduce errors and improve quality substantially‚ we must create systems and care processes that anticipate inevitable human errors and either prevent them or compensate for them before they cause harm. Formidable barriers now stand in the way of progress. Success will require a multifaceted strategy‚ including public education‚ government investment and regulation‚ payment system
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