DEATH SUMMARY Patient Name: Putul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room: CCU4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2013 Date of Death: 01/15/2013 at 00:41 hours. Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD Pulmonology Consultants: J.K. McClain‚ MD Cardiology. Trevor Jordan‚ MD Nephrology This 42 year old gentleman was admitted on January 7th‚ and expired on January 15. He was admitted with progressive tachycardia‚ hemoptysis and dyspnea. Please see his admission history and physical exam for details.
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Medical Malpractice | The Good‚ the Bad‚ the Ugly | | | | | The outcomes of medical malpractice lie in the following explanation of perspectives‚ referred to as “the good‚ the bad‚ and the ugly.” This paper provides a presentation of facts of the two highest single-incident medical malpractice lawsuits in Connecticut: Daniel Jacob D’Attilo et al. v. Richard Viscarello et al. (Case 1) and Elizabeth Oram and Simon Oram as Parents and Next Friends of Spencer Oram at al. v. Corinne
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The following case study is about planning an EHR implementation. The Leonard Williams medical center (LWMC) is a community acute care hospital in New York state. LWMC offers several services and has a captive professional corporation. The medical center has five other hospitals. LWMC has an effective IT system‚ it was the first hospital to have a clinical information system and received several industry recognitions from its efforts. The management problem in this case is that the LWMC information
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Case Study ICU Medical Inc. Introduction In todays rapidly changing economy it is often difficult for company’s to get ahead. Most company’s now have stepped back to figure out how they can become more profitable and efficient in their daily jobs. One of these companies that have attempted this is ICU Medical Incorporated. In this paper I will explain how teams are helping ICU Medical grow its business and how important trust is with the functioning
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Despite being very different countries‚ Africa and Australia share a phenomenon termed medical pluralism. This form of health care is indeed pluralistic as it “consists of the totality of medical subsystems that coexist in a cooperative or competitive relationship with one another” (Baer 2004‚ p. 109). Although medical pluralism is not recent by any means‚ it is still used differently in various cultures around the globe. This essay will first describe the array of healthcare strategies that form
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Family Medical Leave Act 1993: Workplace Issues Introduction In the early 1990 ’s‚ congress recognized that an increasing number of children were being raised in situations where both parents worked outside the home. For many‚ the idea of starting a family‚ or expanding the family‚ was complicated by the fact that both parents worked. In other homes‚ families struggled because a family member with a serious medical condition such as diabetes or asthma would often lose time from work because
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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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inaction. It must also be proven that an injury resulted from that breach of duty. “Even if it is a clear cut case of misdiagnosis‚ for example‚ the patient must prove that his condition was worsened by the error before a jury can‚ as a matter of law‚ award him pecuniary compensation” (Holder‚ 1957). The foundational definition of medical malpractice was established in 1898 in the New York case of Pike v. Honsinger‚ when a man kicked in the knee by a horse
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Earth‚ The Sun‚ and all of our surrounding planets. And most importantly; mankind. From the very first ray of light‚ to the destruction of the earth‚ to the mixing of languages-it all happened in Genesis. As a christian‚ I believe the bible as a whole rings true; every word. In the following paragraphs‚ we will explore several of the Genesis accounts and the proof that shows they actually happened. We will look at the first days of creation‚ the age of the earth‚ and several of the stories that took place
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MEDICAL FRAUD In this abstract‚ I will explain the specifics of my research and a detailed outline of my paper. Understanding the topic of medical fraud and off labeling is important‚ especially for consumers who participate in the use of prescription drugs. It is imperative to understand what your doctor is prescribing and knowing the specific uses of said drug. Off labeling may occur and recognizing this fact will only benefit a wise consumer and make them aware of the risks of using a drug
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