2_1 DESCRIPTION OF HRM STRATEGY AND PRACTICES OF THE MMC Modernising Medical Careers is a policy intended to better the manner in which junior doctors are trained and to modernise the Senior House Officer grade (Committee‚ 2007). In effect it is a recruitment and training programme offered to medical professionals. This Human Resource Management Strategy has been developed to spearhead the policy direction. Modernising Medical Careers seems to use Specific Human Resource strategic couched around
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was a time when patients had to check out their medical records before seeing their doctor or dentist. They would also have to return the medical records before leaving the clinics or hospital. Now patients are able to skip those steps because of electronic medical records. But what exactly are manual medical records and electronic records? According to Merriam-Webster‚ medical records are a record of a patient ’s medical information (as medical history‚ care or treatments received‚ test results
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A medical laboratory technologist‚ also referred to as clinical laboratory scientist or medical laboratory scientist‚ are a big part of a health care team. Medical laboratory technologists primarily study and practice diagnostic medicine by generating accurate and reliable test results in chemistry‚ hematology‚ immunology‚ immunohematology‚ and microbiology. A medical laboratory technologists typically collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids such as blood and urine‚ tissue‚ and other
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Identify the steps in the medical documentation process. Accuracy Each patient’s medical record must be correctly documented. Information in the medical record is relied upon for complete accuracy throughout the patient’s lifetime. Inaccuracies (either commission or omission) lead to improper medical advise being provided in error and may result in adverse healthcare outcomes or in legal proceedings. Relevance It is important that medical records contain only information relevant to the patient’s
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Medical Malpractice LawyerAttorney Specializing in Medical Malpractice January 23rd‚ 2012 Finding a Competent Medical Malpractice Lawyer Finding a good medical malpractice lawyer is not a simple task. Some of these lawyers who claim that they are “good” are actually different from how they perform. The ability of a medical malpractice attorney should neither depend on how strong their advertisements are nor should depend on the strong affiliations that they belong to. A good medical malpractice
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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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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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