One of the many options you have as a healthcare professional is choosing a medical specialty in which to practice. Whether you’re a nurse‚ a physician‚ or allied health professional‚ choosing a medical specialty will help focus your educational goals‚ job search efforts‚ and career choices. The sooner you identify your true passion in medicine‚ the more successful you may become‚ by working in a field you love. For example‚ is your passion working with kids‚ pregnant moms‚ cancer patients‚ or
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1. How can eliminating abbreviations reduce errors? I think that eliminating medical abbreviations would reduce errors because many abbreviations are very similar and people get confused between them‚ however‚ if abbreviations were eliminated it would make it very difficult on medical professionals. They would have to write out very lengthy medical terms. According to Dr. Darryl S. Rich‚ “to minimize the potential for error and to maximize patient safety‚ prescribers need to avoid such specifically
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rely on health care professionals and institutions for their safety and well-being (“Quality and patient‚” 2009). According to Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2000)‚ “medical errors are responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital patients; an estimated 48‚000-98‚000 patients die from medical errors each year. Errors in health care have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year in a large teaching hospital‚ and preventable health care-related errors cost the
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To what extent did medical advancements during world war two impact the lives of soldiers? One may argue that one of the most helpful drugs during word war two‚ penicillin‚ was discovered in 1960‚ prior to world war two. Although penicillin wasn’t discovered during world war two‚ it was improved on many levels during the time such as production on an industrial scale‚ it became much more readily available‚ and by 1945 it was 20 times stronger than the 1939 version of penicillin. Therefore‚ even
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Medical Practice Accounting: Credit Policies‚ Billing Procedures and Making Collections Darcy Sartor MBC – Carrington College Ms. Scott May 2‚ 2011 Medical Practice Accounting: Credit Policies‚ Billing Procedures and Making Collections “About the time we can make the ends meet‚ somebody moves the ends.” Herbert Hoover The main aim of any business is to earn profits and
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Medical malpractice presents challenges for policy makers‚ physician/provider purchasers of insurance‚ and companies offering professional liability insurance covering medical providers. Medical malpractice is buffeted by three distinct‚ uncoordinated‚ policy drivers: the health care system‚ the insurance system‚ and the legal system. While cases of medical malpractice arise within the health care system‚ determinations of fault and the assessment of financial damages are made through the tort system;
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Medical Coding Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on the process of medical coding. Central Idea: Coding is the conversion of descriptions of diseases‚ injuries and procedures into numeric or alphanumeric codes. Introduction A. There are three basic steps for locating codes to be assigned. 1. Locate the term in the Alphabetic Index. 2. Verify the code number in the Tabular List. 3. Assign the code once it has been verified. (Transition: First‚ we will learn
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Medical Assisting: Changing Lives Melissa Cripe Harrison College Composition I Jade Greenberg 01/11/2015 I have had the opportunity to receive great encouragement from people in my life. This has led me to where I am today‚ which is the desire to become a medical assistant in a children’s hospital. Ever since I was a young girl‚ I have been interested in anything that is medical related. This goes from playing doctor to my dolls and friends‚ to becoming a certified nurse’s aide (CNA) at the age
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Medical documentation is an integral part of practice to ensure safe and effective care. Documentation is a record of the care provided by a health care provider; and is a primary communication between health professionals. Comprehensive and complete record - clinical staff have a professional obligation to maintain documentation clear‚ concise and comprehensive as an accurate and true record of care. Patient centred and collaborative - documentation should be centred to the specific needs of the
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caller‚ angry patient‚ family member) (2) Emergency calls 7. Fundamental writing skills a. Sentence structure b. Grammar c. Punctuation I. A–F General A. Medical terminology 1. Word building and definitions a. Basic structure (1) Roots or stems (2) Prefixes (3) Suffixes (4) Abbreviations b. Surgical procedures c. Diagnostic procedures d. Medical specialties 2. Uses of terminology a. Spelling b. Selection and use (e.g.‚ data entry‚ reports‚ records‚ documents‚ patient education‚ correspondence‚ medicolegal
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