1. What are the problems with America’s current medical recordkeeping system? How would electronic medical records alleviate these problems? The majority of America’s current medical record keeping is paper based which creates a lot of problems like:- a. Recordkeeping became really difficult with growing numbers of patients and their visits to Medical Practitioner. There are shelves full of folders and papers in corridors. b. It makes it difficult to effective communication‚ referring and access
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also benefit when they are ready to choose a lifelong vocation. Something that most students do not consider‚ however‚ is how lucrative 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
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Introduction To Medical Terminology What is Medical Terminology? It is the language of medicine. When studying this subject you will find that most medical words are divided into 3 categories: terms made from word parts; terms not made from word parts; terms which are eponyms (condition named for a person who first studied/identified/researched the disorder/disease) About Word Parts Words made from word parts usually consist of 2-3 parts. First‚ there is the combining form or root part
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I can finally say that I am officially a Certified Medical Assistant and also working as one. Alaska Career College staff has been by my side throughout the whole program‚ given me an abundance of knowledge and skills that I feel very comfortable to be working in the outside world. I am currently working for Dr. Michael McNamara and Dr. Kevin Paisley; We also have three Physician Assistants. We are orthopedic specialists. For four years‚ I’ve been working as their Administrative Assistant/Front
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Certified Medical Assistants The decision to go into health care was an easy decision for me. It started with the birth of my son‚ he was born premature. He weighed two pounds 13 ounces; he needed specialized care which was provided by neonatal nurses. Neonatal nursing is a relatively new specialty by comparison to adult health‚ midwifery‚ or other areas of nursing. Because it is new‚ there are great opportunities for nurses to devote their skills to newborns who need specialized care. Neonatal
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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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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Lorma Medical Center is the largest private hospital in Region 1. Since it was launched in 1934‚ it has set the standard for quality care‚ cleanliness‚ specialization and technology and it is one of the leading Medical Centers of the North. Lorma Hospital was founded by Dr. & Mrs. Rufino N. Macagba‚ Sr.‚ both physicians. The name LORMA stands for their family names: LOR-enzana‚ the maiden name of Dr. Crispina Macagba and MA-cagba. The hospital began admitting patients
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Medical malpractice refers to professional negligence by a health care professional or provider in which treatment provided was substandard‚ and caused harm‚ injury or death to a patient. This can be from a doctor‚ nurse or other professional. In the majority of cases‚ the medical malpractice or negligence involved a medical error‚ possibly in diagnosis‚ medication dosage‚ health management‚ treatment or aftercare. The error may have been because nothing was done or a negligent act. Compensation
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Unit 8 Project Questions: Part I 1. Under HIPAA‚ are you legally allowed to view this patient’s medical information? Why or why not? Under HIPAA you are not legally allowed to view a patients medical information unless you have written consent‚ but because he just had outpatient surgery and signed a HIPAA release of information form so you are able to view his information. 2. In this case‚ how would you be able to correct your error and provide the missing documents to the patient while
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Program Coordinator/Instructor for Medical Office Administration. She has worked within several medical facilities for several years as part of their staff that is responsible for billing and coding‚ which makes her knowledgeable. Being that she has mastered in this field of study‚ she is able to listen and give good advice in reference to college and employment. As my advisor and one of my several teachers‚ Mrs. Moser makes herself available to students when she is needed. Of course she has set
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