How to develop an electronic system that gives consistent information at the same time gives clear assessment of patient’s condition and protect the privacy of their costumer? Specific Problems: 1. Duplicative or inconsistent information due to numerous files of patients. 2. Deficient clear assessment of a patient’s clinical condition. 3. Low level of security to protect patient’s privacy and of their information. Causes of the Problems: 1. Human errors.
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Patient processing is a huge responsibility to keep the medical office flowing as smoothly as possible. First thing is when you arrive to the office you want to make sure that the office is clean and free of clutter. Setting up the check in areas and making sure all office supplies are needed for your front office staff. Medical personal such as your nursing staff should have rooms cleaned and stocked and prepared with the necessary tools for the doctors to have available in the rooms. Pulling
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pain‚ and shortness of breath. He received coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to repair 4 blood vessels. This patient has a history of coronary artery disease‚ hypertension‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ hyperlipidemia‚ and a partial colectomy due to cataracts. My preceptor and I took care of Mr. C the day he received the CABG surgery. The patient returned to the CICU very drowsy and restless. As a few hours went by we noticed he was having multiple hallucinations.
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(Green & Bowie‚ 2005‚p.10) In 1990‚ the Patient Self – Determination Act was implemented. This required consumers to be provided with informed consent‚ information about their right to make advance health care decisions (called advance directives)‚ and information about state laws that impact legal choices in making health care decisions. The Patient Self- Determination Act affects the delivery of healthcare in the sense you now have to allow the patient to make the choice on their advance directive
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Patient Safety plays a major component in providing a safe and accurate care. And (JCAHO) Joint Commission and Accreditation on Healthcare Organization plays a significant role on quality‚ safety and improvements. The accuracy and safety of the patient is at the top priority of any organization and nursing personnel. When patients walk into a health care facility‚ the patient must be identifying by a certain criteria. Most hospital has what they called patient identifier. It is most often an account
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6. PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS Patient bill of rights all over the world give patient a consideration of receiving care that respect personal beliefs‚ cultural and spiritual values of the patient. Opportunity to have access to information in such a way that the patient can understand and to have answers to all questions concerning the diagnosis‚ prognosis‚ and treatment with options available. The issue of confidentiality and privacy encourages the patient in every part of the world to be honest in
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Err is Human‚”highlighted the issue of hospitalized patients being harmed or dying because of preventable medical errors‚ hospitals have increased awareness of patient safety concerns and have made subtle improvements in quality and patient safety in the last decade and a half. The use of technology‚ information accessibility‚ communication‚ patient collaboration and multi-professional teamwork are successful strategies to reach the goal of patient safety within healthcare organizations; however‚ despite
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moral issues regarding whether or not Bobby should receive the chemotherapy treatment after going through the process once already‚ is determined by Autonomy. As a young boy‚ Bobby may only be thinking of the pain that comes along with chemotherapy and not the outcome that could be life changing. Bobby is practicing his right to Autonomy which is a self-governing act; this allows Bobby to make decisions based on desires that are directed by his own self. Patient autonomy is a simple concept to follow
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COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL RECORD AND BILLING SYSTEM PURPOSE The information contained in the medical record allows nurses and doctors to determine the patient’s medical history and provide informed care. The medical record serves as the central repository for planning patient care and documenting communication among patient and health care provider and professionals contributing to the patient’s care. An increasing purpose of the medical record is to ensure documentation of compliance with institutional
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to an empty room in pre-op. We receive report from the circulating nurse and the nurse anesthetist when they first bring the patient to recovery. Together we hook the patient up to the monitors and record the first set of vitals together. These include: blood pressure‚ heart rate‚ respirations‚ temperature‚ pulse ox‚ pain (if patient is conscious)‚ and an ECG reading if they were general. When I first arrived to clinical today- I was told we were going to be busy. I was also able to work with
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