Hospital accreditation

Many of my family members in Tennessee have many illnesses ranging from diabetes to atrial fibrillation and cancer, and as a result have to travel long distances to the nearest hospital quite often in order to keep their diseases controlled and their medications in stock. Some even come all the way to California to receive medical treatment. The need for physicians of all varieties is great in these rural and underserved communities…

Introduction It has long been established that every doctor has a duty of care towards their patient. Therefore, a doctor will have breached their duty if they have been found to be negligent during the course of treating the patient. A breach of duty can arise in the form of being careless in the way that they treated a patient or in failing to alert them to any risks associated with procedures, which will be the focal point of this essay. It will identify how the law has changed in regards to…

In the article, Cosmetic Surgery May Not Improve Self-Esteem, Melissa Dittmann begins by telling the story of DeLisa Stiles, who disliked her appearance because she felt she looked too masculine. She underwent major cosmetic surgeries during her appearance on the reality TV show, The Swan 2. Dittmann says that she might look perfect from the outside, but psychologist are worried about contestants in this and other TV shows because they are not sure whether are not people should undergo drastic…

From the limited details of the Lewis Blackman case, there are three at least processes issues identified. Failure to recognize an acute abdomen, failure to meet the family/patient communication expectations, and failure to recognize clinical deterioration. Two of these processes lend themselves to a sigma six process. Although there are many clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis of acne abdomen, the clinical evaluation data is difficult to quantify and is subjective. The other two…

What Should I Do If The Insurance Adjuster Asks For My Medical Records? Have you been injured in an accident? Is the insurance adjuster asking you to sign a medical release so he can obtain copies of your medical records? If so, you need to contact our office before signing any releases or providing any further information to the insurance adjuster. Regardless of how nice the insurance adjuster may be or how many times the insurance adjuster tells you he is looking out for you, the adjuster is…

DOI: 1/19/2006. The patient is a 59 -year-old male housekeeping aide who sustained a work-related injury to his neck, head and low back when the elevator he was riding suddenly drops causing him to fall backwards. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with status post cervical spine fusion; chronic pain syndrome; radiculopathy, cervical region; spinal stenosis, cervical region; and cervicobrachial syndrome. According to OMNI notes, the patient had cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar strain…

Growing up, I always had my heart set on pursuing a career in the medical field. At the age of 7, I was the only one in my family who could stomach cleaning my mom’s stitches after she shattered her kneecap. The human body fascinated me. Even at this young age, I was in awe of how the surgeons were able to “put my mom back together” and how the body could heal itself. From then on, my passion to gain knowledge of the human body continued. After graduating high school, it was now time to decide…

In 2012, hospitals across the country were measured for the readmission rate of patient from variety of diseases such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure, pneumonia, obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and elective total hip or knee replacement. Many programs were enforced to reduce the readmission rate by focus on better coordination of care, improve communication between providers, patients, and their caregivers. According to Zuckerman,…

sample was chosen randomly and consisted of 50 percent of all the reported errors within the two years. Then, the study was designed with a mixed method research to describe the development of a knowledge base for drug error reporting in an acute hospital, and a human error theory described the analysis of causation. In the qualitative research, the data was from the interview with the doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. They all were asking questions about how to improve the current strategy for…

hours. Major duties are that “they may treat patients with heart defects, heart infections, heart arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), or hypertension (high blood pressure)”(SDMyLife). Work hours include day and night shifts. They usually work in hospitals and medical clinics and may be on call. The workplace is working along side with nurses and other doctors. A cardiologist has to be able to work with other people and have a hard work ethic.…