Medical error

This electronic medical charting is used in terms of preventive measures for the patient. The electronic medical chart alert the medical staff providing care, if the patient is about to become septic. This system also prevent medication error because the patient arm band has to be scanned before medications are administered. The medication has to match up with what is stored and ordered by the physician in the electronic health record. The physician can review the patient medical record from…

attend medical school, yet I wanted to obtain my CNA certification to gain experience. I want to be a ‘good doctor’ but in order to do that I believe that I am obligated to be a strong team member. Health care needs a team of professionals that aren’t great as individuals, but great together. To develop as a better team member, I wanted to experience health care as a nurse aide. This was a step that I took to get closer to my goal of attending medical school. In order to attend medical school…

In the article “Choosing an Electronic Health Records System”, it explains, the legal risks associated with medical practices when selecting an EHR system. These risks include professional liability risk towards healthcare professionals. Risk management audits, include management consultation and education are advised to help improve patient quality of care and reduce liability risks. The responses provided in the article, act for only one risk management consulting company. Other risk…

Professionalism is a critical aspect in medical practice and one of the basic expectations held by medical professionals and patients. To violate this is a serious offense because it causes disruptive behavior which upsets the harmony of the medical environment leading to lower morality in your colleagues, substandard quality of care and poor outcomes. Through my analysis and review of the topic, I am forced to look inside myself and consider my past behavior, re-evaluate my goals and explore…

to accept death. It’s a difficult to witness a deceased one gone at an instance, but that has not always been the case for certain society. The perception has changed with technological advancemment.There are some advantage and disadvantages with medical and technology advancement. It can potentially save lives, but it comes with an expense. Over…

allows professionals to view the blood vessels. It is a great medical tool, with interesting history and of course like everything else in the worldwide medicine, it has its pros and cons. A Computed Tomography scan is a form of preventive medicine and screening to discover diseases, internal injuries as well as to come up with radiology related treatment plans and trauma related treatment plans. It is used in plenty of hospitals medical and trauma and a lot of outpatient…

past decades, there has been and ongoing heated debate on whether the experiments for the benefit of medical research is ethical. Wether it is or isn't, most people believe that some form of cost-benift test should be performed to determine if the action is right. The animals go through pain, distress and even death, where the benefits are the collection of new knowledge or the development of new medical therapies. Over more than 1.4 million animals are used each year.The testing can date all…

that can be utilized for many purposes. The most useful being a medicine. Marijuana has been legalized in may states for medical use as well as recreational use in some states. In a world of chronic disease and pain, a solution to these issues exists. Many of the prescription drugs out there right now are only temporary fixes that cause more problems in the long run. Medical marijuana has been proven to alleviate many problems that dangerous prescription drugs can fix but without the negative…

CAT Scans, ultrasounds, mammograms and regular x-rays are common in the healthcare system. To a patient, these are normal tests that one may experience during their life. However, in the world of medical billing and coding, these are not any regular test. These and other tests completed by the radiology department are coded unlike most treatments. Radiology coding is often billed by technical and professional components. When components are used is when the total cost of service is separated. By…

the biomedical field is just as likely to fail as in any other field of research. Only continuing trial- and -error to understand errors will show the best way to reach a goal” (34). The authors statement is necessary because in order to judge animal experimentation you must understand it from both sides— in order for researchers to progress even further they must continue trials and errors during animal experimentations. Their purpose is to make readers aware of the benefits of researching…