Medical error

Electronic Health Record Implementation Advancements in technology have grown rapidly over the years, even integrating itself into the medical field. Gone are the days of paper charting and handwritten prescriptions allowing for a decrease in medical errors and an increase in patient safety. With the attacks on September 11, 2001, the nation acknowledged a need for standardized electronic health records. Many facilities have already implemented the use of electronic health records; however,…

answers to the question abusing the practice of animal testing where it is not necessary. When faced with a trade off for a necessity such as medical care, however, I believe that animal testing is condonable, and the excerpt above comes to show that majority of the general public is willing to marginalize animal welfare when faced with advancements in medical…

missing papers or information in the patient file The patient leaves the medical facility with each visit; the patient records are coded, billed, and filed. After, all patient information is completed it becomes permanent, after each visit. With electronic records the doctor goes over the patient information, this includes any missing documentation or information. The major difference between paper…

The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) of 2009 was established to promote electronic medical record (EMR) adoption and electronic health information exchange. Furthermore, incentives and penalties were fixed to invoke health organizations to install EMR programs and achieve meaningful use standards set forth by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Overall, the HITECH Act and Meaningful use standards were created to improve quality of…

Data collected by the Association of American Medical Colleges shows a median age of 23 for all medical school matriculants. Should I matriculate next fall, I will be 30, giving me seven more years of life experience than my peers. More important than the number of years, however, are the experiences within those seven years…

In the Charles Cullen case, I do feel all hospitals should be liable. It is their duty to screen their medical staff, ensure proper training as well as maintain compliance with state regulatory mandates. In most cases human error and death are part of a hospital environment, but Cullen was under suspicion from his first nursing job. St. Barnabas suspected him, they could have stopped him early in his career taking his nursing license due to his indiscretions at their facility, but the did not.…

The career I would like to obtain when I am older is a cardiothoracic surgeon. A cardiothoracic surgeon is one who performs surgical procedures on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and all organs in the heart. I am interested in this career path because I have always wanted to have a career pertaining to surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery captivates me. I first knew about cardio thoracic surgery when I was watching Grey’s Anatomy, and yes I know that Grey’s Anatomy is not real, but I did more…

Considering there are not enough medical professionals employed, the medics who are working within the foster care system are not receiving adequate training on how to deal with children who suffer from trauma. Due to the lack of funding in the foster care system, they are struggling to get enough health professionals to make the system a more reliable source for the children (Szilagyi, Rosen, Rubin, Zlotnik). This is also a very repetitive cycle within the medical side of the foster care…

There are many issues regarding the legalization of assisted suicide. Medical doctors are trained and trusted to save lives, not take them, that leads many to question all doctors if so many are willing to assist in ending the lives of their patients. Medical doctors are sworn in using the Hippocratic Oath in which they promise to save lives to the best of their abilities. If we question the act of physician-assisted suicide it is legally and morally unethical. For example, if an individual is…

Second one is Telephonic medical interpreting which is most commonly used mode in most of the hospitals. The third one, videoconferencing medical interpreting is where the technology comes into picture as we have discussed that there are more than 200 languages spoken, it is not feasible to have 200 different medical interpreters. Hence, videoconference medical interpreter not only helps in conveying messages from the doctor to patient and vice…