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Medical Practice Management Technologies, 2004.
An overview of the advantages of computerized physician order entry (CPOE).
2,482 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 109.95
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This paper examines how adverse drug events result in more than 770,000 injuries and deaths each year and how computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is widely acknowledged as an important tool in preventing this problem. It looks at how many health care organizations are evaluating the purchase of large, integrated clinical information systems to replace existing paper processes and support CPOE; these systems make use of not only the Internet, but also freestanding peripherals and other equipment, such as handhelds. In addition to automating a number of clinical processes, including medication ordering, prescribing, and administration, such systems contain alerts and knowledge-based guidance that warn clinicians about potential medication errors.
Outline
Introduction
Current State of the Technologies
Former Methodology
Implementation and Impact
A Note About Integrating Handhelds
Impact on Practice
Cost/Benefit Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis
Role of Government
Assessment
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"A look at the situation at Montefiore Medical Center (MCC) in New York City will provide a case in point for computerized physician ordering systems. MMC is a not-for-profit, urban academic health system containing approximately 1,000 beds housed in three facilities. It employs about 2,000 full-time and part-time physicians, plus almost 800 medical house officers, a total of about 1,800 nursing personnel, and more than 9,000 administrative personnel and support personnel, as well as other ancillary functions. The pharmacy department alone employs some 85 pharmacists plus 70 support personnel. In addition to the enormous staff, a large proportion of MMC?s patients are in capitated contracts."
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Doctor/Patient Relationship Impact in Medical Practice, 2006.
An evaluation of the effects of the doctor/patient relationship.
1,796 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper looks at the core aspects of the patent doctor relationship. It shows how the better the relationship between the physician and the patient, in form of knowledge, mutual respect, trustworthiness, sharing of values and views about disease and life and time available, the better is the knowledge of the illness of the patient. This leads to an increase in the accuracy of diagnosis and also enhances the knowledge of the patient. Using the five essential factors determining effective physician-patient relationship presented by Earl Mgebroff in "The Physician-Patient Relationship - Perspectives after 40 Years of Family Practice" ("integrity, positivism, mutuality, constancy, and spirituality"), this paper confirms that the personal and professional integrity by the individual physicians is considered as the most important strategy to establish effective patient and doctor relationship.
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"A core aspect of the patent doctor relationship from physician's perspective is the facilitator of learning from the patient regarding his symptoms, concerns and values. With such facts the physician examines the patient, understands the symptoms and devises the diagnosis to represent the symptoms and their reasons to the patient and to advise a treatment. The doctor patient relationship from ethical perspective is explained in terms of the ways the objectives of beneficence, maleficence, autonomy and justice are accomplished. The degree of patient-doctor relationship is quite significant to both of them. The better relationship in form of knowledge, mutual respect, trustworthiness, sharing of values and views about disease and life and time available, the better is the knowledge of diseases of patient, increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and enhancing the knowledge of patient on the diseases. This entails a positive influence on the medical profession. (Medicine)"
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Medical Practice Guidelines, 1996.
Standards & policies for specific clinical conditions. Reasons for, legal implications, development of, effectiveness, limitations, malpractice, patient responsibilities.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 195.95
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"This research explores the legal implications of medical practice guidelines. A discussion of what medical practice guidelines are is presented, as are discussions of why such guidelines are developed and how such guidelines are developed. Legal implications of the use of medical practice guidelines are discussed, as are patient responsibilities associated with the use of such guidelines.
What Medical Practice Guidelines Are
Medical practice standards, policies, parameters, or guidelines are specific statements of what should or should not be done in particular clinical circumstances. Most have been developed by ..."
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PDAs, Pocket PCs and Medical Practices, 2006.
A paper looking at the increased use of PDAs and Pocket PCs in the medical community.
1,801 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper attempts to clarify and explain the benefits offered to the medical community by its increased use of PDAs and Pocket PCs. The paper suggests that PDAs and Pocket PCs not only improve the quality of the work provided by medical care professionals, but also their efficiency in the completion of their administrative functions.
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"The era of the Dot.com has come to an end. Customers are no longer enamored of new and snazzy technical gadgets. So too is their reluctance with snapping up the newer versions of software that are flooding the markets. There are reports that there has been a full stop to the purchasing of products and services all around without the comprehension of the exact benefits that they would derive and the impact of these products and services on the bottom line and whether this would be in keeping with the overall business objectives. This has caused a reversal of fortunes for the computer companies and there has been a realization that a lot of effort is needed to find fresh revenue generating markets and invigorate the old markets. It is in Health care that these companies have found the fresh market that they were looking for to generate revenues that were not coming in. Health care was one segment of industry that was slow in going in for information technology and still has to go along way in embracing this new technology and thereby automating its most fundamental processes. (What's New in Mobile Computing for Healthcare?)"
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Documentation in Medical Practices, 2006.
This paper discusses the importance of documentation in emergency medical services.
2,248 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 100.95
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The paper explains how documentation is important when an emergency medical technician renders aid to a patient when he/she is ill, critically injured or hurt. Documentation would enable the hospital to keep a track of what type of treatment has been given to the patient, and how he/she responded to the treatment given. The paper illustrates how organizations have made lists of rules and regulations to help those people responsible for documentation while taking care of their patient. This ensures that they would be able to perform their duty efficiently, as well as provide the important documentation needed for the administration of the hospital.
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Thesis Statement
Introduction
Conclusion
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"An Emergency Medical Technician, who has been able to successfully establish an EMT-patient relationship by the mere fact that he was the individual who had begun emergency care for the patient that he is taking care of at the present time, has a responsibility and a duty to make sure that he take care of that patient until such time that help arrives in the form of a specialist or some other person who can relieve the emergency medical technician. It must be noted that this relief generally comes when the patient reaches the hospital, and the report made by the EMT is submitted to the attending staff. At times, when it so happens that the patient is not actually transported by the first arriving EMT but by another provider, then it is the duty of the first EMT to give a full report on the patient to the second arriving EMT, who would be taking over the care of the patient from that point of time onwards."
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Medical Waste Management, 2005.
This paper discusses medical waste management and the concerns involved.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 128.95
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The paper focuses on medical waste management. The paper ties in the treatment of hemodialysis to demonstrate how one illness can affect the system. It further discusses the history of medical waste management, the issues surrounding it through history and then focuses on the current issues of incineration, disease, effects on the public and global warming. The paper discusses the politics involved, and the future concerns.
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"The issue of medical waste management has been relatively new to our culture in the United States. While we have always been aware that medical waste must be disposed of in the most efficient manner, it was not until the 1980s that concerns regarding the process gained public prominence and government intervention. In consideration of the fact that medical waste encompasses virtually every item, (to include human tissue and body parts), that are removed from a medical facility, it is understandable why public concern has been focused on this issue now for over 20 years."
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Modern Medical Technologies, 2007.
An analysis of the hope that is placed in modern medical technologies.
786 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 41.95
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This paper discusses modern medical technologies, such as stem cell research, cloning and genetic mapping. It specifically discusses the hope that many people place on this research for cures to all diseases. The paper analyzes whether this hope is warranted or realistic. It analyzes the arguments and the advantages and disadvantages of these technologies to arrive at its conclusions.
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"The key idea that is shared by proponents of technological medical innovations, such as stem cell research, cloning, and genetic mapping, is that medicine can achieve magical cures. Yet this misses the point that this kind of intervention would just be one small part of curing diseases. It is necessary to be aware of the holistic picture of disease: many factors combine to cause disease. These include environmental factors, lifestyle factors, and socioeconomic factors. Unless all of these are addressed, disease will not be significantly reduced. In addition, many of these factors are easier and cheaper to address, than expensive research interventions. For example, if some of the money that was spent on the human genome project was spent on creating better neighborhoods for impoverished people, or on providing a better quality of nutrition for poor people, it might cause more of a reduction in disease than the persistent search for a technological "magic bullet" that will cure all diseases. On the individual level, it would be cheaper for me to eat healthily, get plenty of exercise, and generally lead a healthy life, rather than to start saving to have a new heart cloned for myself once I have destroyed the one I already have with unhealthy habits."
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Medical Management, 2004.
A discussion of various management techniques and how they can be applied to the medical field.
4,703 words (approx. 18.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 175.95
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This paper examines some important management concepts and practices. Although these concepts are drawn from the world of commerce, they have considerable applicability within the world of medicine as well. This research provides an overview of both the private and public health care markets, focusing particularly on The Royal Devon and Exeter hospital, which is a part of the National Health Service, and the Exeter Nuffield, which is a private hospital. While there are elements of hospital administration that are, of course, unique and that cannot be derived from other areas, there are a number of management concepts that can be extrapolated from one context to another. This paper focuses on those elements of management strategy that are current in the business world that have applicability to the world of medical management as well.
Introduction
The Centrality of Communication
Reengineering the Hospital
Shared Competitive Agenda
Clear Charter of Values
Competing for Talent
Speed of Reaction
Leveraging Resources
The (Stumbling) Dance of Change
References
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"Both high-tech firms and health-care organizations share the need to be able to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce even as they are able to obtain from these same often-transient employees their best work. In our uncertain economic times, employees feel increasingly less loyalty to their employers and are more and more likely to consider themselves to be independent contractors whose fealty is to themselves alone. This means that every aspect of staffing at health-care organizations ? from recruitment to retention ? is increasingly difficult. This in turn means that senior managers must take on increasing responsibilities, especially in the arena of communicating with workers at every level and in every department of the organization."
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Medical Emergency Management, 2007.
This paper discusses potential ethical violations in medical emergency management.
1,304 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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This paper addresses possible ethical violations and how they can potentially affect medical emergency operations from the point of view of an Emergency Operations Director. Ethical topics discussed include the following: bias in treatment (or lack of treatment); confidentiality issues; criminal activity versus confidentiality; medical research within an emergency care setting; and refusal of care. Also considered are ethical dilemmas such as who gets treated first in cases of multiple injured parties. The author concludes that effective triage plans be in place to ensure that personnel know when to focus on some patients versus others.
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"Bias in emergency medical treatment is possible for numerous reasons. Common biases include prejudice based on of race, social status, or lifestyle choices (Nordquist 2006). Known involvement in criminal activity, such as drug use, might also affect a patient's ability to secure quality care, as might availability to health insurance. Finally, a patient's family's wishes might come into account, specifically in emergency care involving resuscitation or elderly patients."
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Medical Staffing Management, 2005.
This paper argues that the situation of medical staff erosion is effecting patient care.
2,015 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 91.95
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This paper explains that, with managed care systems, hospitals needed to compete for managed care contracts and gain clout with insurers for better reimbursement rates; therefore, administrators, who are usually not medically trained, save costs by downsizing the R.N. staff, resulting in less favorable patient outcomes. The author suggests that the simplest solution would be to abolish for-profit medical facilities and replace them with facilities judged on how well they spend all their income on patient care by providing the best possible medical care by doctors, nurses and nursing assistants. The paper concludes that, as long as the United States considers the right to make a handsome profit more important than the mandate to provide care for the sick, nothing will change.
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History of Nursing-Staff Erosion
Legal Ramifications
Possible Solutions
Conclusion
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"Hospitals may cross-train janitors and security guards to do nursing work. "Studies report that hospital nursing staffs, which once consisted of 85-95 percent registered nurses and only 5-15 percent aides, are now only 80, 70 sometimes 50 percent registered nurses and up to 50 percent aides." This sort of understaffing leads to errors. Sometimes those errors are R.N. errors, due to lack of time to consider all the ramifications of their own and their assistants' actions. For example, in one nursing care facility, an elderly man, called Mr. D by authors Baker and Cooper, was restrained, partially because of his behavior. However, he became agitated during a time when he was not under observation because, with too few assistants, an R.N. had to reassign some staff."
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Medical Imaging Technology, 2004.
Talks about the importance of medical imaging technology and how proper use of the technology is determined by proper understanding, guidance, and training.
1,032 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper looks at the advances in medical imaging technology and how these advances have made it necessary to have university programs devoted entirely to medical imaging technology. The paper also looks at why this technology can so easily be used inappropriately and how focusing on its potential and promise can help solve this problem.
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"Technology and technology applications in the medical fields are proliferating faster than proverbial rabbits. The advances in digital transmission of data, together with application of MRI technology and micro circuitry have created opportunities for the medical profession to gain more accurate information, analysis, and prognoses than ever before. MRI machines produce images which are clearer, and virtually three dimensional for the medical staff to use to accumulate diagnostic information. In previous decades, developing the talents to read imaging devices was included in part of broader based medical disciplines. But today, universities have advanced BS and MS degrees in medical imaging technology."
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Medical Office Manager, 2006.
A review of a human resources management plan and job aids for a
medical office manager.
1,426 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the tasks of a medical office manager when recruiting new employees. The paper reviews the step-by-step process as listed in the medical office manager's human resources management plan.
Outline:
Executive Summary
Presentation on Job Analysis
Tips for the Selection Process
Script for Orienting New Employees
Training Proposal
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"The first step in selecting the candidates is processing the resumes and eliminating those candidates that do not meet the desired requests. The medical office manager will select the medical doctors that simultaneously possess two qualities: the necessary knowledge to fill in the plastic surgeon position and background expertise. The recruited candidates will the be subjected to several interviews. The most relevant of these interviews are the technical interview and the psychological evaluation. The psychological evaluation is a rather set procedure performed by a psychologist doctor and it evaluates the individual's thinking and his capability to adjust to external stimuli."
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Medical Technology, 2006.
A discussion on the pros and cons of medical advancements in nanotechnology and therapies.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper discusses new medical technology and advancement, from the approach of Bill McKibben, in his book "Enough". The paper discusses nanotechnology and its uses and well as various types of therapies, particularly germ-line therapy. The paper describes the pros and cons of these medical advancements and whether we may achieve more in the future.
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"McKibben actually sees a number of bad outcomes to the use of this technology, from the end of much of the existing economy to a possibility of the technology getting out of hand and reproducing itself to the detriment of all life. He sees an imbalance between technology and humanity that is the real threat."
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Technology in Nursing Practice, 2008.
This paper explores the intrusive role of technology in healthcare today.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 70.95
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The paper discusses how a degree of technological advancement is essential to continually improving the standard of care provided to patients, yet, there is also the question of the neutrality of technology in the art of health care. The paper asserts that the art of health care involves people, not technology and this aspect cannot be compromised. The paper contends that the human touch can have as much impact as the monitoring equipment used.
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Introduction
The Tool, Machine and Material Object
The Health Care Institution/Hospital as a Technological World
Conclusion
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"The pervasive presence of technology has for most become a monument to the ingenuity, persistence and flexibility of the human mind and spirit. It is a symbol of the unceasing struggle for control of one's fate in the midst of adversity and uncertainty. This is no less prominent than in the practice of modern medicine. The present sophistication and sheer complexity of technology is not only immense compared to health care a century ago, but also evokes mixed sentiments towards its progress to even more sophisticated "health care solutions.""
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Risk Management: Medication Errors, 2005.
Examines errors in drug administration in the health care industry.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper discusses risk management at hospitals and medication errors that occur. It shows what hospitals can do to correct the problem with computer based order entry and education.
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"This resource provided to the rounding physicians, fellows, residents, and interns provides on the spot educational resources during rounds and decreases the risk of medication errors by providing correct dosing, drug-drug interactions, appropriate medications for treatment of disease and possible patient outcomes on the chosen medications. These methods of correction have decreased the order writing errors at facilities throughout the nation. These actions have addressed the percentage of errors in the order writing, transcribing, and dispensing phases of the medication process."
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Medication, Errors and Technology, 2008.
This paper looks at the electronic medication administration record (E-MAR) system of medication administration.
1,322 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 64.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the E-MAR that consists of a combination bedside medication administration tool and electronic medication administration record (E-MAR) which is designed to provide safety and flexibility in medication administration. The writer explains that the primary function of bar-coded medication administration is to reduce medication errors at the point of care. The E-MAR makes use of bar-code scanning technology which scans the patient's ID, identifies the caregiver and the medication. The writer then discusses advantages and disadvantages to the use of the E-MAR. The writer notes that the most significant benefit of the E-MAR is that it greatly reduces the potential for drug errors. The writer concludes that bar-coded medication administration should be adopted because of its contribution to optimal patient safety.
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Benefits of the E-MAR
Disadvantages
Recommendations
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"The system contains its own built-in decision making tools related to certain medications. It is also designed to conform to regulatory compliance. Use of the E-MAR assists in preventing drug interactions as well as missed doses. These tasks are achieved through reminders received at the nurses' station that display a window of opportunity for effective dose administration along with identifying critical drugs that require priority administration. The system is designed to capture pre- and post-dosage clinical charting. The E-MAR identifies the patient to the system, and determines the medications that have been ordered. The system then checks for allergies and drug interactions, and reviews the dosing schedule. The E-MAR also can manage its own inventories for medication supplies on the floor.
"The E-MAR system assists in documentation since it provides reminders related to charting, assessment, or documentation of an outcome. In addition, the E-MAR allows for complete point of care documentation, automated ordering of medications, along with critical pre- and post-dosing clinical charting support."
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