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08th October 2009
Like most people, you may have come to trust doctors as experienced people who always have the answers. However, doctors do not always do the best job, and some doctors are better than others. If you have suffered because of a misdiagnosis or negligence, ... Read >
Author: Nick Messe10th September 2009
Tarrytown, NY - OmniMD, one of the leading healthcare information technology companies, which provides Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Practice Management (PMS) and other Healthcare IT products and services to the providers and clinics across the nation... Read >
Author: Omnimd EMR07th September 2009
A lot of healthcare providers in the US healthcare industry as well as in the government are now familiar with EMR or electronic medical records. EMR is a computerized edition of the traditional paper-based medical record of a patient. The EMR should not... Read >
Author: healthtec06th September 2009
A lot of healthcare providers in the US healthcare industry as well as in the government are now familiar with EMR or electronic medical records. EMR is a computerized edition of the traditional paper-based medical record of a patient. The EMR should not... Read >
Author: healthtec13th August 2009
Each year an estimated 32,000 individuals are killed from an act of serious negligence on the part of hospitals across the country. This is partly due to a severe lack of workplace safety regulations, a lack of proper enforcement, overworked physicians, u... Read >
Author: Gary Haiji08th August 2009
An Electronic health record or EHR refers to an individual patient's medical record in digital format. Electronic Health Records or EHR is an emerging technology . The question that is frequently asked is, What does it do? How it works? How can it help i... Read >
Author: danielRay24th July 2009
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that impacts the person's muscle tone, body movement, and motor abilities. This condition is mostly due to brain damage that occurs before, during, and after child birth - in the first three to five years of a child'... Read >
Author: Brad Rivera22nd June 2009
If you’ve been to a new doctor's office lately, you may have had the experience of having the medical assistant use a computer to record all of your symptoms and complaints. It's also quite likely that the doctor also used a computer to make his or her ... Read >
Author: davis18th June 2009
A medical malpractice lawsuit can be very difficult to win. There are lots of questions that come up with a medical malpractice lawsuit. Here are a few of the most frequently asked questions related to medical malpractice claims.
Can I file a medical m... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry10th June 2009
If you’ve been to a new doctor's office lately, you may have had the experience of having the medical assistant use a computer to record all of your symptoms and complaints. It's also quite likely that the doctor also used a computer to make his or her ... Read >
Author: moore10633b@yahoo.com05th June 2009
In today's times, achieving justice may be difficult. With a variety of situations needing legal assistance, finding a reliable and professional personal injury law firm is important. From auto accidents, construction or workplace injuries, civil rights c... Read >
Author: kline20th May 2009
If you feel like you have been a victim of medical malpractice, this is the time for you to stand up with courage and fight for what you deserve. Doctor’s today have the most advanced medical devices that have ever been around, this is why it is inexcus... Read >
Author: Paul Justice18th May 2009
Over the past couple of years I have dedicated much of my time to finding out what's happening in the medical community around creating seamless information flow. One of the things I have discovered is a serious lack in the area of consistent medical car... Read >
Author: blairwen13th May 2009
Two unique sources demonstrated a strong link between the use of a project checklist and effective team building in January 2009: the US Airways incident in New York and the release of a study on medical checklists. The January 2009 Special Article of the... Read >
Author: James D. Murphy27th April 2009
As more people cut back on private health insurance as a consequence of losing their jobs and general tightening of household budgets, the number of NHS patients is increasing rapidly.
As a result, there has been a significant rise in the number of cla... Read >
Author: Arti09th April 2009
At his inauguration, Obama declared that "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility." That was about three weeks before signing a bill to spend a massive $800 billion in tax-payer money (plus interest that accumulates) that the governmen... Read >
Author: Wiley Long02nd April 2009
At his inauguration, Obama declared that "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility." That was about three weeks before signing a bill to spend a massive $800 billion in tax-payer money (plus interest that accumulates) that the governmen... Read >
Author: Wiley Long10th March 2009
Critics say Obama’s health care plan will increase the risk of medical record privacy violation. But anyone who really wants our medical records can get them already and for hundreds of millions of Americans, that might seem a small price to pay.
Ob... Read >
Author: Gloria MacTaggart20th February 2009
No-Risk Lawsuit Funding for Wrongful Death Lawsuit Plaintiffs.
Wrongful death lawsuit loan or lawsuit settlement advance funding is the lawsuit cash advance provided to the wrongful death lawsuit plaintiffs even before their lawsuit is settled. Lawsuit... Read >
Author: Paul Sherman18th February 2009
President Obama has been widely quoted as saying that he wants the federal government to invest in electronic health records so all medical records are digitized within five years. He plans to strengthen the security and privacy governance arrangements fo... Read >
Author: Peter Yellowlees04th December 2008
Less than 1% of doctors actually ever commit medical negligence but it is a serious problem that can affect anyone regardless of age, race, or gender. “Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical error... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer12th November 2008
You might be not agreeing with the answer of some specific queries, but the facts are facts. Health insurance prices are increasing only because of its clients. This is truth; people are the inviter of their own bad luck if you will. Very easily, people d... Read >
Author: Alien04th November 2008
Medical malpractice is what occurs when medical professionals fail to give adequate treatment to patients and results in personal injury and substantial loss of income. Over 100,000 people die or sustain personal injury every year because of infections th... Read >
Author: Jon Arnold15th October 2008
98,000 patients are killed in hospitals each year according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. If it sounds like a lot of people it’s because it is. If you aren’t comforted by this statistic it’s ok- you shouldn’t ... Read >
Author: andresbergerfirm06th October 2008
Less than 1% of doctors actually ever commit medical negligence but it is a serious problem that can affect anyone regardless of age, race, or gender. �Between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals annually each year due to preventable medical error... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer06th October 2008
There comes a time in every person's life when his or hers health is not in the best shape. Be it a chronic or acute problem, when you are sick a trip to see the doctor is inevitable. In that position of vulnerability most people that do not have medical ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer24th September 2008
Safety is always a hot topic in every aspect of life, and the health care industry is no exception. Patient safety is a major concern, for both the patients and the medical staff who administer care.
In 1999, the Institute for Healthcare Improvements r... Read >
Author: mckesson108th September 2008
Health is not just about your fitness levels, or how quickly you can run 100 metres..
Improving your health really means changing negative habits and lifestyle choices, changing negative or ‘can’t do it’ attitudes, and beginning to make good choi... Read >
Author: Ross G01st September 2008
It is tragic to examine the number of medical malpractice cases that have occurred during this decade. It’s a rising trend that finds more and more Americans worse off than when they visited their doctors or entered the hospital. Combining that with t... Read >
Author: Paul Justice23rd July 2008
Medical malpractice refers to the failure of a health care provider to provide accepted standards of service. If the health care provider deviates in any respect from the norms of treating a patient, it is termed as medical malpractice. This failure or de... Read >
Author: Paul Justice23rd July 2008
Medical malpractice is when a medical professional fails to act as a reasonably and professionally. If a malpractice causes injury or illness to a patient, the aggrieved party can file a legal claim to seek compensation for their losses and sufferings. Me... Read >
Author: Paul Justice25th May 2008
An organization's culture can make or break any Clinical Information System (CIS) implementation. Ask Joy Keeler, Chief Architect of Nicholas E. Davies Award-winning CIS initiative for University of Illinois Medical Center.
"We knew from the beginning ... Read >
Author: Scott Hodson17th August 2007
Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injury nationwide. According to an article in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (Vol 284, No 4, July 26th 2000) by Barbara Starfield, M.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygien... Read >
Author: Melissa Neiman, M.D., J.D.26th July 2007
Customer retention involves more than delivering great service, it impacts the bottom line. According to an article in MedServ Medical News,a new coalition of patients, attorneys, doctors and hospital administrators across the nation have come up with an ... Read >
Author: Debra06th May 2007
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Last week the World Health Organization released new guidelines for patient safety. Why is this a big deal? Well, back in 2000 the Institute of Medicine released a report documenting the large-scale problem of deat... Read >
01st February 2007
The doctor replaced the antibiotic given in the emergency room with two new antibiotics, forgetting to note discontinuation of the first antibiotic in his chart. The nurse was prepared to administer all three, but by asking questions, his wife prevented t... Read >
Author: Margo Corbett15th December 2006
A recent study printed in the PLoS Medicine journal found that extra long shifts for nurses and interns result in an increase of medical errors that harm or kill patients.
The study found that people who worked 24 hours or more at a time 5 times a mo... Read >
Author: Greg Edwards16th November 2006
As we Americans mourn the anniversary of 9/11 and the 2,973 people who were murdered on that day 5 years ago, an even more insidious homeland terror is scourging our nation. Every year in this country, more than 98,000* people die from an attack taking pl... Read >
Author: Vickie Milazzo RN, MSN, JD01st April 2006
Roughly 1 million Americans develop kidney stones each year, and they can be extremely painful. However, the best way to deal with them may be to simply let them pass on their own, without additional treatment.Kidney stones form out of the chemicals prese... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola26th March 2006
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Medical ID bracelets are actually identification bracelets that are custom-engraved. These are also pieces of jewelry that have medical condition information engraved on them. There can also be found drug or food allergies, pr... Read >
Author: Jason Bibb09th March 2006
First, lets make one thing clear, the vast majority of patients do not experience any form of Medical Malpractice. In fact the error rate seems to only be between 5 to 80 errors per 100,000 visits to medical practitioners. That not withstanding if you are... Read >
Author: Roger Overanout24th December 2005
The old adage "never say never" takes on an eerie truthfulness when applied to the 27 "inexcusable hospital errors" that are never supposed to happen, but, in reality, often do. These "never events," as such hospital errors are k... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily18th November 2005
Based on a comparison of health care systems in six nations, the 2005 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey found that America led the rest in inefficient care and medical errors.Improper Treatment 34 Percent of the TimeResearchers intervie... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola
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