Some of the advantages of using robots in the operating room is that a robot may be able to “see” via video devices and to “hear” through microphones using speech recognition software. Robots can hold endoscopes and other instruments without becoming tired or shaky—unlike humans who are liable to becoming tired. Robots are used to […]
It is obvious to note that the advent of digital technology is rapidly transforming the field of radiological system. As a major drawback on traditional X-ray, this application uses high-energy electromagnetic waves to product a two-dimensional picture on file. If the X-ray encounters bone, which it cannot enter, this appears white on the file. Whatever […]
DRG (diagnosis-related group) is define as a code used for diagnosis; hospital reimbursement by insurers is established on a formula using DRGs. CPT (current procedural terminology) is define as codes laboratory tests, treatments and other procedures. ICD (International Classification of Disease; ICD-9-CM or 10) is termed as codes 1,000 diseases, a medical code set preserved […]
Article Reviews Telehomecare and Remote Monitoring: An Outcomes Overview, Stachura M, Khasanshina E, October 31st, 2007, Partners Healthcare: Center For Connected Health; Retrieved September 23, 2013 from http://www.connected-health.org/programs/diabetes/research-materials–external-resources/telehomecare-and-remote-monitoring-an-outcomes-overview.aspx Telehomecare involves the checking of vital signs from remoteness via telecommunications equipment and the replacement of home nursing visits with video conferences. The field of telemedicine […]
I am taking a position against the use of certificate of need program. My argument is that Certificates of Need (CON) laws are a typical government-founded barrier to health care entry and barrier to competition. Creating or expanding economic opportunity could rightly be considered a responsibility of governments toward their citizens. But in today’s global […]
A study by Ku & Kegels (2014) was aimed at investigating variances in diabetes knowledge, attitudes and perceptions (KAP), self-care practices as related to assessment of chronic illness care among people with diabetes consulting, in a family physician-led tertiary hospital-based out-patient clinic versus local government health unit-based health centers in the Philippines. Interviewers were performed using questionnaires revised from […]
Aetna is an American managed health care company, providing a range of traditional and consumer directed health care insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Aetna provides employers and employees with choices between paying on a fixed monthly basis (premium) […]
The Theory of Reasoned Action, curtailed as TRA, is a theoretical model originally developed by Martin Fishbein (1975) and Icek Ajzen of 1980. These are the two theorists identified as the original founders of the theory of reason action. Like many social and cognitive theories, TPB is also the one with derivative and with original […]
Daly, M. (August 26, 2010). Judge determines GPOs do not violate antitrust laws. Healthcare Finance News. Retrieved February 3, 2013 from http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/blog/judge-determines-gpos-do-not-violate-antitrust-laws As an added support to the important and clarification of the primary article presented above; according to this article, judge determines GOPs do not violate antitrust laws, “for some time now, we have […]
A tort lawsuit is a legal proceeding in which a person sues another party for injuring him. For example, a person may file a tort lawsuit after someone breaks his arm in a fight or hits him with his car. Additionally, tort lawsuits are often filed because of medical negligence or some other type of negligence like physician […]
