Posts Tagged health care
The Unsung Role of the Medical Student
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Aging in America, Guest Contributions, Men's Health Topics, Women's Health Topics on October 6, 2012
A former medical student’s point of view ~ When patients go in for help with their medical problems, they expect to see a doctor and they can get pretty snarky when they spend a lot more time with nurses, certified nursing assistants, and medical students. In fact, many patients don’t think much of medical students, […]
Medical Community Breathes Sigh of Relief Over ICD-10 Delay
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Healthcare News on September 27, 2012
Finally. The medical community—not just the physicians, but especially those with medical coding, medical transcription, and even medical office assistant training —can now heave a collective sigh of relief for the extra time to prepare for what’s undoubtedly the most extensive revision of the way it processes medical data for storage, retrieval, and payment […]
Does Social Media Play a Useful Role in Healthcare?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Trends in Healthcare on July 8, 2012
With the plethora of healthcare options available via social media and various websites, it’s often difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. How do you make informed choices about treatment options, doctors and health plans? Social media can play an important role in addressing this common dilemma. While only medical professionals can answer questions […]
Will Electronic Medical Records Improve Your Health Care?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Guest Contributions, Trends in Healthcare on June 5, 2012
Technology has made its way into nearly every corner of our lives, so it may be surprising to some to learn that many doctors’ offices and hospitals still rely on paper forms and filing cabinets for recording and storing patient information. Although the ability to digitize information and create patient-specific electronic medical records has been […]
Only Fresh, Fit, and Fierce Nurses Make the Cut — Are You In?
Posted by Samantha Gluck in Healthcare News, Nursing Topics on February 6, 2012
In today’s rapidly changing health care environment, the pressure and chaos that goes with it can cause nurses and other health care professionals to lose sight of the calling written on their hearts. What calling? You know the one — the persistent call to heal others by sharing knowledge, expertise, and personal talents with those […]
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