Articles Archive for June 2009
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Doctors fail to report clinically significant findings to their patients in more than 7 percent of cases, a new study has concluded. According to the study, published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine, use of electronic medical records tended to lower instances of failures to inform. However, practices that used a combination of electronic and paper records failed to inform patients of abnormal results more often than practices that used only paper or electronic records.
As a former office nurse, I know that the number of results received …
case management, Resources, Senior care »
As promised, here are the national listings for resources associated with living arrangements, particularly as they relate to elder care.
Access to Health Insurance/Resources for Care: Online resource that provides information on low-cost and affordable health insurance, health care, and hospice. It is a free service from the Actors’ Fund of America’s Health Insurance Resource Center.
(800) 798-8447
http://www.ahirc.org
Benefits Checkup: An online service of the National Council on Aging to help older adults and their families determine their eligibility for and enroll in federal, state, local and private benefit programs including Medicare …
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Top 10 Reasons to Become a Nurse
10. Pays better than McDonald’s (though the hours aren’t as good.) 9. Fashionable shoes and sexy uniforms.
8. Needles: ’tis better to give than to receive.
7. Confidence in reassuring patients that all bleeding stops … eventually.
6. Opportunity to expose yourself to rare, exotic, and exciting new diseases.
5. Interesting aromas.
4. Courteous and infallible doctors who always leave clear orders in perfectly clear handwriting.
2. Celebration of holidays with all your friends … at work.
1. Comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no matter …
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Jury Awards Damages for Misdiagnosis
An Indiana jury has ordered several Indianapolis health care providers to pay a combined $5 million to a woman who was misdiagnosed in 2000. According to the lawsuit, Clarian Health Partners, Radiologic Specialists of Indiana and Dr. Richard L. Gilmor failed to diagnose that the woman had suffered a ruptured diaphragm. The misdiagnosis led to the removal of a third of her stomach and ongoing complications, an attorney for the woman said. State medical malpractice caps will limit the award to $1.25 …
