Telemedicine There have been a number of important and pivotal inventions, process improvements and new technologies that have changed the medical field forever. Just a few that come to mind are CT scanners, electronic healthcare records and immunizations. When looking at more modern and recent changes, meaning over the last generation or so, there are a few besides electronic healthcare records that are changing things for the better. One such thing

Hypnosis in Medicine Proven and Effective: The Continued use of Hypnosis in Modern Western Medicine Alternative medical therapy has become an increasingly discussed topic in the medical profession as more and more clinicians and agencies study and build collective works on the issues surrounding preventative and holistic medical care. It has begun to be acknowledged across the field that traditional Western medicine may have been entirely to focused on the technology and

Medical billing and coding can be described as the process of presenting and following up on claims to health insurance companies for the purpose of obtaining payment for services provided by the healthcare provider. Regardless of whether an insurance company is government-owned or privately owned company, the process for medical billing and coding is similar for many companies. For an individual to become a specialist in medical billing and coding,

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, 2007). In another relative study, Soares and colleagues (2008) focus on the impact that a prolonged length of stay (LOS) in the ICU setting can have on the cancer patients. This particular approach to analyzing medical futility is rare and hence is important as the scarcity of research leads to gaps in our knowledge on this particular aspect. Hence, this study mainly assessed the personality traits and influences of cancer

Medical Ethics and Decision Making Do Doctors Need More Guidelines? New Revolution in Ethics In 1988, what many called the 'third revolution' in medical care came about (Dunevitz, 1999). The first revolution was after the Second World War, and this caused an explosion in the number of hospitals and doctors, as well as the research that went into the field (Dunevitz, 1999). Medicare and Medicaid were created and the field of medicine was