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The Voice of Experience

When you apply for a job and fill out your resume, they will always have questions about your experience. Why do we ignore the biggest source and one of the best reservoirs of experience in our country today, the senior members of our society.

Clinical Benefits of Electronic Medical Records

Electronic medical records contain a wide array of decision-making tools such as treatment plan recommendations and drug cross reaction alerts. Many EMRs have PDR based medication dictionaries.

Urgent Medical Care Without Appointment

Nobody gets to choose when an accident occurs which makes it hard to always have an appointment lined up. Whether your accident takes place in the morning or in the middle of the night, if you need medical attention there has to be a place to turn to. Urgent medical care facilities realize this situ

Stainless Steel Utility Carts - Keeping Medical Supplies Organized

Stainless steel utility carts are tools designed for hospital supply storage and transport. In the fast-paced medical environments of hospitals, organized equipment is essential in order to keep patient treatment and other important tasks running smoothly. In emergency situations, supplies must be a

When An Immediate Care Center Is Needed

If someone requires medical attention, there are a few different options; a visit to their medical doctor, a visit to the local hospital, or a walk-in medical facility. Determining when an immediate care center is needed can save time and money when it comes to time spent in an emergency room and co

Choosing Products For Incontinence

Finding a well fitting and effective product to manage incontinence can be a difficult process. Understanding the types of products available and their intended purposes will help you make better purchasing choices. This article offers a step-by-step guide to product selection.

Nebulizers Can Offer An Effective Home Treatment for Breathing Problems

Patients suffering from respiratory conditions can face a number of challenges when it comes to treatment. Getting medication quickly and effectively into the airways and lungs is difficult. Previously if patients suffered from breathing problems they would most likely have had to be admitted to hos

Two Key Qualities of Good Leaders

If you have a boss, do you find him or her amusing, a bore, fair, or self-centered? Bosses can be many things. This article defines two qualities essential to good management, in contrast to Dilbert's pointy-haired boss.

The Benefits of Infrared Portable Saunas

Infrared Portable Saunas are extremely beneficial for the body. These can be set-up wherever you want and actually will look like a great piece of built in furniture. Infrared saunas are considered extremely good for healing. Infrared Portable Saunas are a fantastic way to really detoxify the impuri

Various Advantages of Home Medical Alert Systems

Home medical alert systems make sure the safety and security of elderly people or patients staying at homes. These systems comprise of a transmitter that sends an emergency message to the monitoring centers when the need emerges. These systems immediately provide medical help.

CNA Training With the Red Cross

Becoming a certified nursing assistant can be easy for some, while for others it's a little more complex and difficult to understand. CNA training is one of the first essential steps to getting your foot in the door with the medical industry.

Don't Let Indigestion Ruin Another Evening

A good friend of mine loves spicy food. A few years ago, though, he noticed that whenever he ate anything to spicy, he spent the rest of the evening with miserable indigestion. He asked me if there was any way he could enjoy the foods he loved without the unpleasant aftereffects. Fortunately, I was

Re-Engineering Healthcare

Last year Jim Champy published "Re-engineering Health Care: A Manifesto for Radically Rethinking Health Care Delivery". The book was review in the Wall Street Journal, which recommended it as a must read for health care executives. This article reviews the major concepts of the book as vie

NHS Complaints Soar As More Patients Fall Victim To Hospital Superbugs

In the UK we are blessed with a free healthcare system that provides good quality medical services for all residents.Michael Moore's recent movie Sicko which lambasts the US healthcare system (and some would say rightly so) also makes a direct comparison with the UK National Health Service and

Essential Items For The Beach

If you're going to be spending the day at the beach, it's important that you are prepared for both the comfort and enjoyment of the entire family. There are a number of things that need to be considered when preparing for a day at the beach, and you should make sure that you have a list av

Six Top Advantages of Medical Transcription Services

Are you searching for superior methods of storing your client data in an organized yet efficient manner? Do you want to make your patient documents a basis for referral to other health care providers? Are you envious of the way that your competitors have every customer detail in their hands the minu

Daily Living Activities for Nursing Homes

Activities of daily living help determine levels of care for the elderly and disabled.elderly/man and woman leaving hand in hand image by L. Shat from Fotolia.comThe activities of daily living are a set of basic functions that people who are able to function independently perform on a...

Repairing Patient Monitoring System

Patient monitoring system enables physicians to make "house calls" to check the progress of their patients. The system along with a processing module enables close monitoring of patient's different data. The module can be popped in a bed side display unit to exhibit monitored physiolo

Common Fever - Controlling and Relieving Fevers With Home Remedies

A fever is the bodies way of fighting infection or trying to rid itself of toxic matter, the average humans temperature ranges between 37,9 to 37,5 degrees C [98,4 Degree F to 99,5 Degree F], so any variation to the top of the average temperature is called a fever [for a prolonged period]. Exercise,