The Medi-Can Medicine Dispenser & Alarm can help the user to take the correct amount of their medication at the correct time. The Medi-Can is a hexagon-shaped container that can hold up to 12 different pills in labeled containers. The Medi-Can container is made out of plastic with 12 dials, 12 screens, and 1 tray with a weight sensor. There is a specific dial on each container holding a certain pill. The user can set a dial to the time period at which they need to take their medication. The user can also select the amount of each medication that needs to be taken on the digital screen below each dial. The Medi-Can will dispense the user’s medication into the tray when it is time for the certain medication to be taken. An alarm will sound when
The e-medial initiative is a new project introduced into the medial field in order to improve the management of medial products. The initiative is bound to cause a great revolution in the use and management of medicine related products. Over the recent past, there have been a lot of problems in the management of medial products, especially medicine. What with the cases of misuse and illegal trade and prescriptions of drugs. This has caused great challenges and with this product, all those problems will be laid to rest. Though the project introduces an aspect of
The US has recently adopted a healthcare policy aimed to get more Americans insured. This policy is named the Affordable Care Act in 2010. “In 2013 there were 42 million uninsured individuals in the United States. “(The Common, pg. 153) There has since been increase in individuals who are covered either by private insurance or by Medicaid/Medicare which had a coverage increase with the new policy. It is believed that millions of people will now have health insurance compared to previous years.
There are different types of technology that is used by medical assistants which also depends on which type of office one is working in. If it is an administrative medical assistant they will use the computer, a fax machine, printer, the telephone if they are mainly in the office. If it is a clinical medical assistant then they will be more than likely working in a medical setting. In the process of checking a patient’s blood pressure they will use an electronic blood pressure monitor if a manual one is not at their disposal. Another piece of equipment that a medical assistant may use would be a high frequency ultrasound machine. They will also use electrocardiograph equipment to check a patient’s heartbeat pattern. Clinical medical assistants
Medical assistants is a medical support professional that performs a variety of tasks to assist physicians in providing patient care, while ensuring that clinics run smoothly. Medical assistants are responsible for performing both clinical and administrative duties. On the clinical side, medical assistance is needed for patient care, maintaining medical records, taking blood, checking blood pressure, and checking any vital signs from patient when updating medical history. On the administrative side, medical assistants are responsible for answering telephones, scheduling appointments, filing medical records and charts, billing, and medical insurance. There are several other important tasks that a medical assistant must perform such as prepare
The way we plan on eliminate the supply of methamphetamine in the US is by Med Code. Med Code is a data base program that tracks every time someone buys any over the counter medicine that has the ingredients of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine in it. The reasoning for tracking these to ingredients is because they are two of the most common ingredients used to make meth. How Med Code works is ever store will be equipped with an ID scanner. Every time someone buys any over the counter medicine they will have to get there ID scan. If the medicine they are buying has the ingredients of Pseudoephedrine or Ephedrine in it there name will go into the data base program Med Code and will be logged. This data base program Med Code will flag anyone that has
The contrast media used to do a mapping of the liver arteries was omnipaque 350. The generic name of this product is Iohexol. This product contains iodine and belongs to a class of drugs known as contrast media or dyes. This contrast media is use before X-ray imaging test such as CT, fluoroscopy to mention some. It works by adding contrast to the body parts to be seen in the image by the radiologist. Furthermore, the nurse in combination with the radiologist use different kinds of medications to …………. First, lidocaine is a local anesthetic which produces loss of feeling or sensation confined to one part of the body. Second, versed(Midazolam) is used before surgery or a procedure. It helps to cause drowsiness, decrease anxiety, and to decrease your memory of the surgery or
Healthcare in the United States has reached a level of complexity which has perplexed Presidents, Congressional members and private industry for over a century (Palmer, 1999). While the healthcare system has evolved over the last century, policy decisions which have attempted to effectuate changes to cost, quality and access have been
The apparel requirements for a medical assistant are scrubs and closed toed shoes. “The majority of medical assistant positions require you to wear scrubs” (Career Gear). Scrubs are loose fitting, the top is short sleeved and the pants have drawstrings to adjust at the waist. Scrubs are required in this field because they are comfortable and are professional looking. Wearing scrubs as a uniform helps patients identify you at the workplace and can help employees feel equal to one another. “The most important aspects of footwear for medical assistants are comfort and safety” (Career Gear). Medical assistants are usually on their feet all day so it is important for them to wear comfortable shoes to avoid future back and plantar issues. Safety
Managed care in the United States will constantly be changing or evolving. This is due to advances in technology, improvements made by the providers and deliverers of the services, new federal and state laws, and a shift towards a performance based system. Managed care will be delivered to the consumer in an affordable, innovative, and reliable manner with an emphasis on quality and accessibility.
Should the United States have Universal healthcare? Healthcare is a huge part of everyone's daily lives, from receiving check-ups, to acquiring care for medical emergencies such as cancer, or other things we can not control. Sadly, these services all cost an absorbent amount of money and a lot of insurance plans may not cover all services. Many people die from not receiving the proper medical care they need. High out of pocket expenses can force people into medical bankruptcies. These problems would not occur if the United States would have Universal Healthcare. Having Universal Healthcare will result in many benefits. Everyone would have access to the care they need, the government would pay for the services, and the services would still
Health care has been inclined by several significant events that have occurred throughout history. Change is the primary focus on what has shaped health care and continues to by pain of improvement, and to focus on the importance of our population and their needs. Though there are several influences politics, finance, culture, technology, health trends, and religions they all play a major contribution towards shaping the healthcare field. (Shi & Singh, 2012) Throughout this paper we will present significant events that have changed and affected health care today, give details about how the historical evolution of health care
In the various conversations between Thaldorf and the hospital over the price of the CT scanner, there was only a focus on the price and attempting to rationalize why it was so much higher than the competitions. The sales engineer did not adhere to the fact that money
The essence of our project is to create an affordable and secure pill dispenser, in order to improve proper medication adherence. Statistics on medication adherence prove it is an extremely prevalent issue, yet is not addressed nearly enough. This is a very solvable problem - most people practice poor habits when taking medications simply because they are unorganized. While researching potential topics, we realized even the cheapest dispensers to regulate intake of medications costed well over $100, which is rather expensive for most people. This is why we decided to take it upon ourselves to build an affordable dispenser. We will most likely gravitate sales towards the elderly, and those with Alzheimers and dementia.
Who are Medical Billers and Coders? Medical Billing and Coding Specialist (MBCS) are the invisible engines of the healthcare system. They create invoices for all medical costs provided by healthcare providers and then submit the claims to patients’ insurance companies. They are also responsible for collecting co-payment s for a portion of the healthcare costs. A medical biller is responsible for processing insurance claims so the physicians and office staff get paid. Medical billing is done in a hospital, clinic or physician office. A medical coder work with ICD-9-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and/or ICD-10-CM medical codes making sure the procedures don for that patient are consistent with the diagnosis in the patient’s chart.
The Medicaid program has an extensive health service package for those who enlist and qualified for the service. It is claimed by the federal government absolute coverage of almost thirteen services, which includes items such as inpatient