Integrated Electronic Medical Record: One Software, Numerous Benefits

By Mithlesh Kumar 

  

Health and medical emergencies have become one among the top priorities for people in the recent times. With technological development in The Field Of Medical And Surgical Science, doctors and hospitals are able to provide new hope to the patients. This has increased the responsibilities and patient handling load of the hospitals, demanding them to go for effective and failsafe automated patient information record system. Integrated Electronic Medical Record system or in short, IEMR is an answer to such a growing need for better, hassle-free and safe patient handling and health information management.

Better Medical Reports for Life Insurance

By Michael Challiner  

In about every four in ten cases when someone applies for Life Insurance, the insurer has to obtain a medical report from a General Practitioner.

They need the reports when someone has declared that they have a medical condition on their life insurance application form. The applicant then has to give consent that the insurance company can gain a medical report from their GP. The GP gets called on to supply information about the specifics of that medical condition and any other relevant information.

Social Security Disability - Building Strong Medical Evidence

By Becca Rode  

Social Security requires a lot of paperwork when an individual applies for Disability or SSI. Some of the paperwork deals with identification and personal information, work history, daily activities, and related data. Much of the paperwork, however, relates to medical information. This is because Social Security relies heavily on medical records as evidence. If you want to be approved for Social Security disability, you need to know how to build your medical evidence. The stronger the medical records, the stronger the claim. Here are three tips.

Tip #1: Choose the right doctor(s).

Regardless of your specific disability, you will need medical documentation. The only way to do this is to visit at least one physician. Ideally, that would be an experienced, respected doctor in the field of your disability. The more specific the doctor to your disability, the more credibility he or she will have. For instance, if you claim to have back problems, but only see an MD for treatment, your records will probably not contain much useful information other than pain medication. If you have seen a surgeon or spinal specialist, for example, those records will be very valuable to Social Security. A chiropractor or physical therapist is usually not very helpful to a disability claim.

What is a Medical Malpractice Expert Witness?

By Amy Nutt  

Medical malpractice cases normally occur when a medical professional is alleged to have failed to provide a quality standard of care. Malpractice claims usually involve seeking damages for the plaintiff as a result of intentional misconduct, failure to prevent foreseeable injuries, failure to provide correct test results, and failure to provide proper medical treatment. The most important witness in a medical malpractice claim is the medical malpractice expert witness.

Protecting Your Loved Ones With Medical Alert Dialers

By Kevin Wynn 

If you have elderly people living with you but are often left alone in the house, or elderly loved ones who wants to be independent and live alone, the best security that you can give them would be medical alert dialers. At a push of an emergency button, distress calls will be made to numbers that are already programmed into the base unit or auto dialer. These units also have speaker phone capabilities that can serve as a two-way communication system between the recipient of the emergency calls and the user so an assessment of the situation can be immediately made.

You Can Be a Victim of Medical Identity Theft

By Tina L Douglas 

I am not trying to scare you. I am simply stating a fact. Medical identity theft is a crime that is just as rampant as credit card fraud but is not as publicized. I can't provide any clear explanation why that is so. Maybe because there are no significant monetary variables involved other than the medical insurance and claims that may have been otherwise claimed by the plan holder, or maybe because it is simply not as interesting as credit card fraud.

Medical Identity Theft - Another Crime to Watch Out For

By Tina L Douglas  

Identity theft can be divided into several categories and, unfortunately, this fast growing crime already reached our medical records. This kind of identity theft, classified as medical identity theft, can easily be done because there are also several persons, whether authorized or unauthorized, who can access our medical records that contains necessary and confidential information. These people can be anyone, from physicians to other medical personnel or even some other persons who really want your medical identity.