Monthly Archives: June 2010

Generations and Medical Malpractice Part Two

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Pat Iyer

There are four generations of people employed in health care. Consider how each reacts to situations that put patients at risk for medical errors and medical malpractice. These guidelines are generalities and may not apply to a particular person. 3. … Continue reading →

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Generations and Medical Malpractice Part One

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Pat Iyer

There are four generations of people employed in health care. Consider how each reacts to situations that put patients at risk for medical errors and medical malpractice. These guidelines are generalities and may not apply to a particular person. 1. … Continue reading →

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Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Medical Records Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Pat Iyer

• Compare the nursery records generated at birth with those sent to the hospital to which the baby is transferred. • Review the copies of hospital records found within a physician’s office records with those supplied by the hospital. • … Continue reading →

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Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Records Part 1

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Pat Iyer

• Determine if the entries are in correct sequences and the date is within the correct time frame. For example, a physician recopying an office note may inadvertently use the year that the change is being made, rather than the … Continue reading →

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Do You See What I See? by Pat Iyer

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Pat Iyer

From behind, the group of people walking in front of me through Newark Airport last week looked like a family. There was an older woman, a young couple, and a baby being pushed in the stroller. I filled in: grandmother, … Continue reading →

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The aging population by Pat Iyer

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Pat Iyer

According to the American Association of Retired people (AARP), who collected information in 2009 about the growing older population, there are 10 key findings that affect provision of long term care services: 1. The population age 85 or old – … Continue reading →

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Prescription drug overdoses on the rise in U.S.

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Pat Iyer

by Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according to a report released American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2010. City-living middle-aged women … Continue reading →

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Common Errors of Pharmacy Technicians – Guest Post by Ashley Jones

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Pat Iyer

Medications save lives, but they do so only when they’re taken correctly – by the right patient, who takes the right medicine, at the right time, in the right dosage, by the right route, and for the right amount of … Continue reading →

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