MENDEZ, VANESSA A. / LLB 2 LAW 317-LEGAL MEDICINE FINAL EXAM ATTY. RUTH BAWAYAN 1. Explain what the interplay between law and medicine is. Legal Medicine applies medical and surgical concepts, scientific knowledge and skills to medico- legal issues, in order to assist the trier of facts in the proper dispensation of justice. Courts routinely call upon physicians to give expert testimony in a trial, especially concerning the findings of an autopsy and the results of laboratory tests. He is deemed
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The Hippocratic Oath, both old and new is very important in the medical field. This oath that you take, not only protects the patient, but also can help in difficult decisions that you may have to make. Comparing the old and new version of the oath, we see that in the old oath there is a heavy influence and ties to religion, where as the modern version does not have any thing about religion, it is more science based rather than godly. In the old oath I noticed the use of the pronoun him quite a bit
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Grade Received, "A" Ownership of the Medical Record Even though the medical record is made up of data pertaining to the patient, the actual document belongs to the doctor. The medical record is in fact an aide developed by the doctor to reinforce patient care, and also benefits the practitioner. When a doctor quits working in a practice that has several doctors, the question of which doctor actually owns which chart may surface. Sadly, there isn’t an actual answer due to the fact that ownership
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The patient doctor relationship is a bond that is different from any other. Friendship, privacy, trust and empathy are all equally involved and should be respected. This is usually only achieved with face to face, in office patient contact, facing a physician, with whom one has been a patient for a great length of time. Considering the time invested into finding a doctor that feels comfortable it is no wonder why leaving ones doctor might be a bit stressful. With advancements in recent technology
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I work at a hospital and physician, by tradition, had total responsibility for decisions about patient management. Recommendations received from the nurse were among the many forms of data the physician used in decision making. However, for these recommendations to be acceptable to the physician, the nurse had to offer them in a manner that was not presumptuous. The nurse had to appear passive while taking initiatives and making significant recommendations; in requesting the nurse's recommendations
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what keeps most workers in the field their job and some patients their health. In the end, in order for everyone to be satisfied, everyone must play their role and work together. In order for the patient to understand what they are paying for; the biller must know who to bill and what they are paying for as well. There are ten steps of the medical billing process and the first step of this process would be to always pre-register the patients. When you break this step down a little further all it
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staff. These guidelines are setup to protect the physicians, patients, and medical staff. Medical offices can help to reduce errors by making sure that the staff is properly trained and that the office has updated coding and billing software. I think that each office should have a guide that consists of codes which would aid the employees in the billing process. Some offices currently use sheets that are in the front the patients file that contain diagnosis and the codes, which is filled out
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comes into play. During this semester I learned about multiple different issues, thoughts, beliefs and reasons on how we should deal with certain situations. But, there were two things that struck me and make me think when I am at work dealing with patients and their families. Medical ethics is defined as a system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. As a learned discipline, medical ethics encompasses its everyday use in clinical settings as well as work
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considerations that are faced when considering the removal of life support for a patient. Then, I will draw some conclusions about the choices I would make if faced with the decision of having to remove life support for a member of my family. It may be that the decision to withhold or withdraw life support is most likely to pit the hopes and fears of patients and their families against medical science and their physician. Patients are compelled by powerful emotions (such as guilt) or by adherence to religious
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foundational science essential for effective healthcare; biostatistics, epidemiology, and population health; literature interpretation; medical ethics; and patient safety. What WILL NOT change? The Step 3 exam will continue to: Focus on knowledge and application of the biomedical and clinical sciences necessary for independent patient care; Include multiple-choice questions and computer-based case simulations; Be administered over two days, for a total time comparable to current testing
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