Healthcare Industry

Prevention of bedsores on bedridden patients, is a priority in nursing homes and hospitals everywhere. Knowing how to prevent bedsores can literally be the difference between life and death for...

Dentistry remains an elective health care option for the majority of Americans. In a bad economy, while people will still opt for heart surgery, dental care suffers and visits to the dentist...

Kidney specialists are doctors that manage the care of patients with kidney disorders. These physicians evaluate patients, develop treatment goals and monitor patients during treatment. Special...

Home health aides provide non-medical care for elderly and disabled people in their homes. There are many safety issues home health aides need to consider to protect themselves and their patients.

X-ray technicians, or radiologic technicians, assist with the diagnostic process by performing radiologic procedures, including X-rays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), computerized tomography...

Staphylococcus "staph" bacteria are normally found on the skin and in the nose. Most of the time, they cause no symptoms. In the 1960s, scientists identified a new form of staph called...

Few experiences feel more excruciating than awaiting treatment in an emergency room. A smaller number of emergency departments, coupled with more uninsured people requiring care, is the most...

Preparing and writing patient information leaflets requires not just clinical knowledge and skill but also precision and caution. Clinical departments need to be more aware of the significance of...

Healthcare providers are one of the at-risk populations for the swine flu and need to take precautions to prevent infection. Prevention of this disease starts with hospital and healthcare...

The Director of Nursing has a very important job in the nursing home setting. She has the responsibility of overseeing the development and implementation of the residents care programs. It is...

Telehealth is a program run by Medicare and Medicaid, which are federal agencies. Its main purpose is to help patients and health-care providers connect via audio and video conferences when the...

"White coat syndrome" and "white coat hypertension" are terms used to describe blood pressure results that are higher at a health-care provider's office than at home. Patients may feel stress or...

An infection occurs when germs enter the body through a vulnerable area and cause disease. Everyone is at risk of getting an infection. However, cancer patients are much more susceptible for...

Pain clinics are an important part of the health care system and provide an invaluable service to all those in need of pain management. Opening a pain clinic can be accomplished by all those who...

HIPAA is America's Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act. Congress approved it in 2003 in order to protect the privacy of patients while allowing patients easier access to their...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a degenerative disease affecting the nerves that control muscle movement. Also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, the financial burdens of ALS can be tremendous.

Medicare covers services rendered by a physical therapist for beneficiaries. Each year there is a limit placed on the amount of incurred expenses the beneficiary may receive. These dollar limits...

While in a hospital, patients retain a number of rights that pertain specifically to medical situations and aren't necessarily covered under more traditional laws. These rights are outlined in the...

There are as many different kinds of management plans as there are patients. Doctors rely on management plans that help them predict how they will treat patients in hypothetical situations. These...

Caregivers are responsible for a number of daily chores in assisted living homes. Their care is essential to the health of those for whom they care. Caregivers do whatever is necessary for...

Home health care is a group of services provided to patients who are recuperating from illnesses at home. Patients who have experienced a serious injury, suffered a stroke or have a debilitating...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends that, "Manual lifting of residents be minimized in all cases and eliminated when feasible." The American Nursing Association...

A Respiratory Therapist (RT) is a vital part of the medical community due to the experience and skills received during their training. A respiratory therapist will treat, at some time or another,...

Two of the most common cancer treatments are chemotherapy (drugs) and radiation (high energy rays targeted at tumors). Both of these treatments can be effective, but they can also cause a range of...

Patients with terminal illnesses reach a point where treatment is no longer effective. At the end of their lives, patients need specialized care to make their last days comfortable. Hospice...

Quality of care is essential in all long-term-care facilities and environments, and most especially in the care of dementia patients. Nurse's assistants, often called nurse's aides, spend the most...

A Patient's Bill of Rights represents a collection of guarantees that patients can expect to receive when placing themselves in the care of medical providers and related services. A private...

Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, uses magnets to produce detailed images of the internal body. MRI machines pick up signals from the body to produce images. The stronger the signal, the better...

Although the classification of "Patient Advocate" can denote an actual paid professional position of someone acting as a liaison between a patient and health care worker, more often than...

Many health-care systems process a large number of patients through a series of integrated clinical and financial processes. If done well, the process is efficient and patient satisfaction is...

After being released from a hospital or while under doctors' care for an illness or condition that does not require hospitalization, some patients require care beyond what their family is able to...

Whether they are battling a disease or recovering from a severe illness or injury, nursing home occupants may require the supervision of trained medical professionals after leaving a hospital. For...

The CVS Drug Prescription plan generally covers both in-store prescriptions as well as mail-in prescriptions through CVS Caremark. Employers or individuals who choose this plan, may have the...

According to PCI Health Training Center, a patient care technician works with site doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, providing direct care to patients in many health care...

Health care errors impact many patients. A study conducted by The Institute of Medicine* concluded that medical errors kill at least 44,000 and possibly 98,000 every year in U.S. hospitals. There...

Founded in 1898, Roswell Cancer Center was the first comprehensive cancer center in the United States. Now called the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the center has the distinction of being a...

Spirituality is defined as a quality that transcends religious affiliation and strives for inspiration, reverence and awe, and as the inherent drive of a human being to empathize and act for...

For those suffering with cancer the cost of medical treatment can obviously add more stress and burdens to an already difficult and challenging situation. Even with health insurance, cancer...

CTCA was founded in the early 80s by Richard J. Stephenson after his mother died of cancer. He was devoted to developing treatment centers which had a holistic philosophy though entirely...

Many advances in medical technology have helped make procedures less invasive and more comfortable for patients. The C-Arm X-ray device, which was introduced by C-Armsby Philips in 1955. is one...

According to the Department of Labor, occupational health nurses hold an RN license or higher and are employed by companies, mostly industrial, to oversee the health of their employees. They also...

Nobody wants to have to make the decision to put their loved one in an Alzheimer's care facility, even when it becomes clear that this is best. Despite how difficult the process may be, though,...

Positions for recreational therapists, along with other careers in the mental health field, are growing rapidly according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Recreational therapists perform a...

Choosing between options for the care of older loved ones can be a frightening and difficult decision. Often nursing homes are reserved as a last resort, but providing effective health care at...

Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was an English aristocrat who advocated for a corps of nurses to tend British troops during the Crimean War in 1856. Nightingale accompanied the corps of nurses...

A hospital ward may be referred to as a section, unit, or even a floor of the hospital. The wards are typed according to the patients within the ward and their specific needs, diseases, or even...

Fee-for-service (FFS) payment refers to a type of health insurance plan where a patient pays for health services separately. Although the patient may be able to choose her doctor, it is important...

Nurses are responsible for the care they provide to their patients. Evidence-based practice in nursing means making decisions about patient care on the basis of current best available evidence. It...

When someone can't eat normally because of a medical condition, doctors sometimes use a feeding tube so the patient can meet basic nutritional needs. There are a few methods of enteral or tube...

Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, uses magnets, radio waves and computers to see detailed images of the internal structures of the body. While traditional MRI machines are a closed tube, open...