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What Is Physician Credentialing?
Physician credentialing is the practice in which documented recognition and verification is administered to a practicing medical professional (physician). An examination into his practices, standing...
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National credentialing programs are very industry specific and offered by recognized national institutes to train people in their respective professions. Professions such as teaching, childcare,...
View ArticleWhat Are Health Care Agencies?
In a health care setting, an agency is typically an administrative organization. Its daily responsibility is to serve and help other businesses administer health care. Health care agencies do not...
View ArticleWhat Are Health Care Regulatory Agencies?
Health care regulatory agencies monitor health care practitioners and facilities, provide information about industry changes, promote safety and ensure legal compliance and quality services. Federal,...
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Health Inspection Checklist
The operation of various organizations, from retirement communities to restaurants, requires adherence to strict health and safety guidelines. These guidelines are established by local, state and...
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Rural Telehealth Grants
Telehealth, or telemedicine, is the use of the Internet and other telecommunications to help health care providers connect with each other and their patients. Government agencies like the U.S....
View ArticleWhat Agencies Regulate the Health Care Industry?
The health care industry in the United States is extremely broad and diverse. Different components of the industry are regulated to ensure quality, standardization, controlling costs and ensuring...
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Purpose of Soda Lime
Soda lime is generally composed of the chemicals calcium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. It presents in the form of grayish white granules. Its main property is its ability to...
View ArticleWhat Can Taking Swabs of Your Cheek Identify?
A cheek or buccal swab refers both to the tool used for the procedure and to the sample collected. Swabbing involves the use of specialized applicators tipped on one end with cotton, polyester or foam,...
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Importance of Quality Medical Record Documentation
Record keeping may not be the task that doctors and nurses wanted to tackle when they signed up for their positions, but attending to medical records is of vital importance. With well-kept medical...
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How to Lodge a Complaint Regarding Your Doctor
Doctors traditionally take the Hippocratic oath, promising to practice medicine ethically. It take years of study to become a doctor and take the oath. However, that doesn't guarantee a doctor won't...
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The Advantages & Disadvantages of Functional Nursing
Although the job duties of nurses generally are wide and varied, within the context of functional nursing the nurses have only one and maybe two responsibilities that they are charged with performing...
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How to Prevent the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Penicillin was the world's first antibiotic and saved uncounted lives after its discovery. Unfortunately, many disease organisms mutated and developed resistance to it, so researchers uncovered other...
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Tips on Taking a Successful Field of Vision Test
A peripheral vision test is performed by a healthcare professional to test the distance an individual can see off to the sides, above and below the central area of the retina. A test of the visual...
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How to File a Complaint Against a Chiropractor
Chiropractors are physicians designed to help patients with back problems. Many people see chiropractors on a regular basis expect a certain level of expertise, professionalism and treatment. If ever...
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Slit Lamp Tutorial
An eye doctor, more commonly known as an ophthalmologist, generally performs a slit lamp examination during a regular eye exam. The device shines a light into the eye, which allows the doctor to...
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What Are the Dangers of Gas Sterilizers?
Sterilization of medical instruments is vital to the healthcare industry. It stops the spread of disease, averts infection and avoids other health risks. Most medical equipment is unaffected by heat...
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How to Make Crutches Not Slip
Crutches provide mobility to people with an injured leg or foot. While the purpose of crutches is to aid a person's ability to walk, it can be difficult getting used to maneuvering around on crutches....
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What Are the Differences Between Theory-Guided Practice & Evidence-Based...
Nurses are expected to place the care and treatment of each patient as their highest concern, but they may disagree on the exact method to use. Theory-guided practices involve patient care practices...
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Caplets Vs. Capsules
Capsules were invented in Europe in the mid-1800s. They are two fused exterior parts usually made from gelatin, which encapsulate medicine or vitamins. It dissolves and releases the enclosed substance...
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