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Ultrasound Medical Technologists

Ultrasound medical technologists use sound waves to capture images of internal organs and tissues for diagnosis and treatment of many different medical problems. This field of imaging is called Sonography. In the sonography many different specialized ultrasound equipments are used to take readings of appropriate areas, these images are taken in specific angles requested by physicians. Ultrasound is used for diagnose and monitor different conditions such as heart disease, pregnancy and cancer. Unlike other imaging systems, ultrasound is completely safe for both patients and technicians. Ultrasound does not involve any kind of radiations so harmful side effect and complications are rare; so ultrasound is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to radiological procedures. Just like other fields in medical technology, ultrasound medical technologists can specialize too. Specialty areas can be cardiovascular sonography, abdominal sonography, obstetric gynological sonography,

Home Medical Billing

People aren't getting any younger. This fact should lead you the inevitable conclusion that healthcare is no more needed than it is today. The Labor Statistics states in their recent report that third-party and home medical billing is one of the twenty most popular occupations in the healthcare industry. This is perhaps brought on by the emergence of HMOs, PPOs, POs, and health insurance plans. The average medical practice today spends about $500,000 on liability costs per annum, which may include law suits. Home medical billing is classed as "defensive medicine" in that it helps reduce these costs and prevent you from adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to your balance sheets at the end of every year. What is Home Medical Billing? There are two types of home medical billing. These are the Electronic Billing (which handles claims processing electronically) and Full Service Billing. In electronic home medical billing, every time a doctor sees a patient, a she

Studying Individual Effects of Malpractice: Medical Malpractice Case Study

Even though we put our health, and at times our lives, in the hands of physicians and surgeons, we do have to realize that they are human and can make mistakes while practicing medicine. A case study is an uncontrolled study of an independent situation with an outcome that is also uncontrolled; a medical malpractice case study is an independent, uncontrolled observation of an injury due to medical error in which the outcome is uncontrolled. Here is some background on a medical malpractice case study -- what it involves, and how it's documented. The Outline A typical medical malpractice case study will have to include the following: A summary of events, the case (what happened), why file a suit, the perspectives of both parties, and the trends involved with that particular medical malpractice area. Also someone will need to compile an appendix, references and sources. As with any other study, the author needs to make sure that they start from the outside, and work further

Medical Technologists And Medical Laboratory Techinician

Medical technologists and medical laboratory technicians are the skilled and trained medical professionals. Their work is important to make the treatments and tests successful. However, there are many other people who give a strong support to these technologists. Allied medical fields need professions like medical health care workers, medical social worker or medical laboratory technicians. A medical technologist is a healthcare professional who perform different diagnostic tests and treatments on human body fluids like blood and urine. They do work in clinical laboratories at hospitals, doctor's offices and in reference labs. Medical laboratory technician assists medical technologist. Medical laboratory technician perform the less complex work as they do routine laboratory procedures. They prepare specimens and operate automated analyzers. Medical technologists and medical laboratory technician help each other for medical tests through their work. Medical laboratory tech