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Job Profile For Medical Technologists

Job profile for medical technologists describes the kind of a job you are looking for; ultimately it is destination for the job seeker. Medical technologist is emerging profession, it has a promising future. The job of medical technologists is to discover the presence or absence of disease and provide the data that is helpful in determining the best treatment for the patient. Clinical laboratory technicians (CLT) or medical technicians the correlate degree professionals whereas clinical laboratory scientists (CLS) or popularly known as Medical technologists are bachelor degreed professionals. Much of the laboratory work is same for both. The job profile for medical te4chnologist is similar to that of CLTs, but because of the sound theoretical knowledge of MTs, they perform more advance testing such as molecular diagnosing. The usual qualification for any entrance level position like clinical laboratory technologists is a bachelor's degree with a major medical technology

Is the Medical Malpractice Insurance Carrier Charging Too Much?

An insurance agency protects the insured party against financial losses that can be the result of a number of mishaps such as fire, accidents, thefts, sickness, etc. A person gets insured against the possible financial loss by purchasing insurance policies specific to the risk he or she perceives is most likely to occur. The insurance is brought to the consumer by insurance carriers, each specializing in some field or other, such as medical or auto. The insurance carriers are usually large financial companies, which have the capacity of paying for the risks that are covered by the respective policy. In the case of the medical malpractice insurance carrier, this provides insurance to the medical practitioner against the risk of him/her being sued for medical malpractice. Choosing the Best Medical Malpractice Insurance Carrier The past decade has seen a steep rise in the cost of the premiums for medical malpractice insurance. This has prompted many doctors to practice without i

The California Medical Malpractice Case Practice and Its Policy

Medical negligence is usually referred to as medical malpractice and it typically occurs when the provider of such medical care violates governing standards for treatment when causes a patient to suffer injuries. California medical malpractice case policy is like other medical malpractice policies practiced nationwide, and limits punitive damages to $250,000 in most cases. Medical malpractice can result from a particular action taken by medical personnel or the failure to take the right action; such medical malpractice actions can be taken up by the injured patient against the medical provider including doctor, counselor, psychologists and psychotherapists. Here are a few examples of medical malpractice cases: misdiagnosis of or failure to diagnose a medical condition; providing the wrong treatment for the medical condition in cause; and unreasonable delay in treating a diagnosed medical condition. Some general rules and regulation applied to medical malpractice are discussed

Online Medical Billing

If you're looking for a work at home opportunity using your computer at home, then the ads for online medical billing may be appealing. These adverts appear all over the Internet, the local newspaper classified section, and even posted on walls in your neighborhood. They often claim that these online medical billing work at home opportunities can make you earn as much as $20,000 to $45,000 a year even as you work full time from your home or part-time. Some even go to such lengths as to say that no experience is required. While this all sounds good to the ears of any enterprising individual, the Better Business Bureau actually advises consumers to be wary of such adverts. More often than not, these online medical billing opportunities are nothing more than scams. When you respond to these ads, the person you're going to talk to will ask you to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for software and other materials, which according to them, are tantamount to your online m

Types Of Medical Technologists

Medical technologist deals with pre analytical, analytical and post analytical testing of patient's specimens. Medical technologists generate accurate laboratory data that help in detection and treatments of many diseases. There can be different types of medical technologists depending upon their area of specialization. In small labs medical technologists perform many different types of test but while those in large labs often specialized. * Clinical chemistry technologists: Are those who analyze the chemical and hormonal composition of body fluids. They are specialized in field of chemical chemistry. Under this, many other tests can be categorized like general routine chemistry tests, endocrinology, pharmacology and toxicology. * Blood bank technologist: these technologists type blood and match it to donor units of blood transfusions, these medical technologists has to be accurate and organized as even small mistake can be dangerous and fatal. * Urinalysis: it is one of