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Things To Know About Electronic Medical Records
Electronic medical records for better health care
Did you know that electronic medical records have been around for almost 30 years and even after so much time only 30% of all medical centers in the United States use them? The reason why this is such an important number is because people think that everyone uses electronic medical records when in reality most medical facilities don’t. One thing you need to keep in mind is that not every medical facility uses electronic medical records for all their stuff, but a lot of facilities will use electronic medical records for some of their older clients.
Something you need to know about electronic medical records is it reduces waste and decreases storages costs by roughly 7% each year and the nice part about this is not only will the medical facility save money but the environment will be much cleaner. What most people don’t realize is storages is a huge cost and it is only getting worse with more and more people not going to the doctors office on a regular basis. The reason why storage costs are so high is because medical facilities usually hold onto all medical documents for at least 7 years and in doing so they are spending millions of dollars just to do that.
The final thing you need to know is that the compliance for medical records is very high so there is really nothing to worry about as far as health and errors are concerned. What most people don’t know is that most errors and mistakes happen because of handwriting misinterpretation. What this means is that most mistakes happen because other people can’t read your everyone’s handwriting. The best way to get rid of these mistakes is to simply get rid of the problem right from the source, get rid of the paper and pen.
Nursing Uniforms Have Come A Long Way
Nursing uniforms have come a long way since the days of Florence Nightingale. In the “old days”, these stiff white garbs were thick, bulky, and intimidating. Along with a stout set of shoes an apron and a nurse cap, these old uniforms could make Jennifer Aniston look like Nurse Ratchet.
These days, medical uniforms are more dynamic in their look, style, and feel. new nursing uniforms are designed to be sanitary, functional, comfortable, and durable, allowing them to be used effectively in medical facilities, labs, hospitals, and clinics.
Nursing uniforms, commonly referred to as “scrubs” because of the way doctors and surgeons would scrub their arms and hands with cleansers and water to sterilize them before a medical operation or procedures, are now colorful, comfortable and stylish, yet remain functional and practical.
The design of some nursing scrubs almost makes people think that they were designed to be worn as casual wear in the outside world, instead of just inside the medical building. Certainly this wasn’t something that was likely considered when nurses started wearing uniforms a hundred and more years ago.