The Continuity of Care Record (CCR) provides a standardized way to create electronic snapshots about a patient's health information. Its aim is to improve the quality of healthcare delivered to a patient and reduce medical errors by making current information readily available to all caregivers inv...
Research on why quality improvement collaboratives succeed or fail has produced the following list of critical success factors: taking a whole-system approach, selecting a topic and goal that fits with organizations’ priorities, fostering a culture of quality improvement (e.g. that quality is every...
Structured clinical information is often captured in clinical coding systems such as SNOMED-CT or ICD-10, along with medication, referrals, tests and other labelled fields. Conversely, notes made at consultations, referral, outpatient and discharge letters, imaging or pathology reports and nursing ...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the UK according to the NHS.
It is critical for investors, owners, and executives of manufacturers to identify key potential policy changes in various jurisdictions that could affect fair pricing for existing and development-stage assets, and formulate a multi-prong strategy to address access to medication and continued innova...
Medication The first line of treatment for a psychotic disorder is the use of anantipsychotic medication. This may include medications such asrisperidone,quetiapine,olanzapine, or aripiprazole[2][16]. Certain psychotic disorders may benefit from the use of other types of medications, which are often...
Artificial insemination (IUI) is a simple and low-cost assisted reproductive technique by which sperm are introduced unnaturally into the woman's uterus. The objective is to produce fertilization and achieve pregnancy. Depending on the origin of the semen sample used, we distinguish two types of ...
The clinical history is critical to determine the risk of COVID-19. Symptoms of the disorder resemble those of a viral pneumonia and include: persistent cough, shortness of breath, pyrexia, myalgia and fatigue. Other non-specific symptoms may also be present, such as headache, nasal congestion...
September 2023 – Chris fromMy TravelWorld, German traveler:“We are currently in Jamaica on a 2-week trip exploring the country outside of the resort towns. We had a great time in the Blue Mountains and in Port Antonio. Locals are absolutely friendly and it is great to dive into the ...