Hospital concerns include issues such as the scheduling of elective procedures and supply issues with manufactures. Elective procedures are medical procedures that are non-emergency and can, if necessary, be postponed. ... Some facilities may choose to avoid elective procedures for a week or even a month to ensure the date rolls over and the equipment is still functioning properly. ...
In other words, the medical decision making process is subject to procedures established by the HMO's. ... However when needless tests and procedures are done the treatment will cost more. ... By eliminating useless procedures, lower cost can be maintained. To determine which procedures are useless, scientists would need to perform ongoing studies of patients that fall under their investigative categories. ... Nor would the HMO pay for the bandages needed to treat the man's infected surgical wound. ...
I decided to pay closer attention to how often this procedure was happening and to my surprise it was happening frequently. " Episiotomy is the most common operation in women and is performed on 70% of primips and 30% of multips." ... Recommended procedures need to be more detailed, since during labor fetal heart rates are hard to interpret. ... The reasons for its popularity (episiotomy) included substitution of a straight, neat surgical incision for the ragged laceration that otherwise might result. ... How to prevent the occurrence of episiotomies Episiotomies are given still more oft...
Introduction Around the globe, the advent of large-scale technology implementation in health care has begun. The terms telemedicine and telehealth are spreading across the globe as fast as the satellite communications systems can transmit them. Telemedicine has reached around the world and has he...
