The development of healthcare treatments has given people hope to fight diseases. However, humans are born to be afraid of advanced technologies. As such, it is critical that medical professionals have the skills to explain the benefits of treatments to patients and, ideally, involve them in the development of new treatments in the first place. Find out how and why you … [Read more...]
Improve Public Health Through Geographic Information
The environment in which we live and work can have a profound effect on our health – an effect that is explored by the emerging field of geohealth. The free online course "Geohealth: Improving Public Health through Geographic Information" will introduce you to new developments in geohealth, looking at the latest thinking and methods for using spatial data and geographic … [Read more...]
Disadvantages of Electronic Medical Records
Thanks to the advancement of technology, many things these days are quickly and successfully accomplished with great ease and lesser effort. One of the main recipients of the benefits of this innovation is our process of data recording and compilation. These days, a lot of companies and institutions like hospitals make use of electronic devices in order to keep safe pertinent … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of Electronic Medical Records
What is an electronic medical record? An electronic medical record (EMR) or otherwise known as the electronic health record (EHR) is simply a medical record of a patient that is made in digital form. This digital information is usually placed or stored in a database that is accessible from everywhere via a network. This valuable patient’s medical information is used to be … [Read more...]
Interesting Facts about Doctors
The world will never be the same without doctors. Although there are a lot of professions that are considered very important these days, doctors by far are one of the most needed experts that we have in our society. This great demand for doctors is due to the fact that these professionals are the ones that are sought after when it comes to health. As we all know, health is a … [Read more...]