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HPV: The Virus That Causes Genital Warts

HPV, or the human papillomavirus is the main contributing factor to genital warts. This condition is the most common sexually transmitted disease among millions of individuals. Many people go for years not knowing the virus is present in their body. Sexually active individuals should ask their health care provider, during their physical exam to check [...]

Medical professionalism

Medical professionalism is the ability to meet the relationship-centered expectations required to practice medicine competently. Examples -patient-physician relationship                        : being careful and thorough when performing physical                                                                    examination -community-physician relationship                 : participating in initiatives to improve health care                                                                             safety -health care system-physician relationship      : interacting respectfully with other health care                                                                                  [...]

ARRA HITECH

Despite a strong commitment to delivering quality health care, persistent problems involving medical errors and ineffective treatment continue to plague the industry. Many of these problems are the consequence of poor information technology (IT) capabilities, and most importantly, the lack of cognitive IT support. Clinicians spend a great deal of time sifting through large amounts [...]