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The medical history is a longitudinal record of what has happened to the patient since birth. It chronicles diseases, major and minor illnesses, as well as growth landmarks. It gives the clinician a feel for what has happened before to the patient. As a result, it may often give clues to current disease state.
Birth certificate. A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a person. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth. Depending on the jurisdiction, a record of birth ...
The history of hospitals began in antiquity with hospitals in Greece, the Roman Empire and on the Indian subcontinent as well, starting with precursors in the Asclepian temples in ancient Greece and then the military hospitals in ancient Rome. The Greek temples were dedicated to the sick and infirm but did not look anything like modern ...
Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare amendment (July 30, 1965). Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right.. Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956. [5]
On July 16, 1798, President John Adams signed the first Federal public health law, " An act for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen." This assessed every seaman at American ports 20 cents a month. This was the first prepaid medical care plan in the United States.
For prescriptions, see Electronic prescribing. An electronic health record (EHR) is the systematized collection of patient and population electronically stored health information in a digital format. [ 1 ] These records can be shared across different health care settings.
Kamala Harris is a Black woman of Afro-Jamaican and Indian (Tamil) heritage. [5] Harris's birth certificate, dated November 5, 1964 (left), an affidavit correcting her middle name from Iyer to Devi, dated February 18, 1965 (right). Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was a biologist whose work on the progesterone receptor gene stimulated advances ...
Telehealth is the distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. [ 1 ] It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions. [ 2 ][ 3 ]Telemedicine is sometimes used as a synonym, or is ...