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Gilroy, CA : E-Prescriptions Cutting Down On Time, Costs And Errors : View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving

Article by Richard Kuehn

Gilroy, CA : E-Prescriptions Cutting Down On Time, Costs And Errors : View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Gilroy, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Hollister, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, Seaside & Soledad California

I recently went into my Doctor and he told me he was going to email my prescription in to Safeway. I went down to pick it up about 30 minutes later and was surprised to see it was already done. I wrote yesterday about the downfalls of automation which resulted in at least one recent death. I suppose the same could happen with a crossed wire on a prescription, but this seemed to me to be a very efficient way to get the job done. According to an article in the Monterey Herald, the use of e-prescriptions is becoming increasingly commonplace and is being found to be a timesaver for Doctors and patients and research has shown it can reduce medical errors. Nationally, the number of electronic prescriptions has grown to 326 million in 2009, up from 190 million in 2007. By 2014, it’s estimated that half of Doctors will write electronic prescriptions. The biggest drawback is that a physician’s office has to pay $ 20K to $ 30K per physician, not including the cost of training and upkeep or the conversion of records to an electronic system. However, it cuts down on human error. The Institute of Medicine estimates that 7,000 deaths occur each year due to medication errors, many of which are caused by illegible handwriting and human error. One Doctor quoted in the article says the system saves him 30 minutes or more per day. Time is money! Doctors are reporting that the system also helps them catch potential allergies like drug reactions, and points to cheaper drug alternatives for patients. Bravo for technology that works!http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/blog/index.html?entry=monterey-ca-hospital-technology-thehttp://www.montereyherald.com/health/ci_18520442?source=rss

About Richard Kuehn & Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey:After more than a decade of caregiving, both in a professional environment and for a 97 year old family member I was dissatisfied with service from local caregiving agencies. I became convinced of the need for a service which provides very personal assistance to the elderly and founded Family inHome Caregiving serving the Monterey Peninsula. Please visit my blog where I talk about important senior issues at:http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/Blog

Question by : Is it unfair of me to give my mom the ultimatum to get the help she needs or I won’t come back to the States?
Sorry this is SO LONG.

My mother has major depression that she has refused to get for, and it’s had a severe impact on my life. Six years ago she and I were in a car accident together and while she was being treated at the hospital they discovered a malignant tumor in her brain. She had brain cancer, but it was caught early enough so that she was successfully treated pretty quickly. She’s been in perfect physical health since then, but has remained depressed this entire time. Things became worse for all of us when we moved to Australia in late 2008 for my dad’s job. Her mood swings and depression became more intense then, and since we were on the other side of the world my grandparents and other family members couldn’t help. It was a hard time for everyone, but she made it so much more difficult. She has a MBA and a work visa but refused to get a job. She wasn’t doing the stay at home mom thing either. We had a maid and this girl who goes to the local university was like a nanny for us. My mom would sleep in late every day, take like 2 hours getting dressed and then go and volunteer at our church. She was obsessed with how everything looked – our house, our appearance, our behavior – but that was about it. She didn’t really help with homework, she didn’t prepare meals, she didn’t show a lot of love or anything. Part of her issue was OCD. She was obsessive with rules and order. She could be absurdly strict and give harsh punishment for little things. My dad travels a lot with work, and wasn’t around enough to help us out.

After my baby sister was born 13 months she got post partum depression on top of everything else. She stopped being as OCD but it was kinda like she just stopped living. She never once breast fed my sister. She’ll stay in her nightgown and robe till like 3 in the afternoon sometimes and go for a couple of days without taking a shower. She became super self conscious and didn’t want outsiders coming in. The maid and the nanny / babysitter were let go. This was all at a hard time in my life too. The private school we’d attended was closing because there weren’t enough students and money, and it was like the one place I really loved and was happy. My other sister and brother started going to another school. My dad asked me to start going to school online so I could be at home and help out with the baby and other kids. He started paying me a pretty nice amount since I was doing the job of the maid and the nanny. I’ve saved him money by doing those jobs, and I keep the house running and take care of the kids. In a way it seemed like a good solution because I want to go to college in the States and sticking to an American curriculum was helpful. But going to school online has a ton of drawbacks. All my friends from school live in Illinois. The time difference makes it hard to do the classes and even skype with my friends. Trying to pay attention to your school work while you’ve got a baby sister crying and teething is super hard. The responsibility of doing all the laundry, all the cooking, all the everything involved in running our house and family is way too much. The money doesn’t make up for everything I’m missing! Worst of all, I felt chained to the house. I don’t have my license and I don’t have a work visa so I can’t work outside of the house in Australia. The only times I ever left the house was to walk my sister to and from school, walk the dog, do the grocery shopping (since my mom never did) and go to gymnastics three times a week and to church on Sunday. I spent the rest of my life in the house.

My dad has been trying to get my mom to go into therapy for ages. She won’t go. She saw a psychiatrist in March and was prescribed an antidepressant. She won’t take it because she’s afraid she’ll gain weight from it. She used to be very beautiful and thin and said having us wrecked it all. Right now I’m with my grandparents in Illinois. I am happy for the first time in over a year. Just being a normal teen has felt so amazing. They know about my mom. They want me to stay here and live with them. They have a huge house in a nice area and live right down the road from a great high school. I could start there in August as a senior. I already went down there and talked to them about how I’d go about enrolling. I could have a real high school experience and just enjoy my life again. I’m never ever going to get to be a teen or go to high school again. This is my last chance. I think that me being here will actually help my mom. Without having me to do everything for her, she’ll have to start doing it herself. I think being productive will help her so much. I’m hoping this will make my dad insist she get help. I already talked to her about it. She’s upset. She said because I’m 17 I have no rights and she can make me come back. Idk. I told her I’d come back if sh
The Q got cut off. I said I’d come back if she went to therapy, took the medicine, and agreed to let the maid come back so I’m not doing everything myself.

Best answer:

Answer by Decadence
Stay with your grandparents.

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Gilroy, CA : E-Prescriptions Cutting Down On Time, Costs And Errors : View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving

Article by Richard Kuehn

Gilroy, CA : E-Prescriptions Cutting Down On Time, Costs And Errors : View From A Private Duty Caregiver Serving, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Gilroy, Gonzalez, Greenfield, Hollister, King City, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Salinas, San Juan Bautista, Seaside & Soledad California

I recently went into my Doctor and he told me he was going to email my prescription in to Safeway. I went down to pick it up about 30 minutes later and was surprised to see it was already done. I wrote yesterday about the downfalls of automation which resulted in at least one recent death. I suppose the same could happen with a crossed wire on a prescription, but this seemed to me to be a very efficient way to get the job done. According to an article in the Monterey Herald, the use of e-prescriptions is becoming increasingly commonplace and is being found to be a timesaver for Doctors and patients and research has shown it can reduce medical errors. Nationally, the number of electronic prescriptions has grown to 326 million in 2009, up from 190 million in 2007. By 2014, it’s estimated that half of Doctors will write electronic prescriptions. The biggest drawback is that a physician’s office has to pay $ 20K to $ 30K per physician, not including the cost of training and upkeep or the conversion of records to an electronic system. However, it cuts down on human error. The Institute of Medicine estimates that 7,000 deaths occur each year due to medication errors, many of which are caused by illegible handwriting and human error. One Doctor quoted in the article says the system saves him 30 minutes or more per day. Time is money! Doctors are reporting that the system also helps them catch potential allergies like drug reactions, and points to cheaper drug alternatives for patients. Bravo for technology that works!http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/blog/index.html?entry=monterey-ca-hospital-technology-thehttp://www.montereyherald.com/health/ci_18520442?source=rss

About Richard Kuehn & Family inHome Caregiving of Monterey:After more than a decade of caregiving, both in a professional environment and for a 97 year old family member I was dissatisfied with service from local caregiving agencies. I became convinced of the need for a service which provides very personal assistance to the elderly and founded Family inHome Caregiving serving the Monterey Peninsula. Please visit my blog where I talk about important senior issues at:http://www.familyinhomecaregiving.com/Blog

Question by weirdiscomplimentary: I am not sure that I want to be a teacher. What should I do?
I am a teacher. I really like the curriculum-development aspects of teaching, but not the assessment, dealing with kids who are immature and whiney, the daily stress of being in a school building, unsupportive parents, etc. I’ve been doing this for nearly 4 years and I am not getting any happier. I’ve taught in public, private and charter settings. All of them have benefits and drawbacks. I get glowing reviews from anyone who observes me, but I’m fundamentally unhappy.

What should I do? Should I stay in this career for a few more years and see if it grows on me? If I stay in it and it doesn’t grow on me, then will I be trapped in this career for ever? I’ve never stayed at a school for more than 1.5 years. Is the problem that I haven’t ever gotten used to a particular setting?

The current school that I’m in — aside from low pay and bad benefits — should be exactly what I want. Smart, supportive staff and administration; small class sizes; good curriculum development, etc. And yet I’m still miserable.

The biggest problem is that I think I’m basically unqualified to do anything else. Especially in this economy. I’ve applied to jobs working in low-level admin and never even got a callback. When I was looking for a new job last spring, I almost exclusively applied to non-teaching jobs in the hope that I could make a career switch. But the only places that called me back were schools with teaching positions.

What should I do? Are there ways that I can be preparing for a career shift once the economy brightens? Are there things I can be doing now that will help me feel less miserable and know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel? And what careers are best for burnt-out teachers?
Just so you know, there is very little room for advancement in teaching — you either have to become an administrator (which is even more stressful than teaching) or you have to leave the school entirely. There are some opportunities to become a teacher-leader, but they are very competitive.

And very few “perks.” More time off is the commonly cited perk, but I don’t think it’s worth all the stress that you have when you’re teaching. And, at my school, for instance, we work the whole time that we’re on “vacation” — we just don’t teach the kids during that time.

I just wanted to note this, for the responder who is going into teaching and says that I should be grateful for all the benefits of this job. Yes, there are benefits, but they are CONSIDERABLY lower than jobs that require an equivalent level of intelligence. I AM grateful to have a job in this economy — that’s why I’m planning to keep it until I can find a job that is different.

Best answer:

Answer by Christina
I sure don’t have all the answers, but I would think that if you are very unhappy in your current job as a teacher, then perhaps it’s time to plan for a job in which you could do more of the things you enjoy and less of those you don’t. I don’t think more time will necessarily make the job suddenly one you love. Since you like developing curriculum, perhaps you could look into being a curriculum planner for the school district or state? You may need a Master’s degree in this and I’m not sure if there are that many jobs available in the current economic climate, but perhaps it could be something you work towards. Also, maybe you could talk to some of the teachers in your school who have been there awhile and ask them how they’ve handled burn out. I think this might be something many teachers go through. I’m considering getting my teacher’s credential…it’s good to hear your thoughts as I love designing curriculum but am not as sure about how I would deal with the unsupportive parents and problem kids on a day to day basis. Anyway, best of luck finding the right path for yourself!

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The Many Hats Of The Private Investigator In The Criminal Justice Discipline

Article by Hugh Jackson

Private Investigator often known as Non-public Detective requires broad information to be very successful. You need broad based coaching, just like many other legal justice professions. The very last thing you need is to be referred to as for a job only so that you can uncover that you are not outfitted to handle that job. On this article, I’ll focus on a few of the many hats (jobs) personal investigators could also be referred to as to wear.

1. The non-public investigator could also be referred to as to wear the hat of Interviewer. This requires their talking to people to gather facts.

For example, a law agency preparing for a case in courtroom could rent a private investigator to interview witnesses. Though a lot of people will call this interrogation when executed by a non-public investigator, however the job here is just to help the regulation firm gather the facts.

2. The personal investigator could also be called to wear the hat of a Researcher. This involves going over mountains of paper to fish out information. On this digital age, this will contain utilizing the computer and the internet.

It will likely be wise then for the non-public investigator to be high tech savvy. Investing money and time in computer training will not be a nasty concept for those who don’t wish to forgo work on this area.

3. The personal investigator could also be called to wear the hat of a Surveillance Person. Surveillance might be stated to be synonymous with investigation. Within the old days, this is in all probability the vast majority of the job accomplished by non-public detectives.

An instance is partner that suspects his/her accomplice of cheating. He/She would hire a personal investigator to comply with their associate to catch them within the act of cheating. Private investigators normally accomplish this via surveillance.

The surveillance would usually be captured on video or still camera. This way, the personal investigator could have the bodily evidence to indicate the person who hired him/her. Within the current reality TV craze, there may be even a television show on this. The host would video tape the cheater, generally with hidden video camera. The video tape is then performed on television.

4. The personal investigator could also be called to wear the hat of Retailer Detective. Theft is a giant problem for retail stores. To assist fight this drawback, retail stores would hire non-public detectives.

The detective’s job is to catch shoplifters or staff that attempt to steal goods or merchandise. The detective will normally be hidden out of sight and most certainly use hidden video cameras to look at buyers and employees. If there are shoplifters, you will be certain the non-public detective will catch them.

There you have it! The various hats non-public investigators can put on of their profession. Those that put together themselves with the correct coaching will have loads of jobs at their disposal. Who is aware of, they could end up being TV stars, like the star of the TV present, Cheaters.

Question by M D: Stay at a job with no room for growth?
I am an attorney working for a grant-based program. I have been told by my direct supervisor that there is no room for professional advancement for me, that I was hired to be an attorney and that’s what I am. I am considering leaving this employ and going into private practice, taking appointed cases and earning 2-3 times as much per hour that I work. I am relatively young and would like some hope of increasing my practice and income. The drawbacks are that there will not be a guarantee of work (so no more 40 hour weeks) and that it could be slow, at least as I am beginning. So my question (per The Clash): Should I stay or should I go?

Best answer:

Answer by Sage-Coach
M D,
Private practice will require complete dedication and plenty of sacrifice until established. If you possess the qualities of an entrepreneur and are willing to work no matter what distractions life offers, then go for it. In the beginning, you may be able to supplement your income with some side work from www.guru.com. There are many other options for a young attorney if you are concerned about the risks of private practice. Don’t waste away in a dead end job. Use your knowledge and skills to do something you enjoy. Success will follow! Good luck!

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