Role of Medical Terminology in Healthcare

Role of Medical Terminology in Healthcare

 

Just like in any other language, terms used are very universal.  Medical terminology is as well universal per say. It is applicable everywhere in the world within the medical industry. It is the standardized means of compunction that enables different professionals within the healthcare industry to communicate effectively (Kurzweil, 2005). It has got various reasons as to while it is applied everywhere within the industry. It is not limited to an induvial or a small group of people but incorporates a wide range of professions ranging from nurses, doctors, and medical practitioners. It is of great essence for other workers like medical assistants, medical coders, and others to master the terminology as well. This will prevent possible injuries that might occur from lack of familiarity with the terminology by some workers in the industry.

Medical terminology is used to describe the kind of treatment and diagnosis a patient requires effectively. it might be from doctors from a given section of the hospital to another. this is meant to make understanding of the patient’s problems’ easier and accurate. Without proper mastery of the terminology, there would be a communication breakdown which would result in dire consequences that would go to an extent of resulting to loss of life. This is because a patient might fail to get the right medication or treatment at the end, a situation that might lead to deterioration of their conditions from the initial one.

Medical terminology is as well used for easy documentation and communication. They offer abbreviations and universal terms that enable them to pass important message in few words. The statements ought to be longer when translated into English than when written in medical terminology. The same eases the work of the doctor’s sine they are required to write numerous documents concerning each patient daily despite the patients’ high turnover. Medical terminology enables them to write in brief statements that are understandable to other medical practitioners.

Proper communication is vital in any field. errors in writing might, however, lead to poor communication. Errors in the medical field might even result in bigger problems and dire health risks. Medical terminology helps tell the medical history of a patient, therefore, enabling the immediate medical practitioner to choose the right treatment for the patient. They get to know the effective and the ineffective measures for the patient. Medical terminology is therefore used to eliminate errors that might arise when writing medical statements about a patient. This is because practitioners will still understand the message even if a slight error is committed since they are familiar with the terms used.

The use of medical terminology eases clinical proceedings and enables everyone play their part effectively and as required. All this narrows down to the benefit of the patient. It seems scary and complicated to the eyes of laymen but it is very meaningful to the medical practitioners in documentation. The majority of the terms used are derived from Latin and Greek, therefore allowing systematic methodology, since each term consists of three components that can be broken into three parts.

Professionals in the field of medicine and healthcare use medical terminology to describes situations that would be difficult to explain in English. It is however used to code information that needs not to be known by other people outside the profession. it might be used to hide details about a disease or the condition of a patient from family members and friends to spare them from emotional distress.

Throughout history, there have been increased use of individual and unit-specific terms that have ultimately lead to a wide range of terminology that describes the same area (Herman, 2007). There has therefore been a need for standardized medical terminology. This is a common language that is readily understandable by all health care practitioners to describe the processes they carry out on daily basis in their profession (Brenner & Stevens, 2013). According to a report by the United States & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility (2014), It basically provides a common means of communication.

Standardizing medical terminology is, however, essential to enable any healthcare provider all over the world to deliver the required treatment to a patient by reading prescription written for them by another physician. This might as well help to decipher complex information that might seem to require extra caution to deliver the right treatment.  Standardizing the terminology would help the practitioners to know what kind of attention the patient requires and whether they are in hospital or not. The importance of fluency in medical terminology cannot be overstated (Kennedy, 2007).

Standardized medical terminology, with its advantages ranging from better communication, improved patient care, increased visibility of medical interventions, greater adherence to standards of care, enhanced data collection to evaluate medical care outcomes, and facilitated assessment of medical competence, could be a more advantageous approach to medicine (Kennedy, 2007).

Having a standardized medical language would be more advantageous to patients since it would result in quicker responses among medical practitioners in offering services. This would possibly save a patient’s life. Standardization of the terminology is essential in transmission of data from various medical institutions. This puts the use of technological devices at its maximum.

The healthcare system might need to introduce a standardized database where information technology would be employed to achieve an efficient way of sharing information between different practitioners. The standardized database might have to include different laboratory tests done and the results obtained. Such a database would emulate the workability of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) database (Kurzweil, 2005).

Medical terminology has been applied in an attempt to shorten the learning curve.  Though medicine is a complex and wide field, the terminology has effectively played a role in easing this. The learners learn complex skills relatively more quickly than it would take under normal circumstances. The medical terminology aids in shortening the time one needs to grip a given concept. It makes learners understand, much more information at the initial level and therefore reduces the time required to revisit procedures and processes later.

Because of its complicated nature, the field of medicine would otherwise need a lot of devotion and time to learn the required skills were it not for the use of medical terminology. Its use shortens the time one requires to write or read procedures. It as well acts as a precise way of giving instructions. Learners are therefore able to gain proficiency at a faster rate (Herman, 2007). Evaluation becomes easier since examination looks for specific terms and wording rather than considering long phrases as in other fields. It lowers the complication rate of the field and the perception that the field involves too much.

Shortening the learning curve has been of much help in the field of medicine. It reduces potential risks to patients during learning phase for surgeons keeping in mind of the introduction of restricted working hours (Herman, 2007).  Trainees are at times allowed to review medical procedures before performing an operation.

The introduction of various teaching models on medical terminology has aided in making shortening the learning curve. They have facilitated acquisition of procedures and skills that would otherwise take a longer time to study. The models have provided a relatively cheap, easily accessible and a repeatedly usable approach to medicine (Brenner & Stevens, 2013).

 

 

References

Brenner, G. M., & Stevens, C. W. (2013). Pharmacology. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.

Herman, I. P. (2007). Physics of the human body. Berlin: Springer.

Kennedy, D. (2007). Writing and using learning outcomes: A practical guide. Ireland: University College Cork.

Kurzweil, R. (2005). The singularity is near: When humans transcend biology. New York: Viking.

United States., & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility. (2014). Aerospace medicine and biology. Washington, D.C: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Just like in any other language, terms used are very universal.  Medical terminology is as well universal per say. It is applicable everywhere in the world within the medical industry. It is the standardized means of compunction that enables different professionals within the healthcare industry to communicate effectively (Kurzweil, 2005). It has got various reasons as to while it is applied everywhere within the industry. It is not limited to an induvial or a small group of people but incorporates a wide range of professions ranging from nurses, doctors, and medical practitioners. It is of great essence for other workers like medical assistants, medical coders, and others to master the terminology as well. This will prevent possible injuries that might occur from lack of familiarity with the terminology by some workers in the industry.

Medical terminology is used to describe the kind of treatment and diagnosis a patient requires effectively. it might be from doctors from a given section of the hospital to another. this is meant to make understanding of the patient’s problems’ easier and accurate. Without proper mastery of the terminology, there would be a communication breakdown which would result in dire consequences that would go to an extent of resulting to loss of life. This is because a patient might fail to get the right medication or treatment at the end, a situation that might lead to deterioration of their conditions from the initial one.

Medical terminology is as well used for easy documentation and communication. They offer abbreviations and universal terms that enable them to pass important message in few words. The statements ought to be longer when translated into English than when written in medical terminology. The same eases the work of the doctor’s sine they are required to write numerous documents concerning each patient daily despite the patients’ high turnover. Medical terminology enables them to write in brief statements that are understandable to other medical practitioners.

Proper communication is vital in any field. errors in writing might, however, lead to poor communication. Errors in the medical field might even result in bigger problems and dire health risks. Medical terminology helps tell the medical history of a patient, therefore, enabling the immediate medical practitioner to choose the right treatment for the patient. They get to know the effective and the ineffective measures for the patient. Medical terminology is therefore used to eliminate errors that might arise when writing medical statements about a patient. This is because practitioners will still understand the message even if a slight error is committed since they are familiar with the terms used.

The use of medical terminology eases clinical proceedings and enables everyone play their part effectively and as required. All this narrows down to the benefit of the patient. It seems scary and complicated to the eyes of laymen but it is very meaningful to the medical practitioners in documentation. The majority of the terms used are derived from Latin and Greek, therefore allowing systematic methodology, since each term consists of three components that can be broken into three parts.

Professionals in the field of medicine and healthcare use medical terminology to describes situations that would be difficult to explain in English. It is however used to code information that needs not to be known by other people outside the profession. it might be used to hide details about a disease or the condition of a patient from family members and friends to spare them from emotional distress.

Throughout history, there have been increased use of individual and unit-specific terms that have ultimately lead to a wide range of terminology that describes the same area (Herman, 2007). There has therefore been a need for standardized medical terminology. This is a common language that is readily understandable by all health care practitioners to describe the processes they carry out on daily basis in their profession (Brenner & Stevens, 2013). According to a report by the United States & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility (2014), It basically provides a common means of communication.

Standardizing medical terminology is, however, essential to enable any healthcare provider all over the world to deliver the required treatment to a patient by reading prescription written for them by another physician. This might as well help to decipher complex information that might seem to require extra caution to deliver the right treatment.  Standardizing the terminology would help the practitioners to know what kind of attention the patient requires and whether they are in hospital or not. The importance of fluency in medical terminology cannot be overstated (Kennedy, 2007).

Standardized medical terminology, with its advantages ranging from better communication, improved patient care, increased visibility of medical interventions, greater adherence to standards of care, enhanced data collection to evaluate medical care outcomes, and facilitated assessment of medical competence, could be a more advantageous approach to medicine (Kennedy, 2007).

Having a standardized medical language would be more advantageous to patients since it would result in quicker responses among medical practitioners in offering services. This would possibly save a patient’s life. Standardization of the terminology is essential in transmission of data from various medical institutions. This puts the use of technological devices at its maximum.

The healthcare system might need to introduce a standardized database where information technology would be employed to achieve an efficient way of sharing information between different practitioners. The standardized database might have to include different laboratory tests done and the results obtained. Such a database would emulate the workability of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) database (Kurzweil, 2005).

Medical terminology has been applied in an attempt to shorten the learning curve.  Though medicine is a complex and wide field, the terminology has effectively played a role in easing this. The learners learn complex skills relatively more quickly than it would take under normal circumstances. The medical terminology aids in shortening the time one needs to grip a given concept. It makes learners understand, much more information at the initial level and therefore reduces the time required to revisit procedures and processes later.

Because of its complicated nature, the field of medicine would otherwise need a lot of devotion and time to learn the required skills were it not for the use of medical terminology. Its use shortens the time one requires to write or read procedures. It as well acts as a precise way of giving instructions. Learners are therefore able to gain proficiency at a faster rate (Herman, 2007). Evaluation becomes easier since examination looks for specific terms and wording rather than considering long phrases as in other fields. It lowers the complication rate of the field and the perception that the field involves too much.

Shortening the learning curve has been of much help in the field of medicine. It reduces potential risks to patients during learning phase for surgeons keeping in mind of the introduction of restricted working hours (Herman, 2007).  Trainees are at times allowed to review medical procedures before performing an operation.

The introduction of various teaching models on medical terminology has aided in making shortening the learning curve. They have facilitated acquisition of procedures and skills that would otherwise take a longer time to study. The models have provided a relatively cheap, easily accessible and a repeatedly usable approach to medicine (Brenner & Stevens, 2013).

 

 

References

Brenner, G. M., & Stevens, C. W. (2013). Pharmacology. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.

Herman, I. P. (2007). Physics of the human body. Berlin: Springer.

Kennedy, D. (2007). Writing and using learning outcomes: A practical guide. Ireland: University College Cork.

Kurzweil, R. (2005). The singularity is near: When humans transcend biology. New York: Viking.

United States., & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility. (2014). Aerospace medicine and biology. Washington, D.C: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

 

Just like in any other language, terms used are very universal.  Medical terminology is as well universal per say. It is applicable everywhere in the world within the medical industry. It is the standardized means of compunction that enables different professionals within the healthcare industry to communicate effectively (Kurzweil, 2005). It has got various reasons as to while it is applied everywhere within the industry. It is not limited to an induvial or a small group of people but incorporates a wide range of professions ranging from nurses, doctors, and medical practitioners. It is of great essence for other workers like medical assistants, medical coders, and others to master the terminology as well. This will prevent possible injuries that might occur from lack of familiarity with the terminology by some workers in the industry.

Medical terminology is used to describe the kind of treatment and diagnosis a patient requires effectively. it might be from doctors from a given section of the hospital to another. this is meant to make understanding of the patient’s problems’ easier and accurate. Without proper mastery of the terminology, there would be a communication breakdown which would result in dire consequences that would go to an extent of resulting to loss of life. This is because a patient might fail to get the right medication or treatment at the end, a situation that might lead to deterioration of their conditions from the initial one.

Medical terminology is as well used for easy documentation and communication. They offer abbreviations and universal terms that enable them to pass important message in few words. The statements ought to be longer when translated into English than when written in medical terminology. The same eases the work of the doctor’s sine they are required to write numerous documents concerning each patient daily despite the patients’ high turnover. Medical terminology enables them to write in brief statements that are understandable to other medical practitioners.

Proper communication is vital in any field. errors in writing might, however, lead to poor communication. Errors in the medical field might even result in bigger problems and dire health risks. Medical terminology helps tell the medical history of a patient, therefore, enabling the immediate medical practitioner to choose the right treatment for the patient. They get to know the effective and the ineffective measures for the patient. Medical terminology is therefore used to eliminate errors that might arise when writing medical statements about a patient. This is because practitioners will still understand the message even if a slight error is committed since they are familiar with the terms used.

The use of medical terminology eases clinical proceedings and enables everyone play their part effectively and as required. All this narrows down to the benefit of the patient. It seems scary and complicated to the eyes of laymen but it is very meaningful to the medical practitioners in documentation. The majority of the terms used are derived from Latin and Greek, therefore allowing systematic methodology, since each term consists of three components that can be broken into three parts.

Professionals in the field of medicine and healthcare use medical terminology to describes situations that would be difficult to explain in English. It is however used to code information that needs not to be known by other people outside the profession. it might be used to hide details about a disease or the condition of a patient from family members and friends to spare them from emotional distress.

Throughout history, there have been increased use of individual and unit-specific terms that have ultimately lead to a wide range of terminology that describes the same area (Herman, 2007). There has therefore been a need for standardized medical terminology. This is a common language that is readily understandable by all health care practitioners to describe the processes they carry out on daily basis in their profession (Brenner & Stevens, 2013). According to a report by the United States & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility (2014), It basically provides a common means of communication.

Standardizing medical terminology is, however, essential to enable any healthcare provider all over the world to deliver the required treatment to a patient by reading prescription written for them by another physician. This might as well help to decipher complex information that might seem to require extra caution to deliver the right treatment.  Standardizing the terminology would help the practitioners to know what kind of attention the patient requires and whether they are in hospital or not. The importance of fluency in medical terminology cannot be overstated (Kennedy, 2007).

Standardized medical terminology, with its advantages ranging from better communication, improved patient care, increased visibility of medical interventions, greater adherence to standards of care, enhanced data collection to evaluate medical care outcomes, and facilitated assessment of medical competence, could be a more advantageous approach to medicine (Kennedy, 2007).

Having a standardized medical language would be more advantageous to patients since it would result in quicker responses among medical practitioners in offering services. This would possibly save a patient’s life. Standardization of the terminology is essential in transmission of data from various medical institutions. This puts the use of technological devices at its maximum.

The healthcare system might need to introduce a standardized database where information technology would be employed to achieve an efficient way of sharing information between different practitioners. The standardized database might have to include different laboratory tests done and the results obtained. Such a database would emulate the workability of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) database (Kurzweil, 2005).

Medical terminology has been applied in an attempt to shorten the learning curve.  Though medicine is a complex and wide field, the terminology has effectively played a role in easing this. The learners learn complex skills relatively more quickly than it would take under normal circumstances. The medical terminology aids in shortening the time one needs to grip a given concept. It makes learners understand, much more information at the initial level and therefore reduces the time required to revisit procedures and processes later.

Because of its complicated nature, the field of medicine would otherwise need a lot of devotion and time to learn the required skills were it not for the use of medical terminology. Its use shortens the time one requires to write or read procedures. It as well acts as a precise way of giving instructions. Learners are therefore able to gain proficiency at a faster rate (Herman, 2007). Evaluation becomes easier since examination looks for specific terms and wording rather than considering long phrases as in other fields. It lowers the complication rate of the field and the perception that the field involves too much.

Shortening the learning curve has been of much help in the field of medicine. It reduces potential risks to patients during learning phase for surgeons keeping in mind of the introduction of restricted working hours (Herman, 2007).  Trainees are at times allowed to review medical procedures before performing an operation.

The introduction of various teaching models on medical terminology has aided in making shortening the learning curve. They have facilitated acquisition of procedures and skills that would otherwise take a longer time to study. The models have provided a relatively cheap, easily accessible and a repeatedly usable approach to medicine (Brenner & Stevens, 2013).

 

 

References

Brenner, G. M., & Stevens, C. W. (2013). Pharmacology. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.

Herman, I. P. (2007). Physics of the human body. Berlin: Springer.

Kennedy, D. (2007). Writing and using learning outcomes: A practical guide. Ireland: University College Cork.

Kurzweil, R. (2005). The singularity is near: When humans transcend biology. New York: Viking.

United States., & NASA Scientific and Technical Information Facility. (2014). Aerospace medicine and biology. Washington, D.C: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.