Specialist/Technologist, Health Information Subspecialties:
Art, Medical:
Medical Art is used successfully in treating children that are ill mentally or physically. Art Therapy is used successful with children in a large variety of pediatric medical population. Some of these include kidney disease, chronic pain, and severe burns.
Biochemist:
Are scientists trained in biochemistry. They basically study the chemical processes and transformations in living things. A biochemist has a science or chemistry degree to start.
Biomedical Engineering:
This is the application of engineering principles and various design concepts to biology and medicine. This area is trying to close the gap between medicine and engineering. Looking to combine problem solving focuses of engineering with biological sciences, to improve diagnosis, monitoring and therapy within the health field.
Biomedical Photographer:
They provide the documentation required by surgeons, dermatologists and numerous other health care providers to help evaluate and understand the numerous affects of surgery, age or disease. Their role is to provide the highest quality images possible. They also understand the sensitive issues and standards required to augment the services offered by a particular practice.
Biostatistician:
Has a vast knowledge in biology and statistics. They apply statistics to a large range of topics in biology. They encompass the design of specific biological experiments in medicine; the collection, summaries and interpretation of those experiments; and the interpretation of the results.
Certified First Assistant:
Is someone that has earned the status of CFA and can perform the role and duties of a surgical assistant. They are trained medical professionals. Some of their duties include prepping patients for surgery, assist the surgeon, help control blood flow and close wounds.
Coding Specialist, Hospital Based:
They read and review medical documents given by doctors and other health care professionals. These documents include detailed information about a disease, injury, surgical operations and other procedures. This specific information is translated to codes and recorded.
Coding Specialist, Physician Office Based:
Medical Coding Specialists read and review medical documents providing physicians and other health care providers to get information regarding their disease, surgical operations, injuries and other procedures. This information is translated into codes and stored for future use.
EEG:
This test discovers problems with the electrical activity of the brain. With an EEG, faint electrical activity measured through electrodes on the scalp. This diagnostic test can be performed in a doctor's office, hospital or laboratory.
Electroneurodiagnostic:
Uses specialized equipment to measure and record electrical activity of the brain, nervous system and spinal cord. An electroneurodiagnostic technologist runs this equipment. Examples of Electroneurodiagnostic equipment are EEG, PSG, NCV, EP, LTM and ORMON.
Geneticist, Medical (PhD):
Diagnoses and manages hereditary disorders. They deal with numerous different areas including clinical practice, genetic counselors and nutritionists. Subspecialties include clinical genetics, metabolic genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics and mitochondrial genetics.
Graphics Methods:
An example of Graphics Methods is medical imaging. These methods are used to actually see specific areas inside of the body. Graphic Methods enable a doctor to identify a variety of conditions.
Illustration, Medical:
Is a visual interpretation created to help record and disseminate biological, medical and various related knowledge. A medical illustrator creates the illustration. They obtain extensive training in science, medicine and new art techniques throughout their career.
Nephrology Specialist:
Refers to the science and art of caring for the kidney. A Nephrologists is a medical health professional focusing on Nephrology. Pediatric hospitals will have a division of Nephrology.
Registered Record Administrator:
Is a medical record administrator that has completed the necessary examination by the AMRA.
Specialist/Technologist, Health Information:
Is responsible for handling the comprehensive management of medical health information across computers and the secure exchange between different consumers, providers, insurers and quality entities. Health Information Specialists help to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors and lower health care costs. As well, they assist in increasing the administration efficiency, decreasing paperwork and increase the availability of health care.
Specialist/Technologist, Other:
Is a person that exercises technical, specialty and scientific functions within medical labs. Medical technologist perform numerous tasks like simple pre-marital blood test to various tests that uncover diseases such as HIV, cancer and diabetes. Medical Technologists don't normally interact with patients.
Surgical:
Is a term used in surgery like a surgical mask or surgical dressing. It can be defined as, resulting from or occurring after surgery. Surgical also stresses extremely accurate and precise.