CODER INTERVIEW Kathryn L. Elican Grand Canyon University: HCA-530 April 3‚ 2013 CODER INTERVIEW Like a regular business entity‚ healthcare facilities need continuous inflow of funds to continue existing. However‚ billing complexity in the health care industry is unlike all other industries. The biggest difference of healthcare from other businesses is the source of payment for services rendered: the majority of which is from a third party with pre-determined rates and strict prerequisites
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Boone Thomas Personal Impact Paper Nurs/427 Health and Chronic Disease Management 01 October 2011 Personal Impact Paper |Student: |Boone Thomas | |Date of Care: |28 September 2011 | | | | | |Patient | | | |
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Introduction Crash carts are very important in the medical field. They provide many advantages and little to no disadvantages when it comes to providing for the medical staff. Not only do they provide the necessary tools needed to take care of several different circulatory and respiratory complications but also have the necessary medications neatly organized for easy access. After concluding my research I found out a lot of interesting facts about not only the items that area inside the cart but
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Heart disease in the United States is responsible for the death of five times as many women than is breast cancer yet many women are not aware of this fact. In addition‚ over four million Americans have congestive heart failure that costs the health care system over $10 billion annually. Regardless of the high risks of heart disease and failure which are reported‚ researchers have found that exercise and other preventative methods can reduce the risk of heart disease by 50 percent and exercise applied
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ABSITE questions we miss by Dr. Meyers: 1/29/2009 Breast: 1. Rx intraductal papilloma. Most commonly present with bleeding/bloody nipple d/c. Generally resect via major duct excision or needle loc if seen on imaging. Remember‚ this isn’t malignant or premalignant‚ it’s a benign condition. 2. Anat level 3 LN’s (8 senior residents missed this in 2005) Never know how ? was written‚ so may have been misleading. But remember pec minor separates levels of axilla. I= lateral to II=posterior to and
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Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists (Beta Blockers) For several years‚ CHF treatment involved drugs with sympathomimetic properties. This was based on the belief that heart failure is fundamentally a disorder of reduced stroke volume and cardiac output. Long-term use of sympathomimetics was expected to improve clinical outcomes based on relief obtained from short term use of dopamine and dobutamine. Under this model‚ the use of beta adrenergic receptor antagonists was believed to be counterintuitive;
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patients/families at the center of care. Doctors‚ nurses‚ technicians and case managers (who coordinates it all). Constantly monitor patient needs‚ especially those with chronic conditions) CHF‚ COPD‚ Diabetes). Team navigates transitions into/out of hospital/rehab. High risk patients call their case managers cell phone anytime. CHF patients given special scales that electronically transmit daily weights. Time required for Primary Care of patients (traditional model):2 1. Acute Care:
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absorption and progressive iron deposition in various tissues that typically begins to be expressed in the third to fifth decades of life‚ but may occur in children. The most common presentation is hepatic cirrhosis in combination with hypopituitarism‚ cardiomyopathy‚ diabetes‚ arthritis‚ or hyperpigmentation. Because of the severe sequelae of this disorder if left untreated‚ and recognizing that treatment is relatively simple‚ early diagnosis before symptoms or signs appear is important. In general‚ the
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Source Country SWITZERLAND Introduction The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years‚ other localities joined the original three. The
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ability to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain‚ liver‚ and the kidneys. Heart failure may be due to either the right‚ left or both ventricles. It is a long-term condition‚ but it can happen suddenly. There are many causes of CHF‚ which include Coronary Artery Disease‚ primary heart muscle weakness‚ heart valve disease‚ and hypertension. When your heart muscles can no longer pump or eject blood out of the heart wall‚ this is called systolic heart failure. When your heart muscles
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