Bratkiewicz__________________________________ Matching 1. ICD-9 2. CPT 3. HCPCS 4. V Codes 5. E Codes 6. Main Term 7. AMA 8. CMS 9. NCD 10. LCD _8____ Codes that explain the reason for the visit when patient is not ill. __10___ Local Coverage Policy such as WPS‚ BCBS _5____ Codes used to describe circumstances around an injury‚ burn/fall. __2___ Translates written documentation of office visit‚ procedures‚ lab‚ and x-ray into numbers ___1__ Coding system that translates written diagnoses into numbers _6___ What
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overwhelming fall rate in older‚ at-risk adults‚ and points out that research has been done to find out whether exercise-based programs are successful at preventing and reducing the annual number of falls. The authors acknowledge the gap between the proven evidence and the real-world application. There is hardly any communication between healthcare providers who treat these elderly patients‚ and the community providers‚ who teach exercise programs targeting clients who are at risk for fall. In this article
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Jarrett in respect to the care of a patient during a night shift from 30th September 2011 to 1st October 2011. RN Jarrett was rostered as the Hospital in Charge [HIC] and Nurse in Charge [NIC] of a general ward. The patient first presented to Ballina District Hospital emergency department [ED] at 1428 hours on 30th September 2011 with increasing shortness of breath [SOB]‚ muscular aches and pains and a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]. The patient was triaged as category three and
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Depression Among the Elderly Depression is very common in Americans age 65 and older‚ affecting approximately 18% of that particular population. Depression in older persons is typically associated with new dependency on others and disabilities that prevent the person from living the independent life that they used to. Many people in this stage of their lives have probably experienced depression over several episodes within their life‚ but for many‚ this could be their first time. Depression
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Cultural Assessment of Elderly Chinese Americans NUR/542 Cultural Assessment of Elderly Chinese Americans Chinese Americans make up the largest subgroup of Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs)‚ one of the fastest growing ethnic groups‚ currently representing 4% of the total U.S. population [4] (Parikh‚ Fahs‚ Shelley‚ & Yemeni‚ 2009‚ p. 7). This cultural assessment will describe elderly Chinese Americans in Flushing‚ New York‚ their ethnic and cultural health practices‚ religious belief systems
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Patient Advocacy Analysis Chenfang Li‚ Nan Zhou‚ and Yin Lin Florida International University Introduction A patient advocate may be present for healthcare appointments and alert the healthcare provider about patient compliance issues. He or she may separately assist the healthcare provider and support staff with potential issues and communication challenges. The patient advocate is
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Patient safety is to minimize and prevent the risk of harm ensuring effectiveness and exceptional quality in patient’s care. The importance of patient safety to professional nursing is to give the best possible care‚ preventing errors‚ having continuous education and appropriate training‚ receiving and giving adequate communication‚ and utilizing ways to prevent fall and injury of the patient in order to have a safe outcome. Prevent errors Reporting mistakes and near-misses are fundamental to preventing
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In order to capitalize on patient engagement‚ medical organizations must understand the term‚ and how proactive patients directly and indirectly impact the revenue stream. Vincent Dumez‚ Faculty of Medicine‚ Université de Montréal describes robust engagement policies as not just developing a patient-centric healthcare model‚ but welcoming patients into the care-team‚ giving them an integral role in their own medical care. This version of care brings together all the stakeholders‚ health care professionals
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Patient Profile: Jada is a 9-year old Pitbull-mix. She is a spayed female. History: Jada has bright red splotches on her abdomen and surrounding her vulva. The area is inflamed and tender to the touch. She licks frequently. Physical Examination: Heart rate= 102 bpm (normal range= 60-140 bpm). Temperature= 101.8°F (normal range= 100-102.5°F). Weight= 35.1lb (normal range= 30-60) Diagnosis: The doctor used a scalpel to scrap off crust on Jada’s lower abdomen. A slide was prepared with a blue-violet
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hear on the news that someone was killed due to an elderly driver not looking before turning or pulling out in front of someone else. This has happened to Jessica once when she and her friend was driving down this road. Thank goodness everyone in the accident didn’t suffer any injuries. Elderly drivers should be retested for numerous of reasons. One reason is when people get older their vision starts to deteriorate. Another reason as to why elderly drivers should get retested behind the wheel is because
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