attributed to the use of new medical technology and the aging of the population Health information technology – technology that is used record store and manage patient healthcare information. Practice management programs or PMP’s software – programs that automate many of the administrative and financial test and a medical practice * Verifying insurance eligibility and benefits * Organizing patient and pay her information * Generating and transmitting insurance claims * Monitoring the status of
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REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 June 4‚ 2012 Communicable Disease A communicable disease is a bacteria or virus that can is transferred from person to person‚ or from animals or the physical environment to individuals by a variety of ways. For example air and water‚ to contaminated articles or fomites‚ insect and animal bites (Reigelman‚ p. 210‚ 2011). The spreading of a communicable disease is easily transferred and can range from a common cold to anthrax making the disease contagious. I
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Biology 240. Spring 2014. Exam 3. Chapter 9. Proteins and Their Synthesis Four levels of protein structure (page 313) Primary: linear sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chain Secondary: local regions of polypeptide chain fold into specific shapes (shapes arise from the bonding forces between amino acids close in proximity of linear sequence Tertiary: folding of the secondary structure Quaternary: protein composed of two or more separate folded polypeptides (subunits) joined by weak
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Chronic Kidney Disease Eileen Daza-Gallego The Center for Allied Health Nursing Education Abstract An estimated 26 million adults in the United States have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Persons with CKD are unlikely to be aware of their disease and seek appropriate treatment before it is too late. Among those that have the disease‚ a large majority of them are obese and are suffering from diabetes or hypertension or both. The majority of the individuals with hypertension and/or diabetes will
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Ethical Analysis of Coca-Cola & Columbia/HCA Case # 1: Coca-Cola 1. Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue after another over the last decade or so? Ethical issues have been a problem for Coca-Cola because the company has lacked quality leadership in many areas of the organization. It seems that the company was not prepared to handle disputes or incidents when they occurred. They were slow to respond in many incidents because they
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Skeletal Diseases “I Search” Paper Directions: This is not a typical research paper that can be copy/pasted/plagiarized. In this assignment‚ you will personalize your search for learning more about an Skeletal‚ or bone disease. Part I: What do you know about Skeletal Diseases? What do you want to find out? Part II: Why are you selecting this particular skeletal disease? Part III: Tell me the story of your search. How did you find your sources? What are your sources?
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Is Obesity a Disease? After a long day of work or school‚ we have the choice to prepare ourselves a healthy meal or to get something quick and easy from the drive-through or a quick microwaveable dinner. Many of us do not have the time‚ or just simply choose not prepare healthy meals or exercise and it shows in our waistline. From the abundance of fast food chains on every corner to television and video games it is no wonder why we are putting on extra pounds. Obesity is caused by an unhealthy and
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I know that skeletal disease pertain to the bones in the body. These can be deadly and limit the ability to move around and have a good‚ solid range of motion. I know that skeletal diseases are treated by orthopedics diagnose and treat disorders with bones and orthopedic surgeons operate on the bones. I would like to know what the range of treatments are based upon the diseases. I also would like to know the statistics on skeletal disease and how common it is within America and other countries‚
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