Definition of Terms Technology today has revolutionized the health care realm‚ as technology evolves so does the environment promoting quality care for that in need. This presentation will explain multiple abbreviations needed to translate and describe AMR‚ CMR‚ CMS‚ along with CMS – 1500‚ and CPT. Also‚ explore the meaning of DRG‚ EPR‚ HL7‚ ICD – 9 codes‚ and UB – 92. MAR Medication administration record is a system put in place to document the administration of medications order verbally or
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Ethics Case Study Jerry McCall is Dr. Williams’ office assistant. He has received professional training as both a medical assistant and a LPN. He is handling all the phone calls while the receptionist is at lunch. A patient calls and says he must have a prescription refill for Valium‚ an antidepressant medication‚ called in right away to his pharmacy‚ since he is leaving for the airport in thirty minutes. He says that Dr. Williams is a personal friend and always gives him a small supply of Valium
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Communicable Disease Paper Charlotte Hall HCS457 Sarah Dunn 3/4/2013 Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease is a notifiable disease; this is any disease that is required to be reported (HEALTH‚ 2005). Communicable disease includes sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis and is a commonly reported STD (Services‚ 2012). This disease may not have any symptoms to indicate a problem within the person. Chlamydia affects
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Tiffany Swartz HCS/405 Todd Brown November 19‚ 2012 Introduction Financial management in the area of healthcare has been an ever changing area. There are generally accepted principles and ethical codes that must be followed when dealing with finances‚ and healthcare facilities must be successful in this aspect for the facility to operate smoothly. This paper will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ some generally
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2.05 separating rock and pop • Many song lyrics during the 1960s reflected the social and political issues. Some songs were explicit protest songs against war‚ racial discrimination‚ and political corruption. In some ways‚ the inclusion of these concerns in music helped to create a separation between rock and pop music. With lighter‚ more carefree topics and themes‚ pop music was accessible to a wider range of the population than the rock songs that were promoting particular social or political
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Running head: Dental Health Care 1 Dental Health Care Sylvia Taylor HCS 455 August 27‚ 2012 Richard Jones Dental Health Care 2
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Facility Planning Part 1 Shirley Doctor HCS/466 Facility Planning Dr. Michael Snell September 8‚ 2013 Franklin C. Fetter Outpatient Clinic Strategic Planning is an essential first step in the development of a result-base accountability system‚” (Schilder‚ 2013‚ p. 1). In strategic planning an organization must know their goals‚ missions‚ and how to reach them. Health care facilities are in huge demand for the elderly and for people who lives in low-income communities. A person who
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Communications Paper HCS 490 2/10/2014 Communications Paper In order for any business to operate efficiently‚ there are many things that need to be in place. One aspect that is possibly one of the most important is communication. Without effective communication‚ there is potential for many things to go wrong. In healthcare‚ there are many different forms of communication. A newer‚ but growing form of communication is Electronic Medical Records (EMR). EMRs are a computerized system for communication
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Motivational Methods Paper HCS/235 Motivational Methods Paper The term motivation is used in management theory to describe forces within individuals that account for the level‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort they expend at work. Simply put‚ a highly motivated person works hard at a job; an unmotivated person does not. (Chapter 10‚ Section 10.1) Within my organization upper management has made the decision that my department must be downsized. There are various motivational methods to lead
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Demographic Paper The aging population are making more doctors visits to offices and hospitals. Hospitals are seeing in increase in older people than they were ten years ago. The aging population have more complications and have to have more tests and more care that results in a longer wait time in hospitals due to the nurse shortgage. The average length of a hospital stay for older people 65 years and older was 5.6 days. Older people average more office visits with doctors but most do not seek
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