420 Week 7 DQ 1. What are the most critical components of state regulation for managed care organizations? Which federal regulations also bring specific requirements for the operation of such entities? Discuss state and federal regulation of MCOs. State oversight of managed care generally focuses on two aspects: the techniques and processes used by a payer‚ and in particular an HMO‚ to deliver or arrange for the delivery of health care services to enrollees‚ and the organizational structure
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Throughout the novel Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin the characters are living in a futuristic world. In this world‚ women have lost their 19th amendment rights and are living under the control of the men. There is a strict social hierarchy in this advanced society in which the linguist families are seen as superior to the commoners [non-linguist]‚ but one consistent theme throughout the society is the men domineering the women. The women are sitting at the bottom of a ridge hierarchy and it
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was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were both positive. Further staging work-up was negative for distant metastasis. Her final staging
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1. A 54-year-old patient is seen by the physician in the outpatient clinic setting for CLL that is currently in remission. The patient’s WBC counts‚ particularly lymphocytes remain within normal limits 2. Susan Oster‚ 45‚ is admitted to the hospital with a temperature of 38.5º C‚ heart rate 102 beats/min‚ respiration 20/min with septicemia and SIRS. WBC 12‚500. Documentation states respiratory and acute hepatic failure are due to septicemia. 3. OPERATIVE REPORT PATIENT: Mara Bell Lee PHYSICIAN:
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Friday‚ 19 May‚ 2000‚ 10:13 GMT 11:13 UK Huge rupture rate in breast implants Many of the inplants had ruptured Almost seven out of ten silicone-gel breast implants scanned by researchers had developed a leak. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study could reawaken the debate over the safety of breast implants. Many women claim that leaking silicone-gel has sparked serious illness‚ including chronic autoimmune disease. The FDA team used MRI scans too look at 344 women with
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Lucy Grealy tells a story about not fitting in‚ unbearable pain that takes up residence in one’s head as loneliness and confusion‚ questioning what things mean‚ being scared and lost in your family‚ enduring intense physical pain‚ and most importantly‚ figuring out who you are. Lucy had no idea she might die‚ even though the survival rate for Ewing’s sarcoma was only five percent. She does not present her parents as overly afraid for her life‚ either. Her autobiography is not a story about the fear
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History Taking Skills Grzegorz Chodkowski (MD) Riga‚ Radisson SAS 2009 History Taking Format – Chief complaint – History of present illness (HPI) – Past medical history‚ which includes • Childhood • Medical • Surgical • OB/GYN • Psychiatric – Family history – Medications – Allergies – Personal/social history – Review of systems Chief complaint problem / condition that motivated patient to seek care To elicit the chief complaint‚ ask broad questions: – What brings you in today? –
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Title: Breast Cancer Awareness Purpose: To help classmates be aware of this potentially life threatening cancer. Thesis statement: Breast cancer can be fatal and has effected millions of people around the world‚ so it’s important to be knowledgeable when it comes to a health condition that may affect you or your love ones. Introduction Guess what month it is? It’s October… Which means that it’s also breast cancer awareness month. Those of us who watch sports during the month of October always
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Ethical Health Care Issues HCS/545 Ethical Health Care Issues Breast Cancer is a serious issue that affects almost every woman worldwide‚ either directly as someone diagnosed with cancer‚ or indirectly through the illness of a loved one (Women’s Health Resource‚ 2014). Breast Cancer is found in women‚ in their twenties and thirties‚ and those with a family history of the disease. In 2006‚ approximately 212‚920 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in the United States alone (Women’s
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Marketing Excellence Case Study: Nordstrom Tameka Flowers Columbia Southern University MBA 5501-12J-4‚ Advanced Marketing 1. Nordstrom’s “no questions asked’ return policy‚ Fashion Reward loyalty program‚ and their customer preferences tool‚ Personal Book‚ are all systems that help the retailer set standards in customer service and loyalty (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012). Nordstrom can continue to be known as an exceptional customer service provider by being a retail front-runner with internet
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