for coding purposes must be assigned based on medical record documentation. A physician may be queried when documentation is ambiguous‚ incomplete‚ or conflicting. The queried documentation must be a permanent part of the medical record. The objective of the cases and scenarios reproduced in this publication is to provide practice in assigning correct codes‚ not necessarily to emulate complete coding‚ which can be achieved only with the complete medical record. For example‚ the reader may be asked
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is one of the highest-paid professions open to those without a bachelor ’s degree. In its May 2011 Occupational Employment Statistics‚ the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a median income of $31.25 per hour‚ or $65‚210 per year‚ for diagnostic medical sonographers. A median is the point at which half earn more and half earn less. The 25th percentile of sonographers earned up to $25.88 per
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Becoming a Medical Billing Specialist Keisha Marselis SLS 1105-65 Strategies for Success March 20‚ 2010 Becoming a Medical Billing Specialist I love working with people and on computers. So I looked for a career where I can do both. Deciding to become a Medical Billing Specialist was the perfect choice for me. When I first entered into the medical field‚ I became a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). I love doing my job because I was able to help others in need. As time passed I knew I wanted
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Stryker Medical Introduction The meteoric rise of the Stryker brand of ambulance stretchers is due to the outstanding quality and service Stryker provided versus its competitors. Brand loyalty interview: the brand and its competition I interviewed Pat Crowe assistant Director of Cheboygan Life Support Systems Inc. He has been a paramedic for over twenty years. When he started working as an emergency medical technician in the late eighties each ambulance
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A Medical Laboratory Technician run test on blood and body fluids to help give doctors answers; answers that can help doctors diagnose what’s wrong with the patient before starting a treatment plan. Throughout these past four years‚ I’ve learned a lot‚ high school has taught me a variety of things‚ but it most importantly has taught me the different type of careers there are. Before I entered high school‚ I didn’t know what a Medical Laboratory Technician was‚ I didn’t even know that was a career;
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When I first started to learn the world of medical terms I was completely overwhelmed with the amount of words that didn’t match anything I already knew. It was like I was learning an entire new language that was developed entirely to confuse someone like me; a person who has only spoken‚ read‚ and written in one language her entire life. To add to this confusion‚ I also soon discovered that many words were spelled and pronounced the same even though their definitions were entirely different. When
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Introduction WHAT IS A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY? Have you ever been to a play? When the audience comes to see the show‚ they see the actors and actresses perform. What they don’t see are the many crew members who work backstage on lighting and sound and sets. These people don’t get to take a bow at the end of the show‚ but they are very important to the success of the play. In the hospital‚ the medical technologists are like crew members in a play. Patients don’t often see them‚ but they are vital
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have seen a change in medical record keeping since I started more than 15 years ago. Every patient would have a paper chart. This would include there personal information‚ which included social security number and medical history. Physicians would document there progress notes and any orders for tests or medications. The nurses would document when they gave medication to there patients. This process was very time consuming and sometimes very hard to read. With electronic medical records this process
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Each doctor that the patient visits will have their own medical history records about the patient and the different types of clinical trials they have used to treat each health concerns. However‚ patients also like to be involved in their medical treatment and they also have the advantages to maintain their own personal health records through patient portal‚ which includes records of past appointments‚ test results‚ prescriptions and medical history. “The purpose of complete and accurate patient
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patient progresses through the system of care and various providers (Thielst‚ 2007‚ p. 3). The Benefits of Electronic Medical Records Many healthcare facilities wonder about the benefits of switching over to electronic health records.” There are many benefits to using electronic medical records (EHRs). The healthcare field is a team effort and when everyone has the patient’s medical information it helps things go smoother. EHRs are designed to help improve the quality and safety of patient care.
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