As a person comes closer to becoming a registered health information technician (RHIT) they must take an exam to become certified. This exam consists of 150 multiple choice question on subjects such as; data analysis and management‚ coding‚ compliance‚ information technology‚ quality‚ legal‚ and revenue cycle. The individual has three and a half hours to complete this exam. Also‚ the individual who is studying to become a registered health information administrator (RHIA) must take an exam. The
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Main Question Post: Week 9 Discussion – Case Study # 2 Patient Initials: T. M. Age: 47 Gender: Female SUBJECTIVE DATA: Chief Complaint (CC): Complaint of pain to the right wrist‚ with tingling and numbness in the thumb and index and middle fingers for the past 2 weeks. History of Present Illness (HPI): T. M is a 47-year-old obese African American female who present at the clinic with a complaint of pain to the right wrist‚ with tingling and numbness in the thumb and
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Health Care System Health Services Organization Health Care System In this paper there will be a brief discussion of three forces that have affected the development of the U.S healthcare system. It will observe whether or not these forces will continue to have an effect on the U.S healthcare system over the next decade. This paper will also include an additional force‚ which may be lead to believe to have an impact on the health care system of the nation. And lastly this paper will evaluate
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Alliant Health Systems Alliant Health System: A Vision of Total Quality 1. Is Alliant’s strategy Sound? What does it have to do well to succeed? a. No strategy is totally sound. b. On paper‚ Alliant’s strategy would seem sound but‚ even though over the past five years they have made progress‚ Alliant has hit a few snags along the way that has prevented their strategy from becoming truly sound. i. They have only been able to lay down a foundation. c. Alliant is faced with “a culture and a climate
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“Health care financing is an overriding issue; others include overcoming disparities in access to care‚ improving health literacy‚ meeting the needs of a burgeoning population of older Americans and of the increasing numbers of people living with chronic conditions‚ improving patient safety‚ overcoming workforce shortages‚ and ensuring the appropriate use of technology”(Johnson et al.‚ 2008). In order to achieve the best outcomes‚ patients and families need to be involved in their health care decision
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I agree Hugo‚ I also found health information exchange (HIE) to be an important aspect in encouraging medical professional to gathering‚ use‚ and store health information online. I see the use of HIE and other innovative mobile technologies as significant factors contributing towards the future success of the health care industry. Innovative technology could provide solutions to improve clinical‚ fiscal and operational outcomes through medical imaging that allows for the capturing and sharing of
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Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria: Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day‚ Nigeria loses about 2‚300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus‚ maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013)‚ as shown in Figure 1‚ the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births‚ but that rate
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Introduction Banner health care is a large unsuccessful healthcare setting based in Phoenix‚ Arizona. The Banner Healthcare is found in the year 1999. They excel In keeping up with the legacies of their predecessor companies like Lutheran health systems and Samaritan health system‚ which are the hospitals‚ working under the banner. This paper will discuss about the future of banner health‚ strategy of developing in the fields of networking and nursing staff‚ incorporating the confinement of nursing
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attention to regulation at the federal‚ state‚ and professional level. Medical technology and the control of such technology has also become a controversial issue in healthcare today. The can almost be directly related to the rapidly rising national health care expenses and their relation to the technology. These costs are increasing‚ whereas‚ the benefits or effectiveness of the technology still have to prove themselves. The FDA is one control
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U.S. Healthcare System Paper Government Involvement and Funding The United States health care system is financed privately and publicly. Private coverage is through employers primarily and makes up approximately 54% of total healthcare expenditure. The federal government finances the remaining 46%. ( National Center for Health Statistics‚ 2009). ( Shi and Singh‚ 2013 ). Canada has a national insurance system that provides fifty/ fifty cost of sharing for territorial
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