Cholesterol: A Patient Conversation Name SC121 October 27‚ 2014 Hello Mr. Brown‚ My name is Jane and I am your PA today otherwise known as a Physician’s Assistant. The doctor had ordered some test for you and I am going to go over your results and explain to you what each of them mean. If you have any questions please feel free to stop me at any time. First we will start off with your Triglyceride level and it was 145 mg/dl. Your Triglycerides is fat in the blood and they are used to provide
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Patient experience’s focused on Patient Centered Care Outline Phase I: Context of Concept – (where do you see the concept occurring?) Settings all across health care Patient’s depend on healthcare in a wide range of dynamic environments. Patient centered care is identified through professional quality measures known as continuous quality improvement (CQI) to validate patient satisfaction. The Joint commission and IOM (Institute Of Medicine) evaluate intuitions quality measures reflected from patient
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Medical errors is a reason for at least 34‚000 deaths yearly in the United States. These losses mainly result from method errors‚ or the failure to deliver suggested treatments for patients with convinced medicinal circumstances. With through health costs valued at $19 billion yearly‚ these faults levy a considerable problem on both the medical care system and people as a complete. Technology (IT) systems such as electronic Medical records and physician computerized order record hold the possible
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Health Care Economic Issues Outline Abdel‚ Susan Erin‚ Irma September19‚ 2011 I. Introduction Providing health care service for uninsured and underinsured individuals in the United States is an ongoing concern. A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals the number of uninsured Americans under age 65 rose from 45.7 million in 2008 to 50.0 million in 2009 and an estimated 25 million American’s were reported to be underinsured in 2007 (Gould‚ 2010). Uninsured are individuals not covered
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lists all add-on codes. The plus symbol (+) placed in front of a code indicates an add-on code f. Modifiers‚ what they are and how they are used Modifiers: provide additional information to the third-party payer about services provided to a patient. * At times‚ the 5-digit CPT code may not reflect completely the service or procedure provided. * Because numeric codes‚ not written procedure descriptions‚ are required by third-party payers‚ additional numbers or letters may be added to
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1. What is the potential impact of the copy/paste functionality on the integrity of the data and information contained in an EHR? The copy/paste function opens the possibility for fraud‚ medical error and risk for malpractice claims. Fraud could occur when a copy/paste function is used and than an insurance company is billed for the procedure/services 2 or 3 times. When in reality the procedure/service was only completed once. Medical error can occur with the copy/paste function‚ when
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1. It is important to reposition patients frequently because they could get bed sores‚ clots in their legs‚ decreased muscle mass‚ increased heart rate‚ or dehydration. 2. I will incorporate ergonomics while maintaining comfort and safety for Mrs. Washington while positioning her or transferring her by making sure that I have enough people to help to ensure she won’t have to do anything past her physical ability‚ preparing any assistive devices if needed‚ perform hand hygiene before and after I come
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Theory Outline Tiffany Woods PCN-500 August 8‚ 2012 Theory Outline 1. Theory: Psychoanalytical Theory a. Key Concepts i. There is a focus on unconscious psychodynamics. ii. Individuals pay attention to repressed information. iii. In therapy‚ the therapist and client work to build the ego to moderate ID and superego. iv. The client works on establishing transference. He/she will tell the counselor what has caused the difficulties and the therapist
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◦Case 1.1‚ Chapter 1‚ Question 4 (pp. 37-39): Made in the U.S.A.-Dumped in Brazil‚ Africa‚ Iraq... If no law is broken‚ is there anything wrong with dumping? If so‚ when is it wrong and why? Do any moral considerations support dumping products overseas when this violates U.S. law? Companies within the United States have developed products that have been found to be hazardous: cause liver cancer‚ birth defects‚ tubular births‚ stunted growth‚ etc. The FDA has found these products to be harmful‚ thus
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ASSESSMENT: NURSING HEALTH HISTORY COLLECTING AND CLUSTERING SUBJECTIVE DATA (Initial Interview – Comprehensive) BASED ON GORDON’S FUNCTIONALHEALTH PATTERNS I. BIOGRAPHIC DATA Name: ____________________________________________________________ ___ Age: _______ Sex: ___________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ Race: ________________________ Marital Status: ___________ Occupation: _________________________ Religious Orientation: ________________
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