Diagnosis related groups‚ or DRGs‚ are “groups of patients classified for measuring a medical facility’s delivery of care. The classifications‚ used to determine Medicare payments for inpatient care‚ are based on primary and secondary diagnosis‚ primary and secondary procedures‚ age‚ and length of hospitalization” (Diagnosis‚ n.d.). The DRG classification system is widely utilized. One DRG is assigned to each inpatient stay. It also uses data elements of principal diagnosis‚ principal
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volume of the endolymph fluid‚ or swelling or rupture of the membranous labyrinth is thought to result in Meniere’s disease symptoms. Diagnosis There is no test or single symptoms that a doctor can use to make the diagnosis. The diagnosis is strictly made upon your medical history and presence of: Two or more episodes of vertigo lasting at least 20 minutes each. Tinnitus
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Jessica McGowan HIM 2330 – Shaw July 2‚ 2014 Reimbursement Assignment and Case Mix Case #1 Female 66yo 01-Home ICD-9-CM Code Code Description Principal Diagnosis 682.7 Cellulitis‚ left foot Secondary Diagnosis 892.1 Infected dog bite 041.10 Staph infection E906.0 External cause: dog bite Principal Procedure 86.22 Wound debridement‚ foot Total Charges $6‚245.10 DRG: 0572‚ SKIN DEBRIDEMENT W/O CC/MCC DRG Wt. 01.0077____ Full Update Hospital Reimbursement___$5‚064.79__________ Reduced Update
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that is affected with a fatal or debilitating disease. The savior sibling is conceived through in vitro fertilization. Fertilized zygotes are tested for genetic compatibility (human leucocyte antigen (HLA) typing)‚ using preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)‚ and only zygotes that are compatible with the existing child are implanted. Zygotes are also tested to make sure they are free of the original genetic disease. A revolutionary technique called ’pre-implantation process’ is used to screen
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suggested that her parents scientifically engineer another child “ a Savior Sibling” to ensure a bone marrow match for Kate. Kate’s parents‚ Sara and Brian‚ eagerly pursued having another child through In vitro fertilization and Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis in order to try and save Kate’s life. From the moment Anna was born she was subjected to multiple procedures in order to help treat her sister. Regardless of all of the treatments‚ Kate at 16‚ is progressively getting weaker and treatments are
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Medicare Program: Changes to Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates‚ 71 Fed. Reg. 47898 (2006) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R § 409‚ 410‚ 412‚ et al.) McGlynn‚ E 3M Health Information Systems. (2003). All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs); Methodology Overview. Wallingford‚ CT: Author.
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Movie Character Presentation The Elephant Man Krsytal Wilson GCU NRS-434V The Elephant Man presentation overview Present the plot and characters of the movie. Functional Assessment of “The Elephant Man” Nursing diagnosis Interventions Resources Background of Movie and Character Main Characters • John Merrick “Elephant Man” • Dr. Frederick Treves The movie plot • Dr. Frederick Treves saves a young disfigured John Merrick from the enslavement and abuse from owner Bytes. Functional
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Prenatal care is essential in the holistic development of the child because it will determine the child’s health after birth. Good prenatal care gives less a chance for birth defects‚ this is why the mother has to be as careful as she can with everything she does. There are many ways in which a mother can achieve a healthy pregnancy. These steps must be carried out carefully. Healthy eating and fitness In order for a child to be healthy prenatally‚ a mother must make sure she gets the right nutrition
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A Parents Dillemma The case of the "savior sibling" that ocurred in 2006 created worldwide controversy when a swiss couple traveled to Belgium where a procedure called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis or PGD could be legally performed. The parents of the six year old boy who suffered from a life-threatening immune compromising disease had exhausted all other available options.They were now forced to be "medical tourists" ‚ travelling to a nation that legally allowed PGD. The moral and ethical
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clinical documentation or lack of documentation altogether. The objectives in conducting both an internal and a blind audit at a hospital in Melbourne‚ Australia were to measure discrepancies in clinical coding‚ identify financial loss associated with diagnosis related group (DRG) changes‚ reveal errors associated with improper documentation‚ and to suggest strategies for improvement. Out of 752 cases‚ there was a substantial margin of error after the original codes were compared with audited codes. To
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