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    245.10 DRG: 0572‚ SKIN DEBRIDEMENT W/O CC/MCC DRG Wt. 01.0077____ Full Update Hospital Reimbursement___$5‚064.79__________ Reduced Update Hospital Reimbursement__$4‚762.49___________ Medicare Assigned DRG : 0572‚ SKIN DEBRIDEMENT W/O CC/MCC MDC : 09‚ DRG Weight = 01.0077‚ GLOS = 003.8‚ ALOS = 004.6 Estimated Medicare Reimbursement = $5‚411.63 Grouper Version Used: 31-10/13 Full Update Hospital : 01.0077 x $5‚026.09 = $5‚064.79 Reduced Update Hospital: 01.0077x$4‚726.10 = $4‚762.49 Case #2 Male 72yo

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    your Original Medicare will not cover everything‚ Medicare Part B covers both installments of the pneumonia vaccine. To attain benefits that are not included in your Original Medicare Plans‚ you may want to purchase a Medicare Advantage Plan (Medicare Part C). Medicare Advantage Plans Medicare Advantage Plans offer the same benefits as the Original Medicare Plan‚ (minus the long-term/custodial care; however‚ that care is still covered under Part A of your Medicare Plan). Medicare Advantage Plans

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    The year‚ 1984 saw the introduction of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act‚ also known as the PACE codes. The PACE codes were an act of parliment‚ the introduction of these codes was to standardise and proffessionalise police work. It basically provides a core framework of police powers and safeguards around stop and search‚ arrest‚ detention‚ investigation‚ identification and interviewing suspects. Official dissatisfaction with the rules of the criminal process goes back to the mid 1960’s when

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    MS-DRG Miranda Valcourt DeVry University MS-DRG Medicare severity diagnosis-related group or MS-DRG is Medicare refinement to the diagnosis-related group (DRG) classification system‚ which allows for payment to be more closely aligned with resource. The Medicare Severity-DRG (MS-DRG) is the most commonly used DRG system‚ because it governs the ever growing ranks of Medicare patients (Bushnell‚ 2013). MS-DRG has a payment rate called a weight (Casto‚ 2013). Higher weights are associated with

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    I know about Jewish was from the history class. At that time‚ my Chinese teacher told me that Jewish were persecuted by Nazi during the Second World War‚ and the reason is because the ruler of Nazi-Hitler hated Jewish. From the video and books‚ there are many pictures about how Nazi persecuted Jewish such as the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. However‚ there always is a mystery puzzled me‚ why were Jewish persecuted by Nazi? From the videos which are talking about the Second World War‚ they are only

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    What is the Impact of ACA on Medicare? Tyeisha Molina Managed Care and Insurance Professor Conway October 21‚ 2012 Abstract There are many changes being made by the Affordable Care Act which will have an impact on Medicare. Affordable Care Act makes Medicare stronger as well as assists the elderly with taking responsibility of their health outcomes. The act will provide essential free assistances which include preventive services‚ yearly wellness appointments

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    Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case „X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world „X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine „« Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity „X Columbia

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    I know about Jewish was from the history class. At that time‚ my Chinese teacher told me that Jewish were persecuted by Nazis during the Second World War‚ and the reason is because the ruler of Nazi-Hitler hated Jewish. From the video and books‚ there are many pictures about how Nazi persecuted Jewish such as the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. However‚ there always is a mystery puzzled me‚ why were Jewish persecuted by Nazi? From the videos which are talking about the Second World War‚ they are only

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    Medicare was instituted because the elderly needed financial assistance with many health related issues associated with aging. Medicare helps to insure that the elderly receive the care they need regardless of social class and income. The health care program not only helps the elderly‚ but it also provides insurance for the poor to ensure their physical well-being. Medicare is for those 65 years of age who are eligible for social security and have paid in to Medicare. Medicare consists of two types

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    Ali 1 Mr.Dadd CHC2D0-I 29th May 2018 Why the Atomic Bombs were Justified? it was August 6th‚ 1945 when the first atomic bomb ever to be used in warfare was used‚ and not three days later‚ another atomic bomb was dropped. These bombs were named Little Boy and Fat Man‚ and they were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ respectively. The destruction caused by the bombs was immense‚ and it has been debated for years whether the Americans were in the right when dropping these two bombs

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