Karim Hall Bronchitis Florida Technical College Abstract Bronchitis is one of the top 10 conditions for which most patients seek medical care for. Some physicians show considerable variability in describing the signs and symptoms when it is necessary to its diagnosis. A cough is also a most common symptom bringing patients to the primary care physician’s office, and bronchitis is usually the diagnosis in these patients. However, studies have indicated that many physicians treat bronchitis with
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Group Insurance Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with Mr. Jones and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care, and identify needs to facilitate recovery. Ms. Oliver would like me to obtain prior medical records from Mr. Jones primary care physician Dr. Wetzel. INTERVIEW SETTING On 2/15/18 I met Mr. Jones at the office of Dr. Vakhariya. Mr. Jones was driven to the appointment by his mother. He is dressed neatly. Mr
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three levels of promotion and health, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary In the primary level the purpose is to educate the public by taking a proactive approach to promote positive health and properly educate the public. A nurse can educate the public on numerous topics; some specific topic could be use of specific immunizations, personal hygiene, environmental sanitation, and protection from carcinogens (Edelman & Mandle, 2010, p. 16). This focus care can be done at place where it is easy
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insurance since the employer pays a portion of the costs, better coverage in health care needs and the insured and their family members will not be excluded due to preexisting conditions. The last of the three is the State Sponsored Insurance which includes Medicare and Medicaid coverage for low income families and senior citizens. This coverage is usually a free insurance or low cost that covers 100% of health care needs and medications. Describe the three methods for categorizing of health insurance
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conduct or medically unnecessary.” Health care fraud arises from an individual or group of individuals filing of a dishonest health care claim in order to turn it into a profit. Abuse; however, is harder for the investigator to identify and establish if the act was committed knowingly, willfully, and intentionally. Healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy; almost 10% of the US’s national GDP is consumed by the health care industry. According to Forbes’s report, the
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Summary HCS/457 June 25, 2013 Website Review and Summary Through out the years people have relied on their health care providers for medical treatments. Now a day, people have the opportunity to research about any illness, medical concern, medical diagnosis and any type of disease in the Internet. There are many health care organizations that offer people around the world with information about drugs, illnesses, diseases, outbreaks, treatments, preventions and the list
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reshaping as we know it. With a population on the rise in rural areas and not enough physicians to care for our growing population the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) is the answer. Almost 25 years ago, an analysis by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) indicated that NPs could safely and effectively provide more than 90 percent of pediatric primary care services and 75 percent of general primary care services, while CRNAs could provide 65 percent of anesthesia services. OTA concluded further that
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medical disease and being able to afford paying for treatment. According to "Healthcare.gov" (n.d.), There are different types of Marketplace health insurance plans designed to meet different needs. Some types of plans restrict or encourage you to get care from the plan’s network of doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and other medical service providers. Others pay a greater share of costs for providers outside the plan’s network.” (Comparing health plans). However choosing the best form of medical coverage
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Hypertension or High blood pressure is a prevalent cardiovascular disease in the United States and other nations around the world. It is estimated that 1 billion is affected with the disease and about 7.1 million hypertension related mortalities annually. It is a condition in which the long-term force of blood against artery walls is high enough to ultimately cause heart attack, aneurysm, stroke or left ventricular hypertrophy leading to congestive heart failure. Many people with hypertension do
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provider who is involved in the patient’s care for the purpose of enabling the continuity of care for that patient. Through collaborative efforts with many local and regional providers, Geisinger provides secure access to its robust EHR system utilizing a physician portal via a website (GeisingerConnect) or (KeyHIE). This allows for continuity of care when a patient receives healthcare services outside the Geisinger system, especially in emergent or urgent care settings (e.g. patient is treated by an
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