Articles, tagged with "emergency medicine", page 4
09th July 2009
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") entered into the pay for performance arena with the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative ("PQRI" or "Initiative") aimed at improving the quality of health care. Participants in the Initiative, whic...
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Wachler & Associates
17th June 2009
GeBBS is an ISO 9001 certified healthcare services firm based in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with multiple Global Delivery Centers. Our focus is providing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions to Medical Billing Companies. We help our clients succeed by ...
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Author:
dimplesheth
11th June 2009
Your medical coding career doesn't have to suffer in this recession-hit period. You don't have to worry about pay cuts or pink-slips, because -- more than ever -- there's a high demand for medical coders, especially if you are trained and possess a CPC ce...
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Author:
angela
05th June 2009
The medical coding industry thrives on reimbursement, and as a medical coder you are the one who makes the difference. Your office's revenue and reimbursements rely on how accurately you are able to apply the appropriate CPT, ICD-9, and HCPCS codes. That'...
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Author:
angela
15th May 2009
Healthcare audio conferences cover topics on almost all the specialties of medical science. From medical coding to actual specialty, the conferences are available on specialties like anesthesia, ambulatory care, cardiology, clinical laboratory, evaluation...
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Julia Rose
27th April 2009
Short term health insurance, as the name applies is for a short period of time. It offers coverage from nearly 30 to 180 days. If you are very young, it would be better if you buy a short term health insurance when compared to extensive health insurance p...
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Author:
Muthukumar
09th April 2009
A medical coder's ultimate objective is to realize the intended use of the numerical codes - CPT, ICD-9 and HCPCS codes and get proper reimbursement. The changes in medical coding corresponds to the developments in medical science; actually a bit faster. ...
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Author:
Julia Rose
03rd April 2009
The 2009 Coding and Reimbursement Conference will be hosted at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, FL from July 9-11, 2009. Experts will deliver educational sessions loaded with the latest information on medical coding and billing for various s...
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Author:
Julia Rose
27th March 2009
If you feel your medical coding career lacks that special "something extra", now is chance to update your knowledge base to the max. Coding Conferences will host the Coding and Reimbursement Conference at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa in Orlando, FL ...
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Author:
Celena
13th March 2009
Medical negligence occurs when a person is provided treatment from a health care provider, and the treatment is not up to acceptable standard. A medical practitioner who commits a simple reasonable mistake or error does not amount to medical negligence. I...
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Author:
Robert Palmer
04th March 2009
Expired medications are commonplace and inertia notwithstanding, many of us tend to rely on an intuitive sense of their value in continuing to store and use them. Such drugs can be harmful to health in several ways; they can be unpredictable in effectiven...
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Author:
Sudesh Samuel
13th August 2008
The successful Lumbar Puncture......Key points
• A calm environment
• A trained nurse to assist
• Careful explanation to patient of what to expect
• Spend time on positioning the patient properly
• Make sure you achieve cutan...
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Author:
Raeburn
01st February 2008
Training and education in natural healing will often include CPR and first aid programs as an adjunct to good health care training. Natural healing schools can provide specialized training in emergency situations that can arise in a medical setting. Train...
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Author:
Michael Bustamante
21st January 2008
Look to online physician assistant schools to offer advanced physician assistant studies for the practicing medical professional. As a working physician's assistant, you will qualify to enroll in an online physician assistant course to enhance your knowle...
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Author:
Michael Bustamante
21st January 2008
Online paramedic schools (online EMT Schools) prepare paramedics for service in emergency situations. Basic instruction in is presented in advancing levels of expertise and responsibility, according to regulations set by individual states. Online paramedi...
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Author:
Michael Bustamante