Social Determinants of Health, EHR Data, Coding and Report Development Scenario: Sally is a HIM professional who works at a hospital in a poor section of the city with a large number of patients who are homeless, who live in poverty, who are brought in for evaluation by children’s services, and similar situations. Unemployment is […]

Ryan was placed in Residential Care when he was 16 years old. He was significantly traumatised by the abuse and neglect he experienced as a child, and had also been reported to child protection services more than twelve times. Ryan was referred to a regional homelessness service, prior to accessing residential accommodation in OOHC. From […]

RT is a 72-year-old female with a history of depression, hypertension, gout, and seasonal allergies. She takes Citalopram for her depression, Lasix and Losartan for her HTN, Allopurinol for her gout, and Loratadine for her seasonal allergies. She has a history of xerostomia and cavities, which has resulted in some upper and lower tooth loss. […]

Roger G. works as a loan originator for a mortgage banking company and is also a member of the County Legislature in the area in which he resides. In some years, he gets the influenza vaccine but in other years he forgets or claims that he is too busy. He had the flu once, 4 […]

Robert has been visiting his physician for an annual physical every spring since he retired a decade ago. This year, Robert tells his doctor that his depression is getting worse. He has lost a number of friends this year and he feels lonely. Robert’s doctor explains to Robert that he going to keep his medications […]

Robbie’s mother calls a new pediatrician in a panic to report that her 5-year-old son has started a high-pitched, wheezing cough and cannot breathe. They have just moved from the Southwest to the Midwest, where they are renovating an old house. In the past, Robbie occasionally had slight coughs and tired easily, his mother says, […]

Revise the organisation’s procedure so it correctly advises staff how to use safe manual handli procedures. You may like to refer to the Code of Practice for Manual Handling for your state or territory. For elample: Code of Practice for Manual Handling No 25, Worksafe Victoria, January 2006

Review the Resources on systems thinking, particularly the Arnold & Wade article. Consider how you would define systems thinking. Select a macrosystem-level transition of care (e.g., hospital to nursing home, skilled nursing facility to home care) for this Discussion. Review the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) resources, familiarizing yourself with the Quadruple Aim. BY DAY […]

Review the Pathology and Laboratory section of the CPT book Recall two different panels in this section and review the components of each panel. why there are specific tests grouped into these panels? Specify how you would code if all tests in a panel are not performed, and how would you apply it to a […]

Review the OIG Workplan or complete Internet research on it. Identify three things to audit internally in order to ensure positive results in case of an OIG audit. OIG Work Plan: https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/index.asp cite references