A 59-year-old white man visited his primary care provider because of his need to urinate frequently and urgently. Over the last several years, his urine output had been in small volumes, with a decreasing flow rate.   On physical examination, the patient had an enlarged prostate with a smooth, uniform surface. A PSA assay was […]

The appropriate and effective use of industry-specific terminology is essential to successful communication in a healthcare organization. For this assessment, you will be provided with a scenario(s) which included industry-specific terminology. You will read the scenario and respond based on the information requested being sure to explain the meaning of all key terminology. Friday Harbor […]

Scenario  As a health education consultant for the Global Health Initiative of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).The newest project is to travel with a team of consultants to different colleges and universities to speak during student learning day. For this occasion, you are asked to give presentations that educate and motivate students to consider […]

Assign and sequence codes to the following inpatient diagnoses:   Acute cholecystitis versus acute pancreatitis, without necrosis or infection  

Discuss your opinions about a hospital administrator’s responsibility for staff professional development.

Culture is… many things. Cultural diversity looks… different for everyone. Cultural sensitivity needs… to be considered during all communication.    The goal of this assignment is to educate your peers about how they can demonstrate sensitivity when interacting with a culturally diverse population in their role as a Health Administrative Assistant.   For this assignment, […]

Mr. Lee – A Case Study Mr. Lee, an 84-year old man suffering from Stage IV lung cancer, is in the ICU, following surgery to remove the malignant mass in his brain. Although Dr. Kennedy was able to completely remove the mass, Mr. Lee suffered a cardiac arrest during surgery and has been unconscious and […]

What would be Outline for Correlation  VS causation of this Cohort study?   A cohort study of smoking and bladder cancer was conducted on a small island population. The island had a total population of 1,000 people, and 400 of them were smokers and 600 were not smokers. 50 of the smokers and 10 of […]

An elderly woman with dementia is brought in by her daughter for a “rectal mass.” On examination you notice a moist pink mass protruding from the anus, which is non- tender. It is soft and does not have any associated bleeding. Which of the following is most likely?

This week we will review OIG Work Plan items.  The Office of Inspector General publishes areas that the agency will audit and review. For those of you who are not familiar with the OIG please review the following site : http://oig.hhs.gov/.    The Work Plan page is found https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/active-item-table.asp   Essentially, the agency is in […]