A strategic plan is a document used to structure and communicate organizational goals. It is also used to mitigate risks and alleviate the potential for legal cases. Barbara receives information that an additional, more pressing issue at a satellite clinic is not documented in the original UCCO case. This issue relates to the emergency care […]

A Rose model phantom shown below (a plastic wedge with a series of drilled holes) can be used to generate contrast detail curve. Assume hole A is 5 cm thick, the wedge has a μ of 1 cm-1 , and the holes has a μ of 0 cm-1 . Find the contrast of hole A […]

A prospective cohort study is investigating the relationship between maternal plasma homocysteine during pregnancy and risk for low birth weight. The study uses an inexpensive laboratory measure of homocysteine taken at the 3 month time point of pregnancy. The gold standard is an expensive method taken 3 times during the pregnancy. For a subset of […]

A patient with post traumatic osteoarthritis of the left knee due to a previous tibia plateau fracture sustained from an automobile accident several years ago, managed with closed reduction, comes in for a TKR of the medial and lateral compartments, without patella resurfacing. A kinetic balance sensor is utilized for stability during the surgery. Assign […]

PREMATURE DISCHARGE? SCENARIO (BASED ON A REAL LOUISIANA CASE) As your Pozgar textbook states, “The premature discharge of a patient is risky business”. As the text points out, improperly discharging patients is a very common basis for negligence suits against physicians. Scenario (based on a real Louisiana case): A patient with chronic kidney failure required […]

Can i have a similar example of this please. Example: A patient presents for a visit to evaluate the control of his/her diabetes and at the same visit receives an influenza vaccine administration. A physician might report code 99213-25 with diagnosis code E11.9 in addition to the appropriate flu vaccine and administration codes.

A patient has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. She seems a little testy and complains of headaches and a stomachache. She also says she has not been sleeping well. She is waking up in the wee hours of the morning and is not able to go back to sleep. She says it’s making […]

AHIMA has provided its members and students with ethical scenarios as a means to practice examining and resolving ethical issues. Two such scenarios have been taken from AHIMA’s Ethics Case Studies – Supplement for the Ethics Self Assessment and are provided for you to examine and resolve. Use the ethical decision matrix outlined in the […]

A new hospital opens in your local community and recruits for an HIM director, requiring that the person have an RHIA. An HIM professional in the community applies for the director’s position in the HIM Department and is hired. Shortly after starting her job, she became the hostess at the Regional health information management Association […]

A common pathology involving the Urinary System is nephrolithiasis. What treatment options, both physical and pharmacologic, are available to treat this condition? Also include the mechanisms of action for the treatment options you discuss.