Your organization XYZ Health as your main resource, if needed. For example, your organization XYZ HealthCare may be too new to be able to assess the decline phase. Identify each phases listed and pages report on how an organization such as XYZ Health can use the lifecycle information in an attempt to revive the healthcare service or organization. A reference resource from the organization, a […]

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 continual dialysis treatment. As such, hemodialysis catheters, also called access […]

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 the appropriate CPT procedure codes, modifiers (if appropriate), and ICD-10 diagnosis […]

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 ofpregnancy. The gold standard is an expensive method taken 3 times during the pregnancy. For a subset of the study subjects they are also able to measure with the […]

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 in a radiographic image when X-ray is parallel to the […]

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 clinic, which treats patients with trauma-related injuries. The clinic has […]

You work for a small managed care organization (MCO) “Splendid Healthcare” that owns a hospital and two provider clinics in. Your MCO has 100 employees and provides health insurance through a contract with a large insurance company “Insurance Inc.” Insurance Inc. follows the ACA preventive service requirements and covers influenza vaccines for your employees. Lately, these claims have been rejected by Insurance Inc. You call […]

Your boss, the Director of Human Resources at a prominent academic hospital, has asked you for a two-part expository PowerPoint presentation to new employees during orientation. Your PowerPoint is to familiarize new staff from both clinical and administrative departments with the most common clinical and healthcare management terminology, to which they will be exposed and expected to use on their new job. Terminology shared should […]

Your health care organization has just learned that it is out of compliance in the problem areas listed below. You have been asked to research ONE problem and prepare an interoffice research memo that is double-spaced and not more than four pages. The Memo should be addressed to the VP of Finance and include the following sections with a heading in bold for each section. […]

Your laboratory is having a difficulty in accommodating the needs of your clients due to poor process and procedure. Come up with a plan on how you can improve your customer service.The following are the things that you must consider.What is the name of your project?Objectives of your projectScope of your project (Who are involved?)Procedural transaction (flow chart of your procedure)Time frame of your projectResponsible […]