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8 Things you should know about Working with a Medical Interpreter A medical interpreter helps in overcoming challenges that may arise between patients and health care professionals. A medical interpreter is a trained professional bound by a code of ethics and works face to face with both doctors and patients. A medical interpreter’s task comprises interpreting communication by neither adding nor deleting information at any time. Sometimes interpreting requires more than converting in equivalent…

Medical terminology is for ALL of healthcare, not just doctors and nurses but billers, coders, medical assistants, front and back office staff. Basically, anyone you see working in a doctors office, clinic, hospital or nursing home have medical terminology as their "language". In coding, to quote Professor Ray, " Medical Terminology is PRICELESS in coding". The understanding of medical terminology helps in coding and billing to know the highest certainty and specificity of the disease/injury…

In this question, I have tried to explain the characteristics of complex adapted system and relate them with the healthcare world. I then explain the main underlying causes of complexity and how this complexity is hindering new technology from finding its way into the market. I believe we are being stuck in an infinite loop. Technologists say that technology is aimed to reduce complexity and smoothen workflow, yet technology itself brings complexity into the system. Researchers claim that modern…

Discuss the CPT guidelines, modifiers, and add-on codes. s Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) is the nomenclature used to report procedures and services performed by physicians. The guidelines in the CPT manual are presented at the beginning of each section and are used to appropriately report and interrupt the services and procedures that are found in that particular section. They are important as they give specific instructions for that section such as dealing with unlisted services or…

Telemedicine and telehealth are innovative practices in which technology is used to diagnose, treat, assess, monitor, communicate and educate patients (Furrow, Greaney, Johnson, Stoltzfus Jost, & Schwartz, 2015). These practices are considered cutting edge as the technology didn’t exist to provide such services in the past, even just a few years ago. Telemedicine and telehealth are controversial as they have risks of liability not seen in traditional face-to-face medicine, challenges exist in…

Ethics is a branch of philosophy that delineates the highest standard of human morality with the concept sense of right and wrong. The Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia guides the essential ethical standards and values of nursing practice that nurses are committed to in their profession. The code outlines the profession’s commitment to recognise, respect, protect and promote human rights of all people receiving and providing nursing health care. It is essential that nursing professions…

The National Response Framework (NRF) is help prepare the national, state, and local governments to respond to the small scale incident to a large scale incidents that involve all levels of government. These events can be natural disasters, man-made disasters, or terrorist attacks. While preparing for these events the NRF helps prepare the whole community to be ready. These preparations are flexible as different areas of the nation will experience different events with different types of…

Educational status, socioeconomic level, and health condition are in direct correlation to one another, according to numerous studies. These factors impact not only individual lives, but society and health as a whole. How is diversity changing healthcare? Diversity increases as the population of the United States continues to rise. Lower levels of educational achievement and an increase in poverty level living are a result of such a mixed society, as well. The mixture of low education and an…

In this weeks discussion, we discuss the benefits of long-term care; how it differs from that of needs for the elderly, veterans, children, and what role does rehabilitation play for those in need of long-term care. Long term care is not just for the elderly. Veterans returning from combat missions are often in need of long-term care. In some instances veterans are often exposed to chemicals and other warfare that may cause terminal illness and injuries that require the veteran have the…

Ambulatory Medical Coding Ambulatory care involves a myriad of medical treatments and unique considerations. Outpatient care may be provided through many avenues including, but not limited to, diagnosis, injury, treatment, rehabilitation services, acute medical care, and surgical processes. Ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) are dedicated outpatient surgical settings, and as such, are reimbursed according to specific regulations and industry standards that fall under Medicare, Medicaid, and…