State Children's Health Insurance Program

things that need to be taken care of from when the patient makes an appointment to when the insurance claim is being paid and processed. After the patient makes an appointment they then go into the office to register, if a new patient. The patient must fill out and complete the patient information form. They must fill out their employment, demographics, and insurance information. You should always have your insurance card(s) present at any appointment just in case the office needs to make a copy…

In the healthcare industry, many evaluation and reimbursement structures are moving toward a survey system to rate patient satisfaction score. “Thus, the results of patient-satisfaction surveys, such as HCAHPS, ultimately came to affect hospitals’ financial bottom lines” (Junewicz & Youngner, 2015). The scores are collected and used to show different levels of measurement to reflect the patient’s interpretation of their care. Nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio, are levels of measurement used…

The Decline of technical proficiency As technology continues to advance the Coast Guard’s Electronic technician has seen a decline in its ability to provide adequate support. The electronic technician has shown recent decline in its ability to provide adequate support for the 270 platform. Current “C” schools are lacking in a complete and comprehensive curriculum relative to the technicians role on the platform. Technicians are resorting to outside sources for completion of preventative…

food stamps, and 68 percent receive cash welfare.” (Greenfield). Syrian refugees being allowed to enter states in the U.S. has become a massive debate. Allow them or not? More than half of the governors in the U.S. have declined Syrian refugees to enter their state because of the possible threats. But the federal government ultimately has the final say on whether to allow or refuse them in each state. According to CNN, the Obama administration plans to welcome 10,000 Syrian refugees this year.…

of people from one insurance to another without leaving them without medical insurance. The Affordable Care Act which was signed into law in 2010, has been the topic of debates on whether it should be scrapped entirely or just rectify the problems that taint it. By scrapping the ACA completely it would be taking insurance away from 22 million people who rely on this law. On the contrary, the pros of this law are having a dependent until the age of 26 on your health insurance plan and that you…

A survey that was conducted in US itself has made it clear that millions of people in the country are unable to get a doctor’s appointment because of long distance being involved as the major hindering factor. Such a survey also reveals that such a hindrance is effecting thousands of sick children who are facing various lifelong medical conditions in which some are curable and some are non-curable. It is also very heartening to reveal that most of these individuals are from low income group and…

the studio of Rand Corp about Obama Care. This analysis will be carried out through the evaluation of the data presented in Obama Care Missing 3.2 Million; A mixed verdict from the Rand Corp. The article taking as reference the study Changes in Health Insurance Enrollment Since 2013, “and Obama Care cheerleaders like Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times are dancing for joy." First of all we can check data that are clear in the article. One of the data most outstanding is to identify that…

that is used to classify and monitor disease diagnoses. It also provides information for health analyses like the study of mortality and morbidity trends. It is published and copyrighted by the WHO. No, that is not the legendary English rock band that asks Who Are You, I am meaning the World Health Organization which is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. Now that we know what ICD is, let’s look into more details about its history,…

Realizing the deficits in numbers of primary care physicians has been a chief motivator for me to pursue osteopathic medicine at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. My home town in Ohio is one of these medically underserved areas, and working with and receiving my tutelage from the few physicians in my area, I wish to come back to serve it. One of these physicians, an osteopathic family physician, piqued my interest in osteopathic medicine, mostly due to my agreements…

Summary, The conclusion as to whether the leg immobilizer was purchased for the heart catherization lab was, yes. The leg immobilizer does reduce the amount of personnel costs. These costs are the largest part of most operating budgets for organizations (Finkler, Jones, & Kovner, (2013). For those that have not worked in a pediatric heart catherization lab, the radial artery is too small to access. In fact, sometimes to obtain access, it takes several hours because the vessels are so small.…