Ask questions about barriers to healing, as well as treatment goals and priorities of the patient and family. (Carmel, 2012). Summary or paraphrase If you are paraphrasing an idea from another work, you only have to make reference to the author and year of publication in your in-text reference, but APA guidelines encourage you to also provide the page number (although it is not required.) According to Jones (1998), APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners. APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners (Jones, 1998, p. 199).
Miles failed to disclose information that may have altered Scott’s decision to continue with the program. Personal counseling as well as family counseling should be a requirement prior to and for the duration of the program in order to prepare the patient and his family for all possible occurrences. Examine and categorize alternatives: Providing information concerning both positive and negative outcomes of the injections may have been a viable source of information and a deciding factor to consenting for the 30 day program. Predict possible consequences for those acceptable alternatives: Scott may have decided to consent to treatment for the full 30 days regardless of the side effects discussed in detail. A consequence to consenting to treatment may be permanent liver damage as well as
A do not resuscitate order is an order placed into a person’s medical record. It states their desire to not be resuscitated if they stop breathing A durable power of attorney for healthcare is a legal document that allows another person to make healthcare decisions for you if you are unable to. 3. What is the purpose of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? It allows persons 18 years or older and of sound mind to make a gift of any part of their body for purposes of medical research or transplantation.
Interpretation of the ECG reading is the responsibility of the Doctors not the nursing/ care support staff. Doctors who are unsure of how to interpret the ECG reading must seek advice from another Doctor who is competent before administrating any treatment. Doctors/Consultants wishing to change a patient’s medications prescribed by another consultant following an ECG should seek advice from the named consultant first.
Lastly the Castor Collins company would not make any profit by offering any of their plans available to this company. Now that we have discussed the Castro Collins insurance company and what they have to offer we can see that being able to receive health insurance for the employees for two separate companies comes with risks. An insurance company does take into account the employees demographics, health risks and amount of annual premiums the organization will pay per person. A health insurance company will look into and investigate these conditions before they decide to offer health insurance to an organization. So staying healthy is an important part of obtaining health insurance for
Modifiers help with duplicate billing and unbundling of codes. The coder must understand professional courtesy and discounts to uninsured or low income patients. Professional courtesy is when the doctor may not charge for services to other doctors or their family. This is not allowed because health insurance deductibles and co-pays must be paid. When giving discounts the system used to determine who gets the discount should be documented in the compliance plan.
In regards to the answer to the first question of the assignment, the HIPAA does not affect the patient’s access to their own medical records. The patient, with presentation of identification, should be able to obtain copies of their medical records, as well as request a correction to any errors on their records. Doctors or medical facilities should then provide access to the patient’s records within 30 days following the patients request and may charge the patient for copying and sending their records to them. If a patient has someone else, whether immediately related to them or not, pick such documents up from a doctor’s office, the patient must have provided a signed release of medical information to the doctor so that person can have access
4) Your report should be submitted at the beginning of the class on Dec 3, by one of the group members. If you choose to email the report or submit late, I will discount 75 % of your case grade. 5) This case is worth 2 quizzes. In other words, it will count as 2 quizzes towards your final grade. 6) In your report, please address the following issues: A) Assuming Tottenham Hotspur, plc.
Caregivers should also discuss transplant or organ donation as well, as this also varies per individual conscience. Health care providers will find Jehovah’s Witness are not there to cause conflict, but to seek out healthcare options that do not conflict with religious beliefs. Adult Jehovah’s Witnesses carry a legal document that is updated yearly. This document states the individual’s preference for which blood products if any the patient will accept. The healthcare provider should copy this and have it on record throughout the stay.
Fifth, the physician assisted suicide should only be carried out in a meaningful doctor patient relationship. A physician should not be forced to participate in any act they deem unethical. Sixth, consultation with another experienced physician is required to ensure it is a sincere request. The patient and immediate family should attend counseling sessions to emotionally prepare for “treatment”. And lastly, all the steps should be clearly documented using an electronic video source, and through the patient’s paper file.