Running Head: Enhancing Medication Compliance in Elderly Individuals Research Utilization Paper An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals Chris Elmer HSCI 401 Fall 2001 My research study was to determine whether daily videotelephone or regular telephone reminders would increase the quantity of prescribed cardiac medication taken in a sample of elderly individuals who have congestive heart failure (CHF) (Peteva‚ 2001). Within
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Why You Need To Hire An Attorney When Arrested For A DUI If you’ve been arrested for driving under the influence‚ or DUI‚ you’re probably worried and confused about what’s going to happen to you. If you’re like a lot of people‚ a DUI arrest is your first brush with the criminal justice system‚ and it can be scary. While you can represent yourself‚ it’s best to hire a criminal defense attorney. Here’s why. The Plea You’re expected to enter a plea during your arraignment. Even if you know for sure
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to a company‚ your first priority is to get a patent on your invention. You want to do this for several reasons‚ but most importantly‚ you want to protect what belongs to you. However‚ you should get an attorney for the patent process. The following are a few of the reasons for this. An attorney can help determine if your invention qualifies Everyone assumes that they can get a patent‚ but not everything can be patented. Abstract ideas‚ formulas or simple computer programs cannot be patented. However
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Ethics and Compliance of Starbucks Emelie May‚ Leah Surall‚ Pamela Delancey‚ Star Joralemon FIN 370 May 20‚ 2013 Rick Schutz Ethics and Compliance of Starbucks Starbucks opened its doors in 1971 in the Seattle historic Pike Place Market. It has gone from a narrow storefront Starbucks offering the world fresh roasted whole bean coffees. Howard Schultz went to Italy after trying some coffee at Starbucks and wanted to bring the Italian coffeehouse tradition back to the United States. The mission
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insurance company on your own‚ consider hiring yourself a motor vehicle accident attorney. Before choosing one‚ however‚ consider these things. Look For Recommendations For Auto Accident Lawyers From Friends And Family If you need a personal injury attorney‚ talk to your friends and family. Chances are fairly high that at least one of them has been injured before and has done a little research into a local personal injury attorney. Ask your family and friends if they met with any auto accident lawyers and
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Evaluating Compliance Strategies HCR/220 January 3‚ 2011 Fonzette Mixon Evaluating Compliance Strategies The compliance process is set up to ensure the maximum appropriate reimbursement for health care claims. Correct billing and coding are directly linked to correct documentation by a physician. Also‚ to complete documentation‚ linking the correct code to the correct diagnoses is a must. This step is vitally important in reducing compliance errors. Second‚ the implications of incorrect
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standards. Following a hybrid approach for implementing HIPAA would help these different healthcare entities manage their compliance related activities better. The risk based model which is easily scalable would enable entities to perform risk assessment based on their operating landscape‚ while the checklist would allow all these entities to easily evaluate their compliance with HIPAA. For example‚ hospitals have to perform far more robust risk assessment when compared to that of health insurers
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Errors and Compliance in Coding The integrity of the request for payment rests on the accuracy and honesty of the coding and billing within a practice. Incorrect work could simply be an error‚ or it could represent a deliberate effort to obtain fraudulent payment. Medical billers and coders are responsible for ensuring that these errors are limited and promptly fixed. Among the most common causes of errors in coding and billing are truncated coding‚ up-coding or down-coding‚ and using an inappropriate
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behavior based on the group’s decision regardless whether the individual knows it’s wrong. The factors the contribute to a personal judgment that leads to conformity are peer pressure and the social influence to fit in ("Module 11.4: Conformity‚ Compliance‚ and Obedience." n.d). For example‚ a person will more likely agree on the wrong answer in history class if the other students chose that answer as well. This is also another reason why election votes are held in private areas‚ so the person’s vote
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Employment Law Compliance Plan D. Malloy Human Capital Management Memorandum To: Traci Goldeman Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan Landslide Limousine Service Our client‚ Bradley Stonefield‚ is planning to open a limousine service‚ Landslide Limousines‚ in the Austin‚ Texas area. Mr. Stonefield plans to hire approximately twenty-five people to provide first class transportation to a variety of clientele. Before Mr. Stonefield begins hiring it is imperative that he has an understanding of
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