Ultrasonography‚ commonly called sonography‚ is a diagnostic medical procedure that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to produce dynamic visual images of organs‚ tissues‚ or blood flow inside the body. This type of procedure is often referred to as a sonogram or ultrasound scan. Sonography can be used to examine many parts of the body‚ such as the abdomen‚ breasts‚ female reproductive system‚ prostate‚ heart‚ and blood vessels. Sonography is increasingly being used in the detection and
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Policy Topic Search and Selection Karen Furches HCS/455 November 11th 2013 Charriet Womble Policy Topic Search and Selection Women are large consumers of health care services and products. Women have reproductive health needs; have longer life spans‚ and greater health care needs than men. Women use many reproductive services such as contraception‚ infertility‚ abortion‚ testing for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)‚ pregnanlife spans‚ and greater
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join the medical field‚ we will learn quickly the responsibilities are vast. As a Medical Office Specialist‚ it is up to you; to make sure we are protecting our patients. We have to be mindful at all times of when we speak and our surroundings‚ because this can cause a patient embarrassment. The patient can lose their privacy if everyone in the health care field is not careful‚ so it is up to the Medical Office Specialist to make sure we are assiduous in our jobs. Here are some ways we can accomplish
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standards‚ ethics‚ and principles. The term "Policies and Procedures" is adequate to summarize all of the above. Success at work does not come out of spontaneous actions; it is the outcome of organized and well-planned practices. In business‚ we do not act as if we are cooking at home‚ where the recipe could be changed a little bit according to our discretion. Indeed‚ we run business under a strict control of policies and procedures. That way‚ our works are systemized and organized. As a
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Safeguarding Policy and Procedure: Protecting Children‚ Young People‚ Adults at Risk and Staff January 2012 Also available in large print (16pt) and electronic format. Ask Student Services for details. www.perth.uhi.ac.uk Perth College is a registered Scottish charity‚ number SC021209. Safeguarding Policy and Procedure A - Policy A1 Purpose The purpose of this document is to outline the College’s framework for protecting children‚ young people and adults at risk from harm‚ abuse and exploitation
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Criminal Procedure Policy Kristen Torres CJA/353 June 14‚ 2010 Kathleen H. Mooneyhan “Criminal procedure is the branch of American constitutional law concerned with the state’s power to maintain an orderly society and the rights of citizens and residents to live in freedom from undue government interference with their liberty” (Zalman‚ 2008‚ p. 4). The Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ Eighth‚ and Fourteenth amendments are significant in studying criminal procedure. In criminal justice‚ the criminal procedure
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Expanded Definition: Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual person’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture. Cultural relativism can be difficult to maintain when we’re confronted with cultures whose practices or beliefs conflict with our own. For example‚ in France‚ headscarves worn by many Islamic women have been banned. To the French‚ banning headscarves is important because it helps maintain a secular society and gender
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Health Medical Records Procedure Manual HCR/210 Sunday‚ October 10‚ 2010 Lisa Israel‚ MBA‚ CMT Happy Health Medical Clinic Medical Records Procedure Manual Purpose To establish guidelines for the maintenance and confidentiality of all patients’ protected health information (PHI) by adhering to federal and state laws and regulations whether those records are paper or electronic. This manual is to be used to train key personal in information management during departmental training. Medical Records
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Policy Topic Search and Selection Carrie Coleman HCS/455 April 2‚ 2014 Michelle Rose POLICY TOPIC SEARCH AND SELECTION The topic I have chosen is Medicare. The affected stakeholders associated with this topic are the elderly. Those enrolled in Medicare are referred to as beneficiaries. More than 14 million beneficiaries are now enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans. This is a 30% increase since 2010. This is a great increase even with the payment changes associated with the Affordable
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Medical Practice Accounting: Credit Policies‚ Billing Procedures and Making Collections Darcy Sartor MBC – Carrington College Ms. Scott May 2‚ 2011 Medical Practice Accounting: Credit Policies‚ Billing Procedures and Making Collections “About the time we can make the ends meet‚ somebody moves the ends.” Herbert Hoover The main aim of any business is to earn profits and
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