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New Rules for CMS When Reporting Consultations Provided by: American Association of Professional Coders The final rule for Consultations will stand. This will change how specialists who report consultations in the inpatient and outpatient setting report services for CMS. The consultation codes, however, have not been deleted and how commercial/third party payers will view them... |
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Gastroenterology Provided by: Temple University School of Medicine Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of the course, participants should be able to: * Improve the diagnosis and treatment of common family practice problems * Apply traditional modes of diagnosis and management more effectively * Apply information to... |
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DCIS and Screening Rules -Part II Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation Breast MRI is reported as valuable in detecting cancer in women who have a personal history of breast cancer, those patients with greater than 25% lifetime risk of breast cancer, and those with dense breasts -a condition associated with breast cancer risk but which decreases... |
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Primary Care Spring CME Conference Palm Coast Florida April 2-6 or April 9-13 2012 Provided by: Continuing Education Company OVERVIEW Presented by Continuing Education Company for the past 20 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice... |
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Clinical Challenges in Chest Radiology Provided by: Harvard Medical School Although the chest radiograph remains the first-line imaging test for the evaluation of patients with suspected thoracic disorders, newer imaging modalities such as CT, high-resolution CT, MR, and PET imaging are playing an increasing role. There is a need to provide radiolo... |
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Workplace Violence Prevention Provided by: The Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute Workplace violence is not a new topic, but it is one of increasing importance. Incidences of workplace violence continue to occur at a rapid rate in the health care setting. Twenty-five out of 10,000 health care workers will report an injury due to workplace violence. This i... |
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Achieving Cultural Competency: A Case-based Approach to Training Health Professionals Provided by: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Cultural competence is now recognized by various governmental and accreditation agencies as essential for improving patients' health status, providing access to health care and for eliminating disparities in health care delivery. This has included Association of American Me... |
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The Natural History and Epidemiology of Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Provided by: American Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of almost all preneoplastic and neoplastic disorders of the epithelium that lines the lower genital tract. For that reason, understanding the epidemiology and natural history of HPV is critical for all obstetrician-gynecologists, famil... |
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Managing the Pediatric Dental Patient Provided by: Academy of Dental Learning The goals of behavior management in dentistry are to establish effective communication, to alleviate patient fear and anxiety and build a trusting relationship with the patient that will ultimately allow the dentist to deliver quality dental care and promote in the patient a... |
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Geriatrics: Pain Management Strategies in the Elderly Inpatient Provided by: Harvard Medical School Acknowledgement: This module is supported by a grant from the Donald Reynolds Foundation. The management of pain in hospitalized elderly patients represents a clinical challenge for many clinicians and most trainees. Appropriate analgesic choice and dosing require knowled... |
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Root Cause and Systems Analysis Provided by: Institute for Healthcare Improvement This course introduces students to a systematic response to error called root cause analysis (RCA). The goal of RCA is to learn from adverse events and prevent them from happening in the future. The three lessons in this course explain RCA in detail, using case studies and e... |
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with 201 Provided by: SNM Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy The object of this review is to provide information about 201Tlthallous chloride in radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging. This technique has experienced a recent resurgence because of the shortage of 99mTc. After reading this article, the technologist will be able to de... |
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Exciting New Advances in Neuro-Oncology: The Avenue to a Cure for Malignant Glioma Provided by: American Cancer Society After completing this activity, the learner should be able to: * Discuss recent discoveries in the biology of malignant gliomas that are of greatest therapeutic relevance. * Summarize the concepts and application of emerging technologies in the surgical and radioth... |
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MRI of the Spine Post-Operative Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions ... |
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Communicate With Confidence to Physicians: Coding as a Second Language Provided by: American Association of Professional Coders Overview: Improving Reimbursement with Improved Communication In today's economy, your ability to communicate coding concepts to the physician is the difference between financial success or failure in a practice. Clearly Communicate Coding Concepts to your Physician in ... |
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drug allergy: revisiting an old
concept Provided by: The Collaborative Education Institute Learning Objectives Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Define drug allergy in relation to adverse drug reactions. 2. Discuss the incidence and risk factors of drug allergies in the general population. 3. Evaluate cross-reactivity bet... |
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MRI of the Hip Anatomic Correlates Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions ... |
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Men's Health Issues Provided by: NetCE Among the male-specific conditions addressed in this course are prostate disease (prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and cancer), testicular conditions (testicular torsion, epididymitis, varicocele), premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, late-onset hypogonadis... |
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HIV/AIDS: A Primer for Pharmacists Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist This accredited activity is targeted to pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Estimated time to complete this activity is 120 minutes. GOAL: To provide an overview of HIV and AIDS, including clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. OBJECTIVES: After co... |
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Neonatal Medical and Surgical Chest Diseases; Evaluation of Pulmonary Infection in Infants and Children Provided by: American Roentgen Ray Society ARRS Web lecture series brings presentations by the best educators in the field to your desktop, available for viewing at home or office and on your schedule. This Web Lecture includes two lectures with an estimated time to complete the activity of 1.5 hours.... |
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Pain Management for Oregon Healthcare Professionals - 6CE - Oregon State Board of Nursing Approved Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC Upon completion of this course, you will be able to learn: Discuss the prevalence of pain. Spell out the National Pain Care Policy & Joint Commission regulations for pain management in U.S. healthcare organizations. Outline the efforts of the Oregon Pain Management Commis... |
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Donor Factors Are Associated With Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Learning Objectives After reading this article, the learner should be able to: * name general factors associated with the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after lung transplant * identify the prevalence of BOS after lung transplant * list... |
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Pain: The Nature and Experience of Pain Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education The purpose of this course is to provide an overview of pain and symptom management, including the nature, sources, assessment, diagnosis, and interventions to relieve pain. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: * Explain the nature of pain and its definit... |
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Introduction to Quality Measurements Provided by: CMElectures David B. Nash, MD, MBA, is The Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy and is Chairman of the Department of Health Policy at Jefferson Medical College. Here, he defines quality measurement and discusses its evolution and its future. This lecture and... |
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Infection Control for Minnesota Dental Professionals - Meets MBD's Requirement of Core Subject Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC Upon completion of this course, you will be able to learn: Describe the impact of healthcare-associated infections in the dental setting. Explain the responsibility of dental healthcare professionals to adhere to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infectio... |
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Pharmacy Law Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin Goal: To help pharmacy technicians understand and identify the major legal rules and regulations dealing with the practice of pharmacy.... |
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MRI of the Male Pelvis-Part II -Including Anamolies, Prostate Cancer, Rectum, Bladder, and Hernias Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The Master's Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most advanced lectures on diagnostic imaging to date. These intense and detailed presentations will focus on the topics of orthopaedic, neurologic, and body imaging. Each title in the series will examine subjects such as... |
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Thyroid Cancer Management: New Trends and Old Controversies Provided by: SNM Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy Thyroid Cancer Management: New Trends and Old Controversies... |
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Optimizing Outcomes for Patients With Growth Hormone Deficiency and Other Growth Disorders in Managed Care Provided by: Impact Education, LLC Target Audience - Medical Directors and Pharmacy Directors from health plans, HMOs, integrated health systems, employers, quality organizations, and other managed care organizations - Managed care-affiliated care team members involved with patient evaluation, education, ... |
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MRI of the Brain Supratentorial Neoplasia, Part Ia Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions ... |
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