Sentences with phrase «as medical classification»

Medical coding is also known as medical classification.

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Even animal - rights groups were partially pleased with the outcome, with the Dr Hadwen Trust, a U.K. medical - research charity that promotes the use of alternatives to animal research, citing positive changes such as improved pain - severity classifications and more investment in alternatives to animal testing.

Efforts to study these effects are hampered by federal classification of cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

ILO has recently classified medical physicists as a profession in the International Standard Classification of Occupations - 08 (ICSO - 08) under physics and astronomy, which is an important reference document for governments for recognition and classification oClassification of Occupations - 08 (ICSO - 08) under physics and astronomy, which is an important reference document for governments for recognition and classification oclassification of occupations.

Other resources such as the International System for Human Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN), the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD - O), and the Human Gene Nomenclature Database (HGNC) allow a common language.Data within the scientific / medical community should be freely available.

So instead of hiding behind medical classifications and genetic excuses, we'd be all better off by accepting reality as it is.

When menopause was labeled as such, this classification meant that women needed another medical intervention to «rescue» them.

The results of this study were recently published in the veterinary literature as Seizure classification in dogs from a non-referral based population, written by Michael Podell, MSc, DVM; William R. Fenner, DVM; and Jean D. Powers, PhD, in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol 206, No 11, June 1, 1995.

First, the American Medical Association decided it would review the classification of «videogame addiction» as a psychiatric disorder (it ultimately refused to classify it as such).

Here is what you need to know about Medical and Rehabilitation Benefits («MRB's»): • Payment of MRB's are based on 1 of 3 classifications of your accident related injuries: (i) minor injury; (ii) non-minor injury; and (iii) catastrophic injury • For minor injuries, such as whiplash, sprains, cuts or bruises, MRB's are payable to a cap of $ 3,500 • For non-minor injuries, such as broken bones or internal organ damage, MRB's are payable for a maximum of 10 years to a cap of $ 50,000 • For catastrophic injuries, such as amputation of a limb, spinal cord injuries or severe brain damage, MRB's are payable to cap of $ 1,000,000

With a Guaranteed Insurability Rider, you have the option to buy additional life insurance at a later date, without the need for a medical exam, and at the same health classification as you currently qualify for.

A majority (70 percent) of the 2,031 U.S. adults surveyed by the two groups say their likelihood of purchase would increase if carriers would conduct «simplified underwriting,» defined in the study as making use of publically available data for risk classification decisions for life insurance pricing, enabling purchase without requiring blood and fluids for medical testing.

Life Insurance Applicants and Basic Classifications Upon completing a medical exam, your insurer will look at your test results as well as other factors such as family health history and lifestyle choices and fit you into a classification or category.

But that's about to change, as America's health care industry updates their International Classification of Diseases — basically how medical providers note what they're treating patients for — from ICD - 9 to ICD - 10 to bring it in line with other health care systems around the world.

* For this survey, simplified underwriting is defined as making use of publically available data for risk classification decisions for life insurance pricing, enabling purchase without requiring blood and fluids for medical testing.

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• Entered information such as demographic data, history and extent of disease, and diagnostic procedures in predefined databases • Abstracted and coded patient data by making use of standards classification systems • Developed and maintained health information networks and conduct periodic follow ups to track treatment, recovery and survival • Identified potential members / participants for clinical drug trials and codify patients» medical information for reimbursement purposes

• Receive and check patient demographic information for accuracy and completeness • Compare all received information with set standards to ensure compliance and integrity of data • Enter data such as demographic information, history, extent of disease and diagnostic procedures into facility databases • Compile and maintain patients» records so that medical conditions and treatments can be effectively tracked and documented • Plan, develop and operate health record indexes and retrieval systems to collect, store or classify information • Transcribe medical reports and ensure that all transcribed information is accurate • Identify, compile and code patient data by following standards classification systems • Respond to requests for information retrieval by first verifying identity and purpose of the person asking for it

Candidates must have knowledge of the ICD - 9 classification system and current procedural terminology (CPT) coding as well as medical terminology and office software.

A clinical coder — also known as clinical coding officer, diagnostic coder, medical coder or medical records technician — is a health information professional whose main duties are to analyse clinical statements and assign standard codes using a classification system.