Sentences with phrase «changes impact medical»

Such changes impact medical assisting programs accredited by CAAHEP, and become official when approved by CAAHEP and incorporated into the Standards.

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«We would have dramatically more high - impact patents that could change technology, medical progress, change our lives in many ways.»

«Two years into my residency in head and neck surgery, I thought, What's going to change medicine the most in the coming years is not what I'm learning in medical textbooks, but rather the impact technology is going to have on the way we interact with patients.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

So even though medical debt shouldn't have as strong an impact on someone's credit score now, in many cases nothing may have changed.

VSO and the Royal College of Physicians are concerned that the Government's proposed changes to immigration laws announced today, will have a significant impact on a training initiative that increases the quality of medical healthcare in the developing world and has significant benefits for the NHS.

Despite the welcome and significant changes to the Health & Social Care Bill that Lib Dem parliamentarians have secured, there remain serious concerns both within the party, Parliament and the medical profession about the impact and timing of the reforms.

The results of a 11 - year study of the impact of statewide field triage changes to Maryland's helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) were published online in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Professor Bruce Fitt, professor of plant pathology at the University of Hertfordshire's School of Medical and Life Sciences, said: «There is considerable debate about the impact of climate change on crop production — and making sure that we have sufficient food to feed the ever - growing global population is key to our future food security.»

«New doctors» intense and changing schedules take a toll on sleep, activity and mood: First results from project that seeks more graduating medical students to wear Fitbit trackers and reply to text messages to track impact of intern year.»

The study also reveals the impact of the frequent changes in work schedules that medical interns experience as they rotate among the different settings where they get their training.

The report from the Commission on Health and Climate Change lays out the health impacts of a warming world and offers policy advice on how to address medical concerns and prevent them from getting worse.

Diseases once thought to be rare or exotic in the United States are gaining a presence and getting new attention from medical researchers who are probing how immigration, limited access to care and the impacts of climate change are influencing their spread.

Those are studies from the medical world that inspire the idea of small changes having impact in public health, so how can you translate that knowledge into practical food service?

«We had performed multiple imaging studies on contact sports athletes in the past where we found changes in white matter diffusion over the course of a single season of sport (and exposure to repetitive head impacts),» explained study author Inga Katharina Koerte of the University of Munich and Harvard Medical School.

Garvan's mission is to make significant contributions to medical science that will change the directions of science and medicine and have major impacts on human health. www.garvan.org.

VIDEO: «The Impact of Climate Change on Human Health,» Mimi Guarneri, MD, FACC, ABOIM Dr. Mimi Guarneri, President of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine and Medical Director of Guarneri Integrative Health, Inc., Pacific Pearl La Jolla, addresses the 2018 international conference, Health of People, Health of Planet and Our Responsibility - Climate Change, Air Pollution and Health, held in Rio De Janiero, Brazil.

Continuing medical education programs such as Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives (Harvard School of Public Health) and Food as Medicine (Center for Mind - Body Medicine) are now educating more and more physicians and other health professionals about the impact changes in the kitchen can have on chronic disease prevention.

Her medical training has a profound impact on the book, but even more so weighs the event that changed her life: the premature birth and death of twin boys.

More than 35 million adults struggle with unpaid medical debt, according to NerdWallet, and while the debt doesn't impact your credit score as much as it did before FICO 9 changes, the debt can cause problems when applying for a mortgage.

Because of this change, medical debt won't have as much of an impact on your score as it would have in the past.

Pawsitive Impact for Pets helps owners who are facing the four major causes of pet surrender to shelters or rescues: Behavior Problems • Medical Expenses • Housing Changes • General Cost of Care.

In the initial years, Abrams observed, one notable obstacle was that the area lacked cell phones and landlines — so Animal Aid Unlimited might be contacted three times per week for animal rescue help; in 2005, cell phones were introduced, and changed everything: Abrams says they might receive 60 calls a day for assistance, explaining that the chief recurring issues prompting phone calls to the hospital are car accidents, the impact of a poor diet & / or consuming plastic products, and lack of medical treatment.

Although one might think that the human health impacts of global warming would be among the most well studied areas of climate change, it is only in the last decade that the medical community and other health professionals have focused on this issue in depth.

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

«There is no doubt in my mind that climate change will have a major impact on the spread of infectious diseases,» writes Edward Holmes, a scientist whose work focuses on emerging diseases at Sydney Medical School in Australia, in an email to Pacific Standard.

The British medical journal The Lancet, known for its tobacco Prohibitionist and anti-Israel views, created a commission on Health and Climate Change to promote, as if it were science, the view that «to avoid the risk of potentially catastrophic climate change impacts requires total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to be kept below 2900 billion tonnes by the end of the century» — not a calculation that physicians, biologists, and the like are particularly qualified to Change to promote, as if it were science, the view that «to avoid the risk of potentially catastrophic climate change impacts requires total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to be kept below 2900 billion tonnes by the end of the century» — not a calculation that physicians, biologists, and the like are particularly qualified to change impacts requires total anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to be kept below 2900 billion tonnes by the end of the century» — not a calculation that physicians, biologists, and the like are particularly qualified to make.)

Public Library of Science (screencapture):... In 1993, the editor of the widely read medical journal The Lancet asked Paul to organize a series of articles on the impact of climate change on health.

Since 2014 — in collaboration with leading medical and nursing societies and related organizations — we have been assessing clinicians» knowledge of and experiences with the health impacts of climate change, and supporting interested clinicians in their efforts to educate the public and policy makers about the health effects of climate change, and the health benefits of climate solutions.

The MICRA unconstitutionality argument was long ago decided against attorney, with the appellate court determining nothing had changed to dissuade it from giving stare decisis impact to Roa v. Lodi Medical Group, Inc., 37 Cal.3 d 920, 923 (1985).

The person or people at fault for injuring you may be required to pay for your past and future medical expenses, the time you lose at work, your motorcycle or any other property that was damaged, the cost of hiring someone to do your household chores during the period when you can't do them (estimated through your lifetime, if you suffer a catastrophic injury), permanent disfigurement, loss of enjoyment, emotional distress and the adverse impact on your spouse, and any change in your future earning ability.

A car accident has the potential to forever change a victim's life, leading to extensive medical bills, lost earnings and permanent disabilities that may impact one's ability to work or take part in activities that he or she once enjoyed.

By bridging the gap between the medical and legal worlds, Med Legal brings to light case changing details that impact case strategy and produce better results.

No - fault auto insurance law could have a major impact on hospitals Michigan lawmakers are considering making changes to the state's no - fault auto insurance law in order to address the issues concerning expensive insurance coverage and the cost of medical care.

Despite changes and concerns brought on by the Affordable Care Act, the new healthcare law does not seem to have negatively impacted the earnings of medical sales professionals.

Medical Billing Manager BRONX MEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 6/2012 to Present • Lead medical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts receMedical Billing Manager BRONX MEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 6/2012 to Present • Lead medical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts receMedical Billing Manager BRONX MEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 6/2012 to Present • Lead medical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts receMEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 6/2012 to Present • Lead medical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts receMEDICAL CENTER, Bronx, NY 6/2012 to Present • Lead medical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts recemedical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables and handle reimbursement management duties • Analyze billing and claims for accuracy and completeness and ensure that claims are submitted to appropriate insurance entities • Prepare and analyze accounts receivable reports and insurance contracts • Audit present procedures to monitor and improve the efficiency of billing and collection procedures • Participate in the development and implementation of operating policies and protocols • Realign staff members to meet changing trends impacting coding, collections and accounts recemedical billing and collection processes by handling calls and correspondence on all overdue balances • Coordinate efforts with management to develop meaningful metrics and ensure that they are achieved • Develop and train team members to carry out specific medical billing, coding and collection activities • Oversee the operations of the billing department to ensure coordination of medical coding, charge entries, claims submissions and payment postings • Follow up on accounts receivables 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Other demographic changes, such as immigration trends, impact who seeks medical services in communities and how the medical billing staff deals with inquiries.

And to put a #VicVotes perspective on the health impacts of climate change, Dr Jo McCubbin argued that neither of the major parties had made any thoughtful environmental policy statements, and medical student Tim Martin wrote that «Running for election without a plan to shut down coal - fired power stations when there are viable clean alternatives isn't just negligent, it's madness.»

I work with folks who are adjusting to the impact of a medical condition, and are needing support to navigate the emotional and relational changes that accompany.

Australia's peak medical and science organisations today joined forces to call for action from all Australian governments to plan for and address the impacts of climate change on human... Read more

These perspectives include a developmental approach to health, an understanding of the advantages of prevention over remediation, and an awareness of the critical importance of effective advocacy to promote changes in well - established systems that influence child health and development, even when those systems lie outside the traditional realm of pediatric practice.31 In this context, it is essential that innovative and practical strategies continue to be developed that strengthen the capacity of the medical home to reduce sources of toxic stress and to mitigate their impact on the lives of young children.

effects of the Internet / mhealth / social media and information / communication technology on the patient - physician relationship and impact on public health, e.g. the studies investigating how the patient - physician relationship changes as a result of the new ways of getting medical information

InterFace Healthcare Real Estate West will focus on investment, development, financing and how ongoing changes in healthcare, such as the growth of a more consumer - facing delivery model, are impacting healthcare and medical office real estate usage and strategies.