If a dog bites you or a family member, the most important priority is getting medical attention and a full
medical assessment of the injury.
Reasons for judgement were released this week by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, dismissing a defence request for an independent
medical assessment of a Plaintiff in part due to the use of a «cut and paste affidavit».
The Star has previously reported on allegations that WSIB fired a doctor for refusing to reverse
her medical assessment of an injured patient.
This requires
a medical assessment of the child by a pediatrician or clinical geneticist and an expert neuropsychological and behavioral assessment.
Citing «systematic disregard» for professional
medical assessments of injured workers, advocates have asked Ontario's government watchdog to launch an investigation into the province's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
Ontario Auto Insurance in Crisis: OTLA calls on Wynne Government to call a public inquiry into
medical assessments of accident victims http://bit.ly/1RVIJ7P
Ontario Auto Insurance in Crisis: OTLA calls on Wynne Government to call a public inquiry into
medical assessments of accident victims
This may include making
medical assessments of patients, recording statistics in relation to their height and weight, documenting vital signs, caring for the patient, and assisting with various medial tasks.
Not exact matches
The 10 - year, $ 25 million toxicological studies are the most comprehensive
assessments to date
of health effects and exposure to radio frequency radiation in rats and mice, according to the online notice from the National Institute
of Environmental Health Sciences, a unit
of the National Institutes
of Health, the U.S.
medical research agency.
The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results
of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's
medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated with a non-deductible health insurance industry fee and other
assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value
of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.
Centric Health Corp. (TSX: CHH), for example, operates in the areas
of medical assessments, disability and rehabilitation management, physiotherapy and hospital services.
Multiple outlets published stories yesterday reporting that results from finger blood tests by
medical startup Theranos showed greater irregularities than more conventional tests (according to the first published independent
assessment of the company's tests).
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.
Conduct
assessments and the analysis
of injured employees to evaluate the vocational and
medical needs required for the return
of patients to work.
During that time, a Capt
of the Royal marines and a medic Major from the Canadian forces who had been there when the Kurds first arrived in the mountains were doing a
medical needs
assessment in Soutwest Iraq.
Massachusetts» entirely Democratic Senate delegation
of Ted Kennedy and John Kerry went along with the
assessment to the point
of preventing his confirmation — only to hear a howl, when the senators got back home, from the hospitals and
medical firms around Boston, whose leaders thought Astrue was as good as they were likely to get from the Republican administration in Washington.
The staff and volunteers at recovery centers and aftercare programs offer food and shelter along with
medical / psychological
assessment, evaluation
of educational / social development, child care and legal assistance.
So even if he doesn't play for Chile next week, we would still have very little chance
of him facing Man United after travelling back on the Thursday and needing a full
medical assessment before being allowed to train...
The Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport
of the 3rd International Conference on Concussion in Sport in 2008 [1] included a Sport Concussion
Assessment Tool 2 (SCAT2)[2] for standardized
assessment by
medical and health professionals (team physicians, certified athletic trainers, neuropsychologists)
of sports concussion in athletes ages 10 years and older.
One way, I believe, to address the problem
of under - reporting and increase the chances a concussion will be identified early on the sports sideline may be to rely less on athletes themselves to remove themselves from games or practices by reporting concussion symptoms (which the most recent study shows occurs at a shockingly low rate, [9] or on game officials and sideline observers to observe signs
of concussion and call for a concussion
assessment, but to employ technology to increase the chances that a concussion will be identified by employing impact sensors designed to monitor head impact exposure in terms
of the force
of hits (both linear and rotational), number, location, and cumulative impact, in real time at all levels
of football, and in other helmeted and non-helmeted contact and collision sports, where practical, to help identify high - risk impacts and alert
medical personnel on the sideline so they can consider performing a concussion
assessment.
(3) A student athlete shall be promptly removed from play if the athlete is suspected
of sustaining a concussion or exhibits signs or symptoms
of concussion until completion
of assessment by a qualified healthcare professional or
medical clearance.
The
medical assessment is usually normal, and signs
of constipation are noticeably absent.
The University
of Chicago Adoption Center provides adoptive families with a wide range
of services including pre-adoption
assessments, pre-adoption travel clinic visits, post-adoption developmental, behavioral, &
medical evaluations, and referrals to specialized care.
If you're concerned that your child is late to start walking, the first step is a
medical examination, including a neurological exam and an
assessment of your child's reflexes, posture, and muscle tone.
It addresses a gap that has existed in the
medical device community for years — a lack
of normed and validated computerized neurocognitive
assessment tools for efficiently and effectively measuring neurocognitive function in this age group.
Additional concern is expressed with the calculation
of the NOAEL and specifically whether the exposure
assessment to «at risk» infants with minimal or impaired metabolic function and exposures from
medical devices and procedures is as conservative as the
assessment claims.
While the Lactation Specialists do not diagnose or treat any
medical problems, they can each provide you with an
assessment in a report
of findings to give to your care provider.
Midwives are trained in guarding the normalcy
of pregnancy, birth and postpartum, not disturbing it when all is well, knowing when to compassionately observe with loving support, and when and how to use holistic remedies, or
medical intervention only when necessary as a last resort; they are also educated in prevention,
assessment and treatment
of complications, which most times can be managed simply and naturally, but sometimes involves consultation or referral to an obstetrician.
It seems this over sharing
of private
medical detail on the Internet is very much in keeping with Dr Amy's
assessment of narcissism as being a key motivating factor in choosing home births for some.
You just misunderstood me: the MDs I know are practicing and I can't imagine them offering such a complete
assessment of someone's
medical situation from their Facebook profile....
She didn't offer a «complete
assessment»
of anyone's
medical situation based on a Facebook profile.
Once the first aid issues are addressed, then an
assessment of the athlete's mental status can be made by athletic trainers, coaches, and sideline medical personnel using a brief cognitive screening tool such as the Standardized Assessment Of Concussion (SAC
of the athlete's mental status can be made by athletic trainers, coaches, and sideline
medical personnel using a brief cognitive screening tool such as the Standardized
Assessment Of Concussion (SAC
Of Concussion (SAC).
If your family has a history
of allergies, or if your child has an allergy, specific feeding issue or
medical condition, we can offer you a specialised, in - depth
assessment in your home, and a precise action plan to help you move forward.
You or your baby may benefit from sleep training, outside help, or
medical assessment to rule out any underlying causes
of missed sleep.
Certified Athletic Trainers are recognized by the American
Medical Association as allied health professionals who specialize in the prevention,
assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation
of injuries and illnesses.
Check out this new report reviews existing and emerging opportunities to document food insecurity screening,
assessment, intervention, and billing for each part
of a patient visit using discrete codes and language from standardized EHR
medical vocabularies.
The Apgar score is a simple
assessment of how a baby is doing at birth, which helps determine whether your newborn is ready to meet the world without additional
medical assistance.
Because not all long - term implications are completely understood, follow - up visits with
assessments of a baby as she grows can let the staff at the hospital, and indeed the whole
medical community, better understand problems and their early warning signs.
This includes standards for nutritional
assessment,
medical nutrition therapies, and education
of inpatients, outpatients and families.
The home study process includes
assessments of each parent's character, marital stability, financial situation, lifestyle, and
medical history.
A transcervical amniotic fluid collector: a new
medical device for the
assessment of amniotic fluid in patients with ruptured membranes
One
of its features, a health
assessment, asks detailed questions about your
medical history, current habits, and birthing plan.
A joint review by the inspector
of prisons and the chief inspector
of borders and immigration said the
medical reports on torture survivors were «often perfunctory» and «contain no objective
assessment».
This included the introduction
of a
medical assessment for Disability Living Allowance from 2013 which would apply to new and existing claimants.
Disability allowance will be overhauled, with a
medical assessment replacing forms in a bid to reduce the cost
of the service and get more people into work.
Serco, the private firm which runs the centre, says she was seen by a nurse within two hours
of arriving and had a full
medical assessment by their GP on the same day.
«Many
of the problems relate to how PiP is being implemented - included wrong decisions and double booking
of medical assessments.
As some
of you will have read, I complained to the Sunday Telegraph last month when they suggested that 900,000 people on Incapacity Benefit had dropped their claim rather than undergo a
medical assessment for the new Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Yesterday, the executive in charge
of running the
medical assessments for benefits claims at Atos Healthcare offered her apology to the long - term sick it incorrectly labelled «fit for work».
The current restricted duties system allows a Force to make qualified
assessments of individuals dependant on
medical and other evidence as to whether they wish to retain the skills and expertise that an officer possesses without having to medically retire them.