The Purpose of E/M Codes E/M codes are generic and are intended for use by all medical practitioners including nurse-practitioners, physicians and physician assistants. They can be used in both specialty care and primary care. All E/M codes can be used for reporting services. The decision on which E/M code to use is informed by which code describes most accurately the service the patient is to receive. The flexibility of E/M

Evaluation and Management Coding (E/M Code) The patient visited the clinic complaining of pain and redness to the left foot and with a history of diabetes. Following an assessment of the patient’s condition and his clinical history, he was diagnosed with cellulitis in addition to type 2 diabetes. Given the patient’s history of diabetes, he is at high risk of developing MRSA and/or osteomyelitis secondary to skin infection. The treatment and

Social Media Evaluation Impacted Health BehaviorsSocial media campaigns have been employed to conduct mass population education of large proportions of the population. Before the percolation of social media across the global population, conventional media, such as newspapers, television, and radio, were the main forms of communication mediums but have become passive with the growing popularity of social media as a source of information. As a result, social media campaigns have

Test 1: Kindergarten Readiness Test, Second Edition Acronym: KRT Author: Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. Date: 2006-2015 Grade/Age: Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Immediately after Kindergarten enrollment Category: Developmental Purpose: Determining “readiness” for Kindergarten Description: Individually administered, or administered in small groups, ideally over two sessions II. Mental Measurements Yearbook (or Tests in Print) A. Volume 20: J.F.Carlson,K.F.Geisinger,&J.L.Jonson(Eds.),The twentieth mental measurements yearbook. 2017. B. The strength of the KRT is that it is easy to administer, and therefore useful for screening purposes. The main

Classroom Instructor Observation Protocol http://turlockusd-ca.schoolloop.com/siop California's Turlock Unified School District leverages the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) as the basis of its observation protocol. Specifically, this school system has different SIOP site plan protocols for its K-6 schools, 7-8 middle schools, and 9-12 high schools. Observation protocols mandate an instructional visitation that is comprised of a pair of classroom observations and a debriefing period from an instruction coach trained in SIOP methods.

users of your curriculum? Medical Providers are the primary target user group of the Fundamentals of Critical Care curriculum. What are their needs? Medical Providers need to continue applying relevant research to critical care practice. Ongoing support and continuing education are essential for effective, reliable, and evidence-based quality of care. Medical Providers need to make "sound and rapid clinical judgments" while under pressure and also need to "recognize and deal