Sheila’s lawsuit against her physician-office employer for d…
Sheila’s lawsuit against her physician-office employer for discrimination due to religious beliefs resulted in a victory for Sheila. She was awarded $500,000 in damages that were intended to send a message that religious discrimination in the workplace would not be tolerated. This payment represents what type of damages paid to an employee?
Read DetailsPressed for time, Sara hired her new release of information…
Pressed for time, Sara hired her new release of information clerk without doing a reference check. When the new clerk committed a violation of patient confidentiality, it came to light that she had committee similar violations at her previous place of employment. By not checking the clerk’s references, Sara has opened the hospital to charge of:
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The HIM director realizes that there are many job tasks being performed by the electronic record management clerks that are not directly documented within the job description. This is creating some dissatisfaction among the clerks so the HIM director is going to perform a realignment of the job tasks. The HIM director is going to perform a ________________in order to enhance the quality of work life for the employees and increase on-the-job productivity.
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Jamal P, age 15 months presents with a 2 day history of irritability and fever. On exam, you note he has a left ear infection. In review of his chart, you see that he has been treated for left acute otitis media (AOM) 3 times in the last 4 months. One of the encounters reviewed did not show any physical evidence of AOM in the documentation. You also note that Amoxicillin (a Penicillin) was prescribed for acute otitis media for 2 episodes at a dose of 40mg/kg/day. It is also noted that Joe attends day care. From this review, you recognize that:
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