Professional Role Flashcards
Hierarchy - Highest Level of Evidence
Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Hierarchy - Middle Level of Evidence
Randomized Control Trials
Cohort Studies
Case Control Studies
Cross Sectional Studies
Hierarchy - Lowest Level of Evidence
Editorials / Opinions: no real research
Quasi-Experimental Design Versus Randomized Control Trial difference
Randomized control trial randomizes who gets the placebo and drug, whereas the quasi experimental study there is no randomization
Validity of the Study
Accuracy of the results
Reliability of the Study
Results of the study are repeatable
Independent Variable
exist by themselves, what we can change and manipulate, when changed, will change the dependent variable
Dependent Variable
What is being assessed with the affects
Autosomal recessive
Both parent has to carry the gene and pass it on (inherited)
What is social history?
relationship status
sexual
lives with?
education
employed
smoking
drug
alcohol
new stressors
social support
exercise
clean water
air conditioning
Primary level of prevention
Before incident occurs
Secondary level of prevention
Screening for early diagnosis
Tertiary level of prevention
After illness/disease has already happened, it’s the treatment, or therapy (PT/OT)
Infant mortality
infant deaths per 1000 live births
- leading cause is congenital malformations
Erickson’s Pneumonic
Trust the Auto in Industry
Indentiy with Intimate
Geniuses with Integrity
License
Can practice in the state
Certification
board exam
Credentials
process in order to be allowed to bill medicare/medicaid
Liability Insurance
- claims liability while employed
- occurrence based
Incident to billing
Physician has to be in the building to be able to bill for subsequent visits at 100%, but if anything new were to happen we bill at 85%
Who Funds Medicare?
Who does it cover?
federal level funding
Older adults
Permanent disability
Chronic disease
ESRD for example