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HHS Final Rule and Treasury Notices on Individual Shared Responsibility Provision Exemptions and Related Topics

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Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government, states, insurers, employers, and individuals share the responsibility to reform and improve the availability, quality, and affordability of health insurance coverage in the United States.  Starting in 2014, the individual shared responsibility provision calls for each individual to have health insurance coverage (known as minimum essential coverage), qualify […]

CMS Issues Program Integrity Guidelines for Marketplace

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CMS released a proposed rule outlining program integrity guidelines for the Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace) and premium stabilization programs. Through the Affordable Care Act, consumers and small businesses will have access to new Marketplaces where they can access quality, affordable private health insurance.  Consumers in every state will be able to buy insurance from qualified […]

CPT© Coding Nerve Conduction Studies

ACMO: Alzheimer’s Disease– HC739-A, HC739-M, HC739-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

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This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing Alzheimer’s Disease. Some of the terms he mentions are: ACE (acetyl choline esterase inhibitor), acetyl choline (ACH), age-related concerns, aggression, basal levels, beta amyloid, brain biopsy, caregiver, cholinergic hypothesis, cholinergic system, completely dependent, confusion, CT (computed tomography), deficits, dementia, deteriorating muscle mass, enzymes, hallucinating, impaired […]

ACMO: Nervous System– HC740-A, HC740-M, HC740-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

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This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the nervous system. Some of the terms he mentions are: ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Alzheimer’s, autonomic divisions, autonomic nervous system, axon terminal, axons, behavior, body language, brain, brain stem, cell bodies, central nervous system (CNS), cerebellum, communication, complex social interaction, depression, dorsal root ganglia, electrochemical […]

ACMO: Complete Blood Count (CBC) — HC728-A, HC728-M, HC728-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

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[new mp4 uploaded. waiting for it to be stable] This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby explaining CBC or complete blood count.. Some of the terms he mentions are: anemia, basophiles, centrifuge, CO2/O2, diagnostic parameters, eosinophils, hematocrit, hemoglobin, infection, leukemia, lymphocytes, metabolic respiration, microscope, mitochondria, monocytes, neutrophils, oxygen, oxygen saturation, platelets, polycythemia, RBC indices, […]

ACMO: Vascular System– HC727-A, HC727-M, HC727-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

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This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the vascular system. Some of the terms he mentions are: adventitia, aorta, arteries, arterioles, arteriovenal anastomosis, atria, AV shunt, basal lamina, blood pressure, blood vessels, capillaries, capillary bed, carbon dioxide, chronotrophy, clotting factors, constrict/relax, continuous, diastole, discontinuous, elastic artery, endocardium, endothelium, epicardium, factors, fenestrated, fenestrations, […]

ACMO: Integument System– HC737-A, HC737-M, HC737-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

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This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby describing the integumentary system. Some of the terms he mentions are: APC antigen presenting cell, apocrine sweat gland, arrector pili muscle, bacteriostatic, basal lamina, basal layer, bone marrow, collagen, collagen I and III, connective tissue, cornification, cornified epithelium, cortex, cuticle, dendrites, dermal papillae (fingerprints), dermis, desmosomes, […]