OBJECTIVES: In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement calling for pediatricians to be informed about the need for specific pediatric medical necessity language because children deserve “the intent embedded in Medicaid.” This study aims to explore the definitions and determinations of medical necessity in Medicaid Managed Care (MMC), document the relevant language ...

OBJECTIVES: In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement calling for pediatricians to be informed about the need for specific pediatric medical necessity language because children deserve “the intent embedded in Medicaid.” This study aims to explore the definitions and determinations of medical necessity in Medicaid Managed Care (MMC), document the relevant language ...

Resonant elements play a vital role in tailoring of the radiation and scattering properties devices, such as antennas functional material platforms. We presently demonstrate simple resonator that supports multitude states. The is hybrid structure consisting finite-height dielectric cylinder integrated with concentric impedance surface. Given its configuration, we apply classical Lorentz–Mie the...

this paper presents a discrete-time single-server finite buffer n threshold policy queue with renewal input and discretemarkovian service process. the server terminates service whenever the system becomes empty, and recommencesservice as soon as the number of waiting customers in the queue is n. we obtain the system-length distributionsat pre-arrival and arbitrary epochs using the supplementary...

Evaluating patient-centered care (PCC) is crucial to its improvement. This pilot study tested the feasibility of an electronic format to assess PCC during hospitalization. Using a validated indicator of PCC imbedded on a mobile device, 86 older adults evaluated its delivery by registered nurses. Patients over 85 years of age rated PCC as poor (r=−0.22; p=.04). The electronic format was appraise...