In order to facilitate effective clinical coding and hence the precise financial reimbursement of acute services, in 2005 Western District Health Service (WDHS) (located in regional Victoria, Australia) undertook a provisional coding trial for inpatient medical episodes to determine the magnitude and accuracy of clinical documentation. Utilising clinical coding software installed on a laptop co...

Interhemispheric symmetry of the EEG was studied in three groups, each with six subjects, using a Neurodata S.A. 2100 symmetry analyzer with frontal or parietal electrode placements. After eyes-open and eyes-closed precontrol periods, the experimental group practiced Transcendental Meditation while the one control group was instructed to relax as deeply as possible and the other to concentrate ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QEII) redesign project (QEII United) was to enhance timely access to an inpatient bed and maximise opportunities to value add during the inpatient episode of care. METHODS A tripartite relationship between the hospital team, system manager and external consultants. The team, QEII United, was formed to 'diagnose, solve and implement' ch...

AIM To develop a model of pre-nursing experience from evaluation of a pre-nursing scholarship for school pupils in Scotland. DESIGN Action research study. METHODS School pupils (n = 42) completed questionnaire surveys and participated in anecdote circles. Student nurses acting as pupil 'buddies' (n = 33) participated in focus groups. Descriptive quantitative data and thematic analyses of qu...

The beginning of the transition to a new Medicare payment system will culmin ate nearly a decade of efforts to reform Medicare’s physician payment system. From the start, the AMA has played a leadership role. The AMA has viewed Medicare adoption of a payment schedule based upon a Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) as a means of preserving fee-for-service as a viable Medicare option, an...