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Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

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Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is team-based care model in which healthcare professionals led by a physician work towards offering quality care. They collaborate to improve services, patient experience, and ensure safety. They also make sure that staff satisfaction is high and care coordination is at its best with the minimal costs incurred

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Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is team-based care model in which healthcare professionals led by a physician work towards offering quality care. They collaborate to improve services, patient experience, and ensure safety. They also make sure that staff satisfaction is high and care coordination is at its best with the minimal costs incurred

Neuromodulation

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Neuromodulation is a physiological process in which alterations or modulations of the nerve activity is done using technology. During the neuromodulation process, nerves are stimulated to produce a natural biological reaction or pharmaceutical agents are applied to the targeted area in small doses. It acts directly on the nerves helping to treat almost every disease

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Neuromodulation is a physiological process in which alterations or modulations of the nerve activity is done using technology. During the neuromodulation process, nerves are stimulated to produce a natural biological reaction or pharmaceutical agents are applied to the targeted area in small doses. It acts directly on the nerves helping to treat almost every disease

Hospital Druggist or Pharmacist

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A hospital pharmacist or druggist is a healthcare professional who is in charge of dispensing and procuring medicine and other medical supplies in a hospital. Apart from their primary responsibility, they also perform other duties like advising patients, keeping track of medicinal usage, storing hospital medicinal supplies, etc. They also do drug quality checks to

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A hospital pharmacist or druggist is a healthcare professional who is in charge of dispensing and procuring medicine and other medical supplies in a hospital. Apart from their primary responsibility, they also perform other duties like advising patients, keeping track of medicinal usage, storing hospital medicinal supplies, etc. They also do drug quality checks to

Obamacare

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare is a law signed by President Barrack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. The main intent of this US healthcare reform law is to make health insurance affordable to Americans, expand health insurance coverage, and improve quality of care. Through various regulations and taxes, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare is a law signed by President Barrack Obama on March 23rd, 2010. The main intent of this US healthcare reform law is to make health insurance affordable to Americans, expand health insurance coverage, and improve quality of care. Through various regulations and taxes, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

Orthodontics

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Orthodontics is that branch of dentistry dealing with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws. Dentists specializing in this field is known as an orthodontist. An orthodontic treatment helps improve the appearance of teeth, gums, and jaw joints. This procedure is used to correct improper teeth and jaw positioning.

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Orthodontics is that branch of dentistry dealing with the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws. Dentists specializing in this field is known as an orthodontist. An orthodontic treatment helps improve the appearance of teeth, gums, and jaw joints. This procedure is used to correct improper teeth and jaw positioning.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a United States legislation that aims to safeguard medical data and ensures data security through compliance regulative. Every healthcare provider has to be compliant with HIPAA laws. If they fail to do so, then they might incur heavy penalties or be subject to critical punishment. President

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a United States legislation that aims to safeguard medical data and ensures data security through compliance regulative. Every healthcare provider has to be compliant with HIPAA laws. If they fail to do so, then they might incur heavy penalties or be subject to critical punishment. President

Biopsy

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Biopsy is a medical examination of tissue in which a surgeon or an interventional radiologist extracts a tissue or cell sample from a living body. The purpose of this test is to find out the cause, presence or effect of a disease in the body. A pathologist analyses the sample chemically under a microscope to

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Biopsy is a medical examination of tissue in which a surgeon or an interventional radiologist extracts a tissue or cell sample from a living body. The purpose of this test is to find out the cause, presence or effect of a disease in the body. A pathologist analyses the sample chemically under a microscope to

Veterinarians

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Veterinarians take care of all the healthcare needs of animals, which includes zoo animals, pets, avian, livestock, and laboratory animals as well. They mostly work in private clinics. Besides diagnosis and treatment of animals, veterinarians also perform a variety of other responsibilities such as euthanizing animals, administering immunizations, offering emergency care, physical examination of the

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Veterinarians take care of all the healthcare needs of animals, which includes zoo animals, pets, avian, livestock, and laboratory animals as well. They mostly work in private clinics. Besides diagnosis and treatment of animals, veterinarians also perform a variety of other responsibilities such as euthanizing animals, administering immunizations, offering emergency care, physical examination of the

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a non-profit, independent and private organization. The NCQA works towards improving the quality of health in the United States. A Board of Directors including health plans, consumers, quality experts, employees, regulators, labor representatives from organized medicine governs the committee. The committee works in three steps: measuring the

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The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is a non-profit, independent and private organization. The NCQA works towards improving the quality of health in the United States. A Board of Directors including health plans, consumers, quality experts, employees, regulators, labor representatives from organized medicine governs the committee. The committee works in three steps: measuring the

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 is a law by the US that allows employees and their families to continue their health insurance coverage in case of certain unseen occurrences. The events that qualify an employee to take advantage of this Act include job transition, voluntary or non-voluntary loss of job, death, divorce,

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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 is a law by the US that allows employees and their families to continue their health insurance coverage in case of certain unseen occurrences. The events that qualify an employee to take advantage of this Act include job transition, voluntary or non-voluntary loss of job, death, divorce,

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