This guide to designed to help private doctors and small clinics understand the HIPPA regulation and get them ready for an audit. The guide contains several checklists that will guide them step by step to make sure everything is done to create and secure and EMR network
Assessing Your Hosting Environment for HIPAA ComplianceHostway|HOSTING
When you’re striving to be HIPAA compliant, the idea of third-party hosting can be daunting. Learn the key elements to consider when assessing your hosting environment for HIPAA compliance.
Application Developers Guide to HIPAA ComplianceTrueVault
Software developers building mobile health applications need to be HIPAA compliant if their application will be collecting and sharing protected health information. This free plain language guide gives developers everything they need to know about mobile health app development and HIPAA.
Not every mHealth app needs to be HIPAA compliant. Not sure whether your mHealth application needs to be HIPAA compliant or not? Read the guide to find out!
Developers building healthcare applications for mobile devices, wearables and the desktop need to understand HIPAA requirements in order to build apps that are in compliance. This deck gives application developers an overview of the HIPAA rules and what it means for their software development.
While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for its multitude of requirements that govern the way health care providers can use, disclose, and safeguard protected health information (PHI), its reach goes far beyond that to health plans and business associates that only handle PHI on a limited basis. HIPAA implementation in these environments creates unique challenges—for example, which provisions actually need to be addressed—but with 2016 marking an all-time high for HIPAA enforcement cases, it may be more important now than ever to address HIPAA compliance.
Assessing Your Hosting Environment for HIPAA ComplianceHostway|HOSTING
When you’re striving to be HIPAA compliant, the idea of third-party hosting can be daunting. Learn the key elements to consider when assessing your hosting environment for HIPAA compliance.
Application Developers Guide to HIPAA ComplianceTrueVault
Software developers building mobile health applications need to be HIPAA compliant if their application will be collecting and sharing protected health information. This free plain language guide gives developers everything they need to know about mobile health app development and HIPAA.
Not every mHealth app needs to be HIPAA compliant. Not sure whether your mHealth application needs to be HIPAA compliant or not? Read the guide to find out!
Developers building healthcare applications for mobile devices, wearables and the desktop need to understand HIPAA requirements in order to build apps that are in compliance. This deck gives application developers an overview of the HIPAA rules and what it means for their software development.
While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is best known for its multitude of requirements that govern the way health care providers can use, disclose, and safeguard protected health information (PHI), its reach goes far beyond that to health plans and business associates that only handle PHI on a limited basis. HIPAA implementation in these environments creates unique challenges—for example, which provisions actually need to be addressed—but with 2016 marking an all-time high for HIPAA enforcement cases, it may be more important now than ever to address HIPAA compliance.
The top 3 HIPAA violations could be happening under your watch.
1. Inadequate Tracking of Media
2. Inadequate Security
3. Inadequate Policies
If you deal with ePHI, you must comply. Find out how to remain compliant with our tips.
A PowerPoint presentation addressing HIPAA overview and definitions, the Privacy Rule, access to medical records, including mental health and psychotherapy notes, and patient amendments or corrections to medical records.
A brief introduction to hipaa compliancePrince George
As you can imagine, complying with federal regulations around privacy and healthcare data is no small task. This presentation is to help you wade through what you need to know about HIPAA compliance as it relates to your application and what steps you’ll need to take to ensure you don’t end up in violation of the law.
There is plenty to research about HIPAA guidelines. This presentation is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather give you a framework and reference to help you understand the major portions of the law.
HIPAA compliance for Business Associates- The value of compliance, how to acq...Compliancy Group
HIPAA compliance for Business Associates has become critical as you deal with medical professionals. During this webinar we will explain the law and what Business Associates need to know and do and how to differentiate your firm to acquire new and maintain current clients.
In this webinar, we will discuss:
-The steps on how to become HIPAA compliant as a Business Associate
-What an effective BAA should include
-How to help existing and new healthcare clients with compliance
-Why it is important to differentiate yourself as HIPAA compliant
We explain what your business needs to know about the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and share tips for evaluating secure cloud backup solutions that can facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements.
The HIPAA Security Rule - An overview and preview for 2014, from Summit Security Group. Summit Security Group is a business partner to Resource One, managed IT services provider for over 15 years to small and mid-sized businesses in the Portland Metro and Southwest Washington area.
The HIPAA Security Rule: Yes, It's Your ProblemSecurityMetrics
An overview of the HIPAA Security Rule for office managers, receptionists, doctors, physicians, and IT professionals. Need to get HIPAA compliant?
Learn more here: www.securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/hipaa/overview
HIPAA Compliance For Small Practices: According to the American Health Information Management System (AHIMA), an average of 150 people from nursing staff to x-ray technicians, to billing clerks, have access to patient’s medical records during the course of typical hospitalization.
Presentation was given by Jim Anfield to Chicago Technology For Value-Based HealthCare (https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Technology-For-Value-Based-Healthcare-Meetup/).
The new HIPAA Omnibus rule becomes/became effective on September 23, 2013. The consequences for violation are significant. Do you know how to handle a HIPAA breach?
This webinar focuses on what you need to do in the event of a HIPAA breach including:
• Mandatory notices to patients
• Notification to governmental agencies
• Getting your own “house in order” as the government will be requesting policies, training logs, etc.
• What to do when social security numbers are disclosed
• Should you get insurance for HIPAA breaches
• Should you offer credit monitoring for impacted patients
Panelists:
Claudia Hinrichsen, The Health Law Partners
Bob Grant, The Compliancy Group
Moderator:
Marc Haskelson, President, The Compliancy Group LLC.
The top 3 HIPAA violations could be happening under your watch.
1. Inadequate Tracking of Media
2. Inadequate Security
3. Inadequate Policies
If you deal with ePHI, you must comply. Find out how to remain compliant with our tips.
A PowerPoint presentation addressing HIPAA overview and definitions, the Privacy Rule, access to medical records, including mental health and psychotherapy notes, and patient amendments or corrections to medical records.
A brief introduction to hipaa compliancePrince George
As you can imagine, complying with federal regulations around privacy and healthcare data is no small task. This presentation is to help you wade through what you need to know about HIPAA compliance as it relates to your application and what steps you’ll need to take to ensure you don’t end up in violation of the law.
There is plenty to research about HIPAA guidelines. This presentation is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather give you a framework and reference to help you understand the major portions of the law.
HIPAA compliance for Business Associates- The value of compliance, how to acq...Compliancy Group
HIPAA compliance for Business Associates has become critical as you deal with medical professionals. During this webinar we will explain the law and what Business Associates need to know and do and how to differentiate your firm to acquire new and maintain current clients.
In this webinar, we will discuss:
-The steps on how to become HIPAA compliant as a Business Associate
-What an effective BAA should include
-How to help existing and new healthcare clients with compliance
-Why it is important to differentiate yourself as HIPAA compliant
We explain what your business needs to know about the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and share tips for evaluating secure cloud backup solutions that can facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements.
The HIPAA Security Rule - An overview and preview for 2014, from Summit Security Group. Summit Security Group is a business partner to Resource One, managed IT services provider for over 15 years to small and mid-sized businesses in the Portland Metro and Southwest Washington area.
The HIPAA Security Rule: Yes, It's Your ProblemSecurityMetrics
An overview of the HIPAA Security Rule for office managers, receptionists, doctors, physicians, and IT professionals. Need to get HIPAA compliant?
Learn more here: www.securitymetrics.com/sm/pub/hipaa/overview
HIPAA Compliance For Small Practices: According to the American Health Information Management System (AHIMA), an average of 150 people from nursing staff to x-ray technicians, to billing clerks, have access to patient’s medical records during the course of typical hospitalization.
Presentation was given by Jim Anfield to Chicago Technology For Value-Based HealthCare (https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Technology-For-Value-Based-Healthcare-Meetup/).
The new HIPAA Omnibus rule becomes/became effective on September 23, 2013. The consequences for violation are significant. Do you know how to handle a HIPAA breach?
This webinar focuses on what you need to do in the event of a HIPAA breach including:
• Mandatory notices to patients
• Notification to governmental agencies
• Getting your own “house in order” as the government will be requesting policies, training logs, etc.
• What to do when social security numbers are disclosed
• Should you get insurance for HIPAA breaches
• Should you offer credit monitoring for impacted patients
Panelists:
Claudia Hinrichsen, The Health Law Partners
Bob Grant, The Compliancy Group
Moderator:
Marc Haskelson, President, The Compliancy Group LLC.
Describe one safeguard that should be in place to protect the confid.pdfmohammedfootwear
Describe one safeguard that should be in place to protect the confidentiality of health information
when a health care organization uses a home-based medical transcriptionist and one safeguard
that should be in place to protect the security of that health information.Please support your
answer with APA references.Thanks
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This is a summary of key elements of the Security Rule including who is covered, what
information is protected, and what safeguards must be in place to ensure appropriate protection
of electronic protected health information. Because it is an overview of the Security Rule, it does
not address every detail of each provision.
Introduction
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) required the
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop regulations
protecting the privacy and security of certain health information.1 To fulfill this requirement,
HHS published what are commonly known as the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security
Rule. The Privacy Rule, or Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information,
establishes national standards for the protection of certain health information. The Security
Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (the Security Rule)
establish a national set of security standards for protecting certain health information that is held
or transferred in electronic form. The Security Rule operationalizes the protections contained in
the Privacy Rule by addressing the technical and non-technical safeguards that organizations
called “covered entities” must put in place to secure individuals’ “electronic protected health
information” (e-PHI). Within HHS, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has responsibility for
enforcing the Privacy and Security Rules with voluntary compliance activities and civil money
penalties.
Prior to HIPAA, no generally accepted set of security standards or general requirements for
protecting health information existed in the health care industry. At the same time, new
technologies were evolving, and the health care industry began to move away from paper
processes and rely more heavily on the use of electronic information systems to pay claims,
answer eligibility questions, provide health information and conduct a host of other
administrative and clinically based functions.
Today, providers are using clinical applications such as computerized physician order entry
(CPOE) systems, electronic health records (EHR), and radiology, pharmacy, and laboratory
systems. Health plans are providing access to claims and care management, as well as member
self-service applications. While this means that the medical workforce can be more mobile and
efficient (i.e., physicians can check patient records and test results from wherever they are), the
rise in the adoption rate of these technologies increases the potential security risks.
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A to Z of Information Security ManagementMark Conway
The purpose of information security is to protect an organisation’s valuable assets, such as information, Intellectual property, hardware, and software.
Through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards or controls, information security helps an organisation to meet its business objectives by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, employees, and other tangible and intangible assets.
In this A to Z I’d like to outline some of the key focus areas for organisations wishing to pursue compliance to the ISO27001 Information Security standard.
Guide to hipaa compliance for containersAbhishek Sood
he challenge with HIPAA is that it doesn’t define, at a detailed level, the countermeasures you must put in place to comply with its Security Rule.
With the advent of microservices it is likely that many new healthcare apps are being built with containers, changing how you will secure compliance for them.
In this extensive, 38-page white paper discover how to achieve compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule for containerized workloads for healthcare apps.
PYA Principal Barry Mathis presented “The IT Analysis Paralysis,” in which attendees:
Received a compressive review of the many IT frameworks that can be used to develop effective internal audit programs.
Learned the differences between commercial, federal, and industry frameworks.
Received tips, tools, and techniques for creating an effective framework based on risk assessment and identified risks.
Code of practice - Mine Safety Management Systemmyosh team
This Code provides guidance for mine operators on meeting the requirements of the WHS Mines Regulations and the WHS General Regulations in relation to establishing and implementing a mine safety management system for a mine.
The Code may also be a useful reference for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) at a mine or other persons interested in complying with the duties under the WHS legislation.
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5
Security Policies, Standards, Procedures, and
Guidelines
The four components of security documentation are policies, standards,
procedures, and guidelines. Together, these form the complete definition of a
mature security program. The Capability Maturity Model (CMM), which measures
how robust and repeatable a business process is, is often applied to security
programs. The CMM relies heavily on documentation for defining repeatable,
optimized processes. As such, any security program considered mature by CMM
standards needs to have well-defined policies, procedures, standards, and
guidelines.
• Policy is a high-level statement of requirements. A security policy is the primary
way in which management’s expectations for security are provided to the
builders, installers, maintainers, and users of an organization’s information
systems.
• Standards specify how to configure devices, how to install and configure
software, and how to use computer systems and other organizational assets, to be
compliant with the intentions of the policy.
• Procedures specify the step-by-step instructions to perform various tasks in
accordance with policies and standards.
• Guidelines are advice about how to achieve the goals of the security policy, but
they are suggestions, not rules. They are an important communication tool to let
people know how to follow the policy’s guidance. They convey best practices for
using technology systems or behaving according to management’s preferences.
This chapter covers the basics of what you need to know about policies,
standards, procedures, and guidelines, and provides some examples to illustrate
the principles. Of these, security policies are the most important within the
context of a security program, because they form the basis for the decisions that
are made within the security program, and they give the security program its
“teeth.” As such, the majority of this chapter is devoted to security policies. There
are other books that cover policies in as much detail as you like. See the
References section for some recommendations. The end of this chapter provides
you with some guidance and examples for standards, procedures, and guidelines,
so you can see how they are made, and how they relate to policies.
Security Policies
A security policy is the essential foundation for an effective and comprehensive
security program. A good security policy should be a high-level, brief, formalized
statement of the security practices that management expects employees and
other stakeholders to follow. A security policy should be concise and easy to
understand so that everyone can follow the guidance set forth in it.
In its basic form, a security policy is a document that describes an
organization’s security requirements. A security policy specifies what should be
done, not how; nor does it specify technologies or specific solutions. The security
policy defines a specific set of ...
The Significance of IT Security Management & Risk AssessmentBradley Susser
The Significance of IT Security Management & Risk Assessment
An overview of IT Security Management, which is comprised of standards, policies, plans, and procedures as well as risk assessment and the various techniques and approaches to minimize an organization’s financial impact due to the exploitation of numerous organizational assets.
Mobile phones have come a long way since their introduction over 30 years ago. Phones are smaller, weigh less, and do more, carrying data as well as voice. Phones not only make telephone calls, they send e-mail and text messages, take and send photographs, play games, and access and browse the Internet. And mobile phones are everywhere. By the end of 2009, mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide numbered approximately 4.6 billion.1 Neither age, nationality, nor economic status represents a barrier to owning and using a mobile phone. The first phones may have been novelties, but mobile phones now are a necessity, especially for the under-35 demographic.
Healthcare Providers,
As you know Healthcare IT is changing every day especially in the new m-health field. Where mobile devices like iPhones, Smartphones and tablets becoming how doctors react to their patients and staff. But with this changes comes new laws about how mobility should be used to work with patient data in a secure way. This is where our mobile app called "Healthcare POP" can help Healthcare POP brings all of your healthcare info into one web-based app that can that can work on every mobile, tablet and desktop.
Smart machines IBM’s watson and the era of cognitive computingWirehead Technology
We are at the dawn of a major shift in the evolution of technology. The next two decades will transform the way people live and work just as the computing revolution has transformed the human landscape over the past half century. The host of opportunities and challenges that come with this new era will require a new generation of technologies and a rewriting of the rules of computing.
Healthcare is in crisis. While this is not news for many
countries, we believe what is now different is that the
current paths of many healthcare systems around the
world will become unsustainable by 2015.
This may seem a contrarian conclusion, given the efforts
of competent and dedicated healthcare professionals
and the promise of genomics, regenerative medicine, and
information-based medicine. Yet, it is also true that costs
are rising rapidly; quality is poor or inconsistent; and
access or choice in many countries is inadequate.
Introduction
The increasing use of smartphones and tablet computers as business tools has brought organizations and their employees new levels of productivity, flexibility and mobility. But their use is a double-edged sword, bringing with it new levels of complexity to IT management and security.
The shift to mobile is dramatically changing the way people work and companies do business. IT departments are being challenged to effectively manage resources and infrastructure to support the mobile enterprise. The stakes are high, and enterprise mobility solutions are complex. To succeed, you need more than a piecemeal solution. You need a partner who can deliver a true end-to-end mobility service.
The Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) has just released its Consumer Education Health IT Toolkit. It was developed to provide healthcare professionals with simple and informative educational material to share with their patients. Consumer education and engagement are cornerstones for the implementation of a successful state health IT program.
The Illinois Health Information Exchange (ILHIE) has just released its Consumer Education Health IT Toolkit. It was developed to provide healthcare professionals with simple and informative educational material to share with their patients. Consumer education and engagement are cornerstones for the implementation of a successful state health IT program.
Can you use more useful information in your business and don't know where to find it. Then read this IBM white paper to see how using your staff can use the power of social media to collaborate on projects to make your business run smoother.
Are you wondering how social media will change your business then check out this whitepaper by IBM about how your business will be effected by social media.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
Explore natural remedies for syphilis treatment in Singapore. Discover alternative therapies, herbal remedies, and lifestyle changes that may complement conventional treatments. Learn about holistic approaches to managing syphilis symptoms and supporting overall health.
micro teaching on communication m.sc nursing.pdfAnurag Sharma
Microteaching is a unique model of practice teaching. It is a viable instrument for the. desired change in the teaching behavior or the behavior potential which, in specified types of real. classroom situations, tends to facilitate the achievement of specified types of objectives.
Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
The prostate is an exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system
It is a walnut-sized gland that forms part of the male reproductive system and is located in front of the rectum and just below the urinary bladder
Function is to store and secrete a clear, slightly alkaline fluid that constitutes 10-30% of the volume of the seminal fluid that along with the spermatozoa, constitutes semen
A healthy human prostate measures (4cm-vertical, by 3cm-horizontal, 2cm ant-post ).
It surrounds the urethra just below the urinary bladder. It has anterior, median, posterior and two lateral lobes
It’s work is regulated by androgens which are responsible for male sex characteristics
Generalised disease of the prostate due to hormonal derangement which leads to non malignant enlargement of the gland (increase in the number of epithelial cells and stromal tissue)to cause compression of the urethra leading to symptoms (LUTS
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
Pulmonary Thromboembolism - etilogy, types, medical- Surgical and nursing man...VarunMahajani
Disruption of blood supply to lung alveoli due to blockage of one or more pulmonary blood vessels is called as Pulmonary thromboembolism. In this presentation we will discuss its causes, types and its management in depth.
Lung Cancer: Artificial Intelligence, Synergetics, Complex System Analysis, S...Oleg Kshivets
RESULTS: Overall life span (LS) was 2252.1±1742.5 days and cumulative 5-year survival (5YS) reached 73.2%, 10 years – 64.8%, 20 years – 42.5%. 513 LCP lived more than 5 years (LS=3124.6±1525.6 days), 148 LCP – more than 10 years (LS=5054.4±1504.1 days).199 LCP died because of LC (LS=562.7±374.5 days). 5YS of LCP after bi/lobectomies was significantly superior in comparison with LCP after pneumonectomies (78.1% vs.63.7%, P=0.00001 by log-rank test). AT significantly improved 5YS (66.3% vs. 34.8%) (P=0.00000 by log-rank test) only for LCP with N1-2. Cox modeling displayed that 5YS of LCP significantly depended on: phase transition (PT) early-invasive LC in terms of synergetics, PT N0—N12, cell ratio factors (ratio between cancer cells- CC and blood cells subpopulations), G1-3, histology, glucose, AT, blood cell circuit, prothrombin index, heparin tolerance, recalcification time (P=0.000-0.038). Neural networks, genetic algorithm selection and bootstrap simulation revealed relationships between 5YS and PT early-invasive LC (rank=1), PT N0—N12 (rank=2), thrombocytes/CC (3), erythrocytes/CC (4), eosinophils/CC (5), healthy cells/CC (6), lymphocytes/CC (7), segmented neutrophils/CC (8), stick neutrophils/CC (9), monocytes/CC (10); leucocytes/CC (11). Correct prediction of 5YS was 100% by neural networks computing (area under ROC curve=1.0; error=0.0).
CONCLUSIONS: 5YS of LCP after radical procedures significantly depended on: 1) PT early-invasive cancer; 2) PT N0--N12; 3) cell ratio factors; 4) blood cell circuit; 5) biochemical factors; 6) hemostasis system; 7) AT; 8) LC characteristics; 9) LC cell dynamics; 10) surgery type: lobectomy/pneumonectomy; 11) anthropometric data. Optimal diagnosis and treatment strategies for LC are: 1) screening and early detection of LC; 2) availability of experienced thoracic surgeons because of complexity of radical procedures; 3) aggressive en block surgery and adequate lymph node dissection for completeness; 4) precise prediction; 5) adjuvant chemoimmunoradiotherapy for LCP with unfavorable prognosis.
MANAGEMENT OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION BLOCK.pdfJim Jacob Roy
Cardiac conduction defects can occur due to various causes.
Atrioventricular conduction blocks ( AV blocks ) are classified into 3 types.
This document describes the acute management of AV block.
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HIPAA:
Basic Elements for Compliance with the Security
Regulations
Belia Rodriguez
Wirehead | Sun TeleSolutions
4/1/2012
2. WIREHEAD & SUN TELESOLUTIONS
PREPARED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SMALL MEDICAL PRACTICES AND CLINICS.
The iriformation in this booklet is intended to serve as a general resource and guide. It is not to be construed as legal
advice. Attorneys with knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of Z 996 and its
accompanying regulations should be consulted regarding the application of these laws to specific situations.