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Biomedical information must be based on reliable, third-party published secondary sources, and must accurately reflect current knowledge.This guideline supports the general sourcing policy with specific attention to what is appropriate for medical content in any Wikipedia article, including those on alternative medicine.
Depiction of a set of interrelated FHIR resources. Each resource consists of data elements that describe the healthcare concept. FHIR is organized by resources (e.g., patient, observation). [10] Such resources can be specified further by defining FHIR profiles (for example, binding to a specific terminology).
The concept of a "resource" in ESI means types of interventions or diagnostic tools, above and beyond physical examination. Examples of resources include radiologic imaging, lab work, sutures, and intravenous or intramuscular medications. [2]
For example, in 2005, a generic 99213 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code was worth 1.39 Relative Value Units, or RVUs. Adjusted for North Jersey, it was worth 1.57 RVUs. Using the 2005 Conversion Factor of $37.90, Medicare paid 1.57 * $37.90 for each 99213 performed, or $59.50.
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The validity of a measurement tool (for example, a test in education) is the degree to which the tool measures what it claims to measure. [3] Validity is based on the strength of a collection of different types of evidence (e.g. face validity, construct validity, etc.) described in greater detail below.
Plates vi & vii of the Edwin Smith Papyrus (around the 17th century BC), among the earliest medical guidelines. A medical guideline (also called a clinical guideline, standard treatment guideline, or clinical practice guideline) is a document with the aim of guiding decisions and criteria regarding diagnosis, management, and treatment in specific areas of healthcare.
Dr. Melissa Stöppler also serves on the MedicineNet editorial board [6] and is the chief medical editor of eMedicineHealth.com, another WebMD subsidiary. [ 7 ] Shiel was co-editor-in-chief of the first three editions of Webster's New World Medical Dictionary , with Stöppler joining as co-editor-in-chief for the edition.