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Will undertake a two-year level 7 (Master's degree) training course in Advanced Practice; Will maintain training and CPD requirements [15] ACPs may practice in the acute setting (ED, critical care, etc.) or community General Practice / Family Medicine. The majority can independently assess, investigate (through blood tests / imaging etc ...
This decision did not affect their right to practice. [17] The verdict against the two residents was considered very surprising in medical circles. In no other case had the Board of Regents overruled the Commissioner's recommendation. [5] The hospital also admitted it had provided inadequate care and paid a $13,000 fine to the state. [17]
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and informally as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
Medical coding – The practice of assigning statistical codes to medical statements, such as those made during a hospital stay. Closely related to medical billing . Medical College Admission Test – (MCAT), is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States , Australia , [ 256 ] Canada , and ...
Zamora-Quezada v. HealthTexas Medical Group [89] (begun in 1998) was the first time this act was used against HMOs when a novel lawsuit [90] was filed by Texas attorney Robert Provan against five HMOs for their practice of revoking the contracts of doctors treating disabled patients. In 1999, these HMOs sought to dismiss Provan's lawsuit, but a ...
The act [1] consolidated the Medical Acts 1956 to 1978 and with certain related provisions and amendments gave effect to recommendations of the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission. The Medical Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict. c. 90), passed in 1858, [2] established the General Council of Medical Education & Registration of the United Kingdom ...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; Other short titles: Kassebaum–Kennedy Act, Kennedy–Kassebaum Act: Long title: An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use ...
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) reformed the civil service of the United States federal government, partly in response to the Watergate scandal (1972-74). The Act abolished the U.S. Civil Service Commission and distributed its functions primarily among three new agencies: the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and the Federal Labor ...