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Avail Fast and Cheap Life Insurance With No Medical Exam
An insurance plan makes provision to financially protect your family at the instance of your unprecedented demise. People are conscious of this fact and may contemplate on many questions on the value quantity of cover they should provide on the basis analyzing a choice plan. They may have queries regarding type of policy to select from a variety of plans such as term plans, universal plans, whole plans and variable plans. They may also have questions about economy of costs of policies.
Apart from factors such as these that establish the quantity of coverage, permanent policy buyers have to give a medical exam to qualify for such coverage. This becomes an extra stress on the buyers when they are not sure of qualifying to be able to buy particular policy coverage for the safety of finances of their beneficiaries.
Anyways, buyers want to avoid such medical exam can opt to take a policy which does not need a medical exam. They can select such a policy from a selection of different plans from different providers that are also effective by cost to the buyer.
However, in the case where there is no medical exam the buyer may still have to answer some questions. This is a rule relating to basic requirements of state in which you reside to answer basic queries on general health of the buyer. The buyers may need to provide the birth year, their gender and if the buyer is in the habit of smoking tobacco during the past year.
You can answer these queries on your basic health in a form which may be either provided by the insuring agent or may be available online on the Internet. Then, the buyer becomes eligible to apply for a policy cover of five hundred thousand dollars.
You do not require the assistance of an agent if you buy online a policy that does not need medical exam. You can print your policy an own a policy instantly.
Individuals can buy such policies that do need a medical exam at a budget of $ 25,000 to $ 50,000, and for term periods between 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years. Sometimes a provider levies certain rules of age and health of the buyer. Therefore, policy coverage limits available to the buyer may depend on the terms of the providers. The importance of the availability of such plan coverage is that it essentially does not need you to qualify any medical exam and so you can quickly and easily buy a policy.
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The Joint Commission pain management dead-line is approaching fast
Start delegating work now to get your facility ready by January
The Joint Commission finally has prepublished its new and revised pain management standards. They’ll go into effect on January 1, and there is a lot of work to do between now and then.
Flu Fast Facts: Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) for Flu Vaccine
Your patients come to the office for a flu vaccine, and along with the shot, you give them a Vaccine Information Statement (VIS). Some give it a cursory glance, others don’t look at it at all, and others read it carefully.
Just because people have information about the vaccine, though, doesn’t mean they understand what they’re looking at. It helps when preparing for #NIVW2016 to make sure you, your nurses and others know how and when to provide the VIS and how to answer common concerns.
Just because people have information about the vaccine, though, doesn’t mean they understand what they’re looking at. It helps when preparing for #NIVW2016 to make sure you, your nurses and others know how and when to provide the VIS and how to answer common concerns.
Ways to Distribute
You can download different English language files of the VIS from the CDC website. You can also get translations from the Immunization Action Coalition’s website.
Each patient must receive a VIS prior to the vaccination, but it doesn’t have to be a paper copy. You can laminate a permanent copy to post in a prominent location or share an electronic copy on a smartphone or tablet. You can share a copy of the VIS by email prior to a visit and then point the patient to a posted copy once in the office.
Remember to record in the patient’s record that you provided the VIS, along with the date on the VIS and the date it was provided.
The Latest Information
Although the virus changes every year, the vaccine recommendations, including side effects and dosing, stay the same. The CDC has decided not to update the VIS every year, only when significant changes have been made to the vaccine. The current Influenza VIS is from 8/5/2015.
Consent
A VIS is not a consent form. It is primarily for imparting information to help a patient make the decision whether or not to get a flu vaccine. However, in some states, the VIS may be used as informed consent if it conforms to the state’s laws.
Patient Understanding
The CDC says the VIS is written at a 10th grade reading level and that patients questioned haven’t had trouble understanding it. Look for signs that the patient understands the information provided, even reading parts of it if necessary. Many people are nervous about vaccine side effects, and it’s important to make sure the patient understands the risks and benefits of getting a flu vaccine, as well as instances when they should skip the shot.
Basic Flu Information
For patients who are nervous about getting the vaccine, the VIS can be overwhelming and a little scary. Reassure them that the vaccine does not contain an active virus and cannot give them the flu. They also need to understand that side effects are rare and usually mild, much more tolerable than getting the flu.
I’m curious, do you give your patients a paper VIS at your medical practice or use an electronic copy. Let me know in the comments below.
— This post Flu Fast Facts: Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) for Flu Vaccine was written by Patricia Chaney and first appeared on Capture Billing. Capture Billing is a medical billing company helping medical practices get their insurance claims paid faster, easier and with less stress allowing doctors to focus on their patients.