MunoRN RN

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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree that the government shouldn't be requiring people to buy products, it should be like everything else the government requires us to buy; tax people and buy products on their behalf. All free...
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    VAMP on CVP lines

    MunoRN replied to AmorFati's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    They are actually designed primarily for use on CVP lines, since that's the most common type of pressure monitoring line. I have no idea why someone would think it could be used on an art line and...
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    Swan-Ganz catheters in PCU

    MunoRN replied to Lev's topic in Cardiac

    Views on the usefulness of Swans vary widely. I've worked places where it's common on PCU's, and I've worked places where it's very rare even in the ICU. In general, the common wisdom seems to be...
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    I don't think I can afford to get my BSN?

    MunoRN replied to Tinkk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have no idea what this poster is referring to, but you can apply for FAFSA at any
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    I don't think I can afford to get my BSN?

    MunoRN replied to Tinkk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would take a close look at the employers you might be interested in. While there's a lot of unreliable information on this site, there really isn't a huge difference when you look at actual data in...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So if we repeal Obamacare (which I'm all for) what is that people opposed with Obamacare think we'll end up with
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Overall, we're not really putting more into healthcare than we were before, we just limiting someone's ability to get something without paying for it. Before, you could buy a $50/month plan that...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If they don't "have the money" they'll get a subsidy, and would likely pay far less then they would have paid before for a plan that would cover them just as well. Other than elective admissions,...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It actually is. It's not as free as it could be, it would be even more free if Insurers could sell people a plan and then just drop them if they ever do get sick, although you seem to agree that...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The very first plan I clicked on for your state, BMC healthnet, had no deductibles for both the Silver and Gold
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In every state I'm aware of, the office visit copays are pre-deductible, meaning you only pay the copay even if you haven't met your deductible, and for many visits there's not even a copay. Single...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A family living "paycheck to paycheck" is going to get a substantial subsidy and won't pay anywhere near that price, unless you consider $90,000 a year to be "paycheck to
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree we were all lied to. For instance, I was told that a public option/single payer wasn't better because the free-market could provide whatever product was required at the best price and best...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I can't find any state with a Gold plan deductible that is $10,000, the highest I can find for a family is up to $3,000, many Gold plans have no deductible. The family out of pocket max under the...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Then why do you think the costs went
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Who's
  17. MunoRN

    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The plans must meet minimum actuarial value requirements, so you aren't getting less coverage for more money, you just didn't realize how little coverage you had before. Before there were numerous...
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    If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    MunoRN replied to tulip5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What would you prefer
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Again, there is no "separate criteria", the link above is the
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    These are their policies:
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The documentation that's required is pretty well defined, can you cite a source to say the specifically required documentation is no longer what's required? As far as I know, CMS is the best source...
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    99231 is the lowest level of follow up codes, so by definition it would bill for the lowest amount, that doesn't mean you can't bill for it at
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As you pointed out, "consitutional" is considered an organ system, one organ system is one, as in less than 2. Page 52, definition of "constitutional" organ assessment: "Measurement of any three of...
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    "1 or more" organ system includes 1 organ system. "More than 1" organ system would require more than
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    Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    MunoRN replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Page 52. One organ system is required, and 3 vitals is sufficient to qualify as one organ system (constitutional). Could/should a provider do more than that? Absolutely. Are they required to by the...