Entries by Daphne Hanson

Hospital compliance programs

Find a hospital compliance program on the internet (key words; hospital compliance programs) and compare the information with the OIG Work Plan (use OIG Work Plan as key words).  Analyze the compliance plan from the hospital you have chosen and compare and contrast it to the OIG Work Plan.  You are the responsible party at the hospital […]

Severing the corpus callosum

Choose a controversial topic regarding a disease or health concept. Examples include severing the corpus callosum to treat severe epilepsy (split brain surgery) or the vaccine debate (are they necessary? Do they cause autism?) or cell phones causing cancer. In your initial response, choose one side of the argument: for or against. Research the issue […]

Diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Ms. F, 48 years old, has been admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain. Earlier that day she had generalized abdominal pain, followed by a severe pain in the lower right quadrant of her abdomen, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. That evening she was feeling slightly improved and the pain seemed to subside somewhat. […]