The technique being used is Positron Emission Tomography. The PET scanner will measure the amount of positrons that collide with the electrons in the brain, and this data will then be analyzed using a computer program that generates a color map of activity in the brain. These colors range from purple (little to no activity) to red (high or very high activity).
The U.S. population is aging. Today, there are more than 46 million older adults age 65 and older living in the U.S.; by 2050, that number is expected to grow to almost 90 million.
The Medicare PFS payment rates formula is the
sum of work RVU, practice expense RVU and malpractice RVU times the conversion
factor. In addition, each of the three RVUs are adjusted to account
for geographic variations in the costs of practicing medicine in different
areas. This formula shows how a payment rate for an individual service is determined.
Actually, any mental illness can turn into a disability depending on how bad it gets, if someone has anxiety, they could never leave the comfort of their own home. Schizophrenia ,Cognitive Dysfunction is all i know of.
