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3 years ago

What does the specific gravity of the urinalysis test?

Medicine

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Angelina_Jolie [31]3 years ago

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Answer:

Explanation:

A urinalysis can be define as a specific test of the urine. It is used to detect and manage a wide range of diseases and disorders, such as urinary tract infections, function of the kidney and diabetes.

The specific gravity test is a kind of urinalysis that checks the ratio of urine density compared to that of the density of water. It gives an idea about the kidney's capacity and ability to concentrate the urine. It is the routine part of the urinalysis. The range of reference for specific gravity is 1.005-1.030.

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dybincka [34]

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2 years ago

How are outpatient pharmacies reimbursed?

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1. Data Workflow:

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During this phase information is converted from purchased quantities and pricing to storage units of measure (UOM) and inventory costs. Manually entering the data is followed in most cases. UOM conversions, when data is uploaded from the wholesale distributor to the pharmacy system, are also checked and verified manually. Here too mistakes can lead to breakdown in the revenue cycle management (RCM) process.

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4. Linkages between Purchases & Billing:

Most hospitals have separate processes to order drugs, administer them, and process reimbursement. Without linkage between pharmacy expenditures for medications (i.e., spend data) and the charge master, ensuring proper charge capture and optimal reimbursement is a challenge. Besides hospitals should have automated tools to identify charge capture errors precisely, so as to pinpoint when and where their occurrence to decreasing revenue loss.

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