Kuwait Ammunition Temperature Monitoring Program, Summer 1992.

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Temperature Monitoring

Evaluation of Real-World Smart Sock-Based Temperature Monitoring Data as a Physiological Indicator of Early Diabetic Foot Injury: Case-Control Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander M Reyzelman ◽  
Chia-Ding Shih ◽  
Gregory Tovmassian ◽  
Mohan Nathan ◽  
Ran Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Foot ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Temperature Monitoring ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Study Cohort ◽  
Temperature Differential ◽  
Comparator Group ◽  
Foot Injury ◽  
Useful Signal ◽  
Significant Difference

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers represent major health care complications both in terms of cost and impact to quality of life for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Temperature monitoring has been shown in previous studies to provide a useful signal of inflammation that may indicate the early presence of a foot injury. OBJECTIVE In this study we evaluated the temperature data for patients that presented with a diabetic foot injury while utilizing a sock-based remote temperature monitoring device. METHODS The study abstracted data from patients enrolled in a remote temperature monitoring program in year 2020-2021 using a smart sock (Siren Care, San Francisco, California, USA). In the study cohort, a total of 5 participants with a diabetes-related lower extremity injury during study period were identified. In the second comparison cohort, a total of 26 patients met the criteria for monitoring by the same methods that did not present with a diabetes-related podiatric injury during the same period. The 15-day temperature differential between six defined locations on each foot was the primary outcome measure among subjects who presented a diagnosed foot injury. Paired t-tests were used to compare the differences between the two groups. RESULTS A significant difference in temperature differential was observed in the group that presented with a podiatric injury over the course of evaluation vs. the comparator group that did not present with a podiatric injury with temperature measured in °F. The average difference from all six measured points was 1.4°F between the injury group (mean 3.6 +/- 3.0) and the comparator group (mean 2.2 +/- 2.5, t=-71.4; P<.000). CONCLUSIONS The presented study demonstrated significant temperature difference for patients presenting with a foot injury in a 15-day period prior to the diagnosis of an injury compared with a similar period for patients without an injury. The findings suggest temperature monitoring may be a predictor of a developing foot injury. The continuous temperature monitoring system employed has implications for further algorithm development to enable early detection. The study was limited by a nonrandomized, observational design with limited injuries present in the study period.

Dimensions of Multiskilling

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Support Personnel ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
Educational Audiology ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss ◽  
Improve Service Delivery

Educational audiologists often must delegate certain tasks to other educational personnel who function as support personnel and need training in order to perform assigned tasks. Support personnel are people who, after appropriate training, perform tasks that are prescribed, directed, and supervised by a professional such as a certified and licensed audiologist. The training of support personnel to perform tasks that are typically performed by those in other disciplines is calledmultiskilling. This article discusses multiskilling and the use of support personnel in educational audiology in reference to the following principles: guidelines, models of multiskilling, components of successful multiskilling, and "dos and don’ts" for multiskilling. These principles are illustrated through the use of multiskilling in the establishment of a hearing aid monitoring program. Successful multiskilling and the use of support personnel by educational audiologists can improve service delivery to school-age children with hearing loss.

A Guide to Coding and Billing for the Audiological Management of Patients Receiving Ototoxic Medical Treatments

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 936-946
Author(s):  
Dawn Konrad-Martin ◽  
Neela Swanson ◽  
Angela Garinis
Keyword(s):  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Current Method ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Party Payer ◽  
High Frequency Audiometry ◽  
Icd 10

Purpose Improved medical care leading to increased survivorship among patients with cancer and infectious diseases has created a need for ototoxicity monitoring programs nationwide. The goal of this report is to promote effective and standardized coding and 3rd-party payer billing practices for the audiological management of symptomatic ototoxicity. Method The approach was to compile the relevant International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10-CM) codes and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT; American Medical Association) codes and explain their use for obtaining reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. Results Each claim submitted to a payer for reimbursement of ototoxicity monitoring must include both ICD-10-CM codes to report the patient's diagnosis and CPT codes to report the services provided by the audiologist. Results address the general 3rd-party payer guidelines for ototoxicity monitoring and ICD-10-CM and CPT coding principles and provide illustrative examples. There is no “stand-alone” CPT code for high-frequency audiometry, an important test for ototoxicity monitoring. The current method of adding a –22 modifier to a standard audiometry code and then submitting a letter rationalizing why the test was done has inconsistent outcomes and is time intensive for the clinician. Similarly, some clinicians report difficulty getting reimbursed for detailed otoacoustic emissions testing in the context of ototoxicity monitoring. Conclusions Ethical practice, not reimbursement, must guide clinical practice. However, appropriate billing and coding resulting in 3rd-party reimbursement for audiology services rendered is critical for maintaining an effective ototoxicity monitoring program. Many 3rd-party payers reimburse for these services. For any CPT code, payment patterns vary widely within and across 3rd-party payers. Standardizing coding and billing practices as well as advocacy including letters from audiology national organizations may be necessary to help resolve these issues of coding and coverage in order to support best practice recommendations for ototoxicity monitoring.

Prescription Monitoring Program Utilization Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Reist ◽  
Joseph Frazier ◽  
Alecia Rottingham ◽  
Mackenzie Welsh ◽  
Brahmendra Reddy Viyyuri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Prescription Monitoring

Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program: Summary of the First Five Years

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca G. Harvey ◽  
Michael R. Rochford ◽  
Jennifer Ketterlin Eckles ◽  
Edward F. Metzger ◽  
Jennifer Nestler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Program ◽  
The State

Lists the objectives, activities, and accomplishments of the Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program over its first five years and describes some ways Floridians and visitors to the state can help with the effort.

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