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2-day In-person Seminar Applied Statistics, with Emphasis on Risk Management in R&D, QA/QC, and Manufacturing Overview: The 2-day seminar explains how to apply statistics to manage risk in R&D, QA/QC, and Manufacturing, with examples derived mainly from the medical device design/manufacturing industry. The flow of topics over the 2 days is as follows: ISO standards and FDA/MDD regulations regarding the use of statistics. Basic vocabulary and concepts. Statistical Process Control Statistical methods for Design Verification Statistical methods for Product/Process Qualification Metrology: the statistical analysis of measurement uncertainty, and how it is used to establish QC specifications How to craft "statistically valid conclusion statements" (e.g., for reports) Summary, from a risk management perspective Agenda Day One Lecture 1: Regulatory Requirements Lecture 2: Vocabulary and Concepts Lecture 3: Confidence Intervals (attribute and variables data) Lecture 4: Normality Tests and Normality Transformations Lecture 5: Statistical Process Control (with focus on XbarR charts) Lecture 6: Confidence/Reliability calculations for Proportions Lecture 7: Confidence/Reliability calculations for Normally distributed data (K-tables) Lecture 8: Process Capability Indices calculations(Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk) Day Two Lecture 1: Confidence/Reliability calculations using Reliability Plotting (e.g., for non-normal data and/or censored studies) Lecture 2: Confidence/Reliability calculations for MTTF and MTBF (this typically applies only to electronic equipment) Lecture 3: Statistical Significance: t-Tests and related "power" estimations Lecture 4: Statistical Significance: ANOVA calculations Lecture 5: Metrology (Gage R&R, Correlation, Linearity, Bias , and Uncertainty Budgets) Lecture 6: QC Sampling Plans (C=0 and Z1.4 attribute AQL plans, and alternatives to such plans) Lecture 7: Statistically valid statements for use in reports Lecture 8: Summary and Impleme

Stress can deteriorate a man's life if corrective measures are not taken in a timely manner. If you know that you are stressed, it's best to follow the simple rules of bursting everyday stress. Stress can be understood as a consequence of the emotional disturbances that a person faces due to varying factors like hectic day-to-day activities, improper sleeping and eating habits, etc.

We see hospitals and practices, in general, are equipped with the latest certified EHR systems aiding a new-age healthcare system to evolve, sustain, and respond with improved outcomes. Medical billing services and the doctors have to follow HIPAA rules, and physicians must demonstrate meaningful use to avoid negative payment adjustments. All of this means we are transitioning to the value-based system moving towards improvement.

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word medical billing outsourcing? That, as a medical professional, you can trust them or not! With the HIPAA Security Rule in place and the law getting stricter by each passing day, it is the most relevant thought.

The staff working at Medical Billing Services can be behind the massive success or the reason of average quality of your practice. Do you know how viable and useful they are? How can you be ok with their performance if you have no measurement system?

We are dealing with a public health emergency, and CMS has proactively come forward to facilitate clinicians in Quality Payment Program (QPP). This year, the final rule for QPP MIPS data submission required some flexibility to accommodate the pressure.

The healthcare rules in the 21st century keep changing and more frequently in the post-pandemic era. Ordinarily, physicians have limited time for administrative tasks; however, recent developments have made their time even more crucial. One comprehensive answer to resolve financial troubles once and for all is to hire a medical billing service. A medical billing company files, follow-ups, and collects from insurance companies on behalf of providers.

We wrote five rules to keep your front desk fully functional and discover the true potential of your medical practice. After all, it is your patients that matter the most in the end. So, these tips can come in handy for a grand patient experience.

P3 brings the latest news and views from around the world. The ruling of the court on Monday - in favor of women - says abortion pills will be made available to women by mail or delivery during the pandemic. It is anything but necessary in the foreseeable future.

Compliance is a state of meeting the rules and regulations of any given program. When it comes to medical billing compliance, it is worthwhile to talk about it with America under the dark clouds of COVID-19, and healthcare dynamics continue to change as we speak.

In such overwhelming times, when healthcare workers face the challenge of a growing number of COVID-19 patients on one side, they are required to follow the rules of HIPAA remote care on the other. They are under obligation to meet HIPAA security and privacy requirements no matter how big or small their practice is.

Working from home is a new reality. The novel coronavirus has left us at home while it continues to affect the human race. It doesn't differentiate between humans based on their race, wealth, color, sex, or religion; moreover, it treats the young and grownups alike.