Hierarchy |
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Level I, Provider Grouping
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Emergency Medical Service Providers
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A major grouping of service(s) or occupation(s) of health care providers.
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Level II, Classification
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Community Paramedic
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A more specific service or occupation related to the Provider Grouping
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Health Care Provider Taxonomy |
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Taxonomy Code
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146E00000X
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Taxonomy code in WPC notation
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Status
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Active
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Status of the code - can be active or inactive
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Level
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Level II Classification
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All taxonomy codes are organized in the hierarty from Level I, which is the higher level down to lower levels with bigger roman number
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Short Name
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Community Paramedic
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Short name for the specialty (taxonomy)
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Full Name
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Community Paramedic
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Full taxonomy title
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Description
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A Community Paramedic is trained in responding to a scene and arranging appointments and transportation to alternate destinations through established partnerships or direct field communication. Alternative destinations for patient care include walk-in clinics, detox facilities, shelters and homeless services, and in-home assistance services. Services provided by community paramedics include, but are not limited to, completing blood glucose checks, vital signs, blood draws, and other treatments for the purpose of assessing and reporting to the referring physician and providing in-home evaluation of high-risk patients following hospital discharge.
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Description of taxonomy, which may specify the proper use of the code
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Additional Information
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Source: National Uniform Claim Committee, www.nucc.org
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Additional information that is not a part of description, but useful in context of the taxononmy
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