EMDocs

AUGUST 22, 2024

13 Interventions may include: Ascertaining a patient’s preferred language early in the clinical encounter (during registration, for instance), and clearly documenting this preference in a place that is visible to all providers. Utilizing certified interpreters and documenting their use. Educating patients on their rights.

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Documentation/Coding Emergency Department Best Practices Federal Emergency Management Agency 82

EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD interviews Lela Bachrach, MD, MS, Larissa Truschel, MD, MPH, and Makini Chisolm-Straker, MD, MPH - the authors of the July 2022 PEMP article on Human Trafficking of Children and Adolescents: Recognition and Response in the Emergency Department. Do you find this dissuades patients form reporting?

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Emergency Department Documentation/Coding EMS Best Practices 52

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

Societies push back on CMS’s cuts to critical care billing In 2022, the U.S. About 544,000 99292 codes were billed to CMS in 2021, according to ACCP , reportedly stable at about 10% of the total bills. Read their letter to CMS here , asking that critical care billing return to pre-2022 historical norms.

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Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

1 The practice guidelines were written by a multi-disciplinary group of experts and went through an extensive peer review process. This document is an update of guidelines first published in 2000, and then updated in 2007. Accessed 2022, [link]. The GCS must be obtained through interaction with the patient (i.e., J Safety Res.

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Documentation/Coding Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation EMS 98

Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

JANUARY 12, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) had its busiest year with the announcement of its 22 nd enforcement settlement on December 15, 2022. Nevertheless, they do represent current general best practices. Last year, the U.S. All indicators show no intention of this slowing down, either.

Operations 104

Operations Best Practices Documentation/Coding Administration 104

Mind The Bleep

MAY 16, 2023

When prescribing drugs off licence, ensure you explain this to the patient/career and gain and document verbal consent. [8] Harvey S, “ How to Use the Bristol Stool Chart in Childhood Constipation ,” Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education & Practice, 2022. [3] Available: [link]. [2] Available: [link]. [4]

Dehydration 52

Dehydration Best Practices Documentation/Coding Emergency Department 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 22, 2024

Choosing Wisely aims to help clinicians align with best practices by avoiding interventions that are not supported by evidence. Don’t Forget the Bubbles, 2022 Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, et al. 2022 Sep 13;10:945540. These interventions should be discussed carefully with patients before being carried out.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Radiology Radiology 90