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.

Documentation/Coding 82

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

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

2022-057383 Nordstrom K, Berlin JS, Nash SS, Shah SB, Schmelzer NA, Worley LLM. Boarding of Mentally Ill Patients in Emergency Departments: American Psychiatric Association Resource Document. Parent/Professional Advocacy League: Best Practices: Pediatric Emergency Department Psychiatric Boarding Kraft CM, Morea P, Teresi B, et al.

Psychiatric 98

Psychiatric Emergency Department Pediatrics Best Practices 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

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?

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Documentation/Coding EMS Best Practices 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.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation EMS 98

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.

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

SheMD

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Some of the interview information may not be relevant during the 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 academic years. And if you worry about reporting a program because of retaliation, document all of it and submit after match or anonymously. Best Practices for Conducting Residency Program Interviews. Sources: 1.

Leadership 105

Leadership Best Practices Documentation/Coding Academics 105