Search results for "Ultrasound"
Table 2. CPT-4 coding of limited diagnostic ultrasound procedures ...
Table 2. CPT-4 coding of limited diagnostic ultrasound procedures. Procedure Code. ... Abdominal 76705. AAA screening 76706. Extremity veins 93971. Echocardiography 93308. Joints/nonvascular extremity structures 76882.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/acph-202004-coding-corner-point-of-care-ultrasound-part-2_t2.pdf
31 Mar 2020
Table 1. CPT-4 coding of ultrasound-guided procedures Procedure Code(s) ...
Table 1. CPT-4 coding of ultrasound-guided procedures. Procedure Code(s). Central venous catheter 36556 76937.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/acph-202004-coding-corner-point-of-care-ultrasound-part-2_t1.pdf
31 Mar 2020
Prediction score identified critically ill patients at increased risk for VTE
The score assigned points based on central venous catheterization, immobilization, history of venous thromboembolism (VTE), mechanical ventilation, hemoglobin levels during hospitalization, and platelet count at admission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/25/2.htm
25 Mar 2020
Point-of-care ultrasound—Part 1
Three documentation components are required for reimbursement of POCUS.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/coding-corner-point-of-care-ultrasound-part-1.htm
15 Mar 2020
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2020
Individual case: Polyendocrinopathy with lithium use
A patient with bipolar disorder was admitted due to hypercalcemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/brief-case-individual-endocrinopathy.htm
15 Mar 2020
Bonus online case: Insulinoma with Whipple's triad
A patient reported repeated episodes of symptomatic hypoglycemia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/brief-case-online-whipples.htm
15 Mar 2020
Cases from the Medical College of Wisconsin
Cases of pheochromocytoma, Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/brief-case-from-the-medical-college-of-wisconsin.htm
15 Mar 2020
March issue online and in the mail
This issue looks at hospital care at home, social determinants of health, acute kidney injury, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/11/5.htm
11 Mar 2020
Study finds no mortality benefit of anti-MRSA therapy for inpatients with pneumonia
Empirical therapy covering methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality compared to standard antibiotics in veterans hospitalized with pneumonia, including those with clinical risk factors for MRSA.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/26/1.htm
26 Feb 2020