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Even with appropriate, timely documentation, its all too common for EDs to receive an inaccurate, lower payment from the payer. A health care reimbursement specialist offers two solutions.
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Ambulances going out to patients homes are not subject to EMTALA unless owned by the hospital.
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This study reports that almost 50% of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) present to the emergency department without a chief complaint of chest pain.
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The installation of three self-service computer stations, or kiosks, in the ED at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas has not only reduced long lines in the waiting area, but also enabled the staff to more quickly identify the more urgent cases.
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A 96-year-old woman was brought to the ED at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence on the afternoon of Oct. 10, 2007.
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A patient presents to "Community Hospital's" ED, is screened and is found to be in an emergency medical condition (EMC).
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A full three-quarters of all hospital EDs in the United States don't have enough specialists who specifically treat cardiac or neurological problems, according to a new study from the Center for Studying Health System Change.
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In a scene reminiscent of the anthrax scares of 2001-2002, an unidentified male walked into the ED at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, TN, on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 22, and then exited the ED after leaving behind a bottle containing white powder.
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The initial reaction to the creation of two new composite APCs (8002, 8003) in the final Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for 2008 was greeted with surprise and welcome by ED experts who had been pushing for just such a move.
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Many EDs videotape trauma cases for quality improvement and educational purposes, but some have put a stop to this practice due to concern about lawsuits.
