Geriatric patients with frequent emergency department (ED) use are more likely to have comorbidities, be admitted or transferred, and visit three or more hospitals in a year than less frequent ED users, a recently published study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found.
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Study identifies patterns of ED use among geriatric patients
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Geriatric patients with frequent emergency department (ED) use are more likely to have comorbidities, be admitted or transferred, and visit three or more hospitals in a year than less frequent ED users, a recently published study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine found.
Banner Health CFO Dennis Laraway on ACO success, expanding strategic footprint
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The Phoenix-based system is only a few years into its operations as a payer-provider but the results have been laudable thus far.
 

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Properly document imaging even when it’s bundled into procedure codes
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Pay close attention to new CPT documentation and coding guidance for reporting radiological imaging. For example, a new paragraph titled “Imaging Guidance” in both the surgery and medicine guidelines advises that even when imaging guidance or supervision are included in a surgical procedure code, you must still follow the radiology documentation requirements in the CPT manual.
 

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Q&A: Using the Glasgow Coma Scale
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Q: Can you give us advice on coma documentation and coding? We do not use the Glasgow Coma Scale at our organization.

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