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Use caution when billing for remote radiology reading

AuntMinnie

When the billing entity providing the Professional Component (PC) is different from the one providing the Technical Component (TC), e.g., in the case of hospital patients, the PC is billed separately using modifier -26. The same would apply for a registered hospital outpatient if services were provided elsewhere.

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ISMRM: 'Reinventing' an MRI safety protocol

AuntMinnie

We developed a step-by-step guide describing exactly how to clear and scan an inpatient with a CIED per our policy. Luke's program included greater technologist engagement through increased incident documentation, adoption of safer workflow, and greater participation at safety meetings, the team noted. Positive results of St.

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GE HealthCare to Spotlight Industry-Leading AI-Enabled Portfolio and Digital Solutions at HIMSS 2024

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hospitals unused today.ii Portrait Mobile’s routable communications architecture enables hospitals to leverage their existing network infrastructure when deploying the system, potentially reducing installation and maintenance costs. In the U.S.,

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

Louis hospital. You know the next few suits will involve the hospital and the radiologists. In all cases, the hospital obtains verbal informed consent from patients receiving contrast. In 2006 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the first U.S. report of NSF in 33 dialysis patients at a St.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

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2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. There may have very well been a policy where only RTs can make changes to a ventilator after an order was placed to ensure accurate documentation. J Crit Care.