Questions Ask question Search Order By: ActiveCategoryClear Filter 0 Votes 1 Ans Can we use CPT code 90784 for coding a port flush Heparin, since it is an intravenous (IV) push medication? If not, is there any other code for this procedure? This flush is not at the initial time of IV access nor in conjunction with giving any IV medication. It is to maintain patency between times of other access. 1.07K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans How Does ISO 13485 Differ from ISO 9001? 1.25K viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans What are the Applicable Changes to the MDD and CE Marking: How Will ISO 13485:2016 Play a Part? 1.26K viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans What are the Major Differences Between ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 13485:2016 989 viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans The MDSAP: How Does It Relate to ISO 13485? 1.22K viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans How is the ISO 13485 Standard Organized? 1.18K viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans Why is ISO 13485 Important? 1.15K viewsDrugsPharmaceutical 0 Votes 1 Ans When our hospital holds fundraising events, is there any legal way to have vendors participate? 1.41K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans If two doctors, a father and son, refer all or most of their of their patients to each other, is this a violation of any of the Stark II provisions? 973 viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans Our organization wants to charge pharmaceutical representatives for the time physicians and staff provide them to pitch their drugs. What are your thoughts on possible implications? I don’t see this setup as encouraging referrals, since all drug companies would be treated the same. These arrangements would pay physicians and staff for the time they spend away from patients. 1.38K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans The Stark law prohibits physicians from referring patients to an entity where the doctors have a financial relationship. However, can other health professionals who make patient referrals, such as nurses and psychologists, also violate Stark? 1.42K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans The patient seeking medical attention does not make it into the emergency department (ED), but perhaps to the parking lot. Who can assess this patient and transport him or her to the ED? Is the “150-yard rule” now null and void? 1.20K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans Does EMTALA identify who is allowed to assess the patient initially? Please speak about the role of the medical screening provider 1.20K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans Our board has decided to compensate orthopedics and neurosurgery panel members who treat patients, including those without insurance, since the physicians represent critical services in the ED. Is this okay? Do you see any anti-kickback statute issues? 1.39K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans The obstetrician attending physician on call has to see a patient. Can the attending’s midwife provide the care, or can PAs fill in for the on-call doctor? 1.43K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans Our case manager arranges follow-up care for uninsured patients who have ongoing orthopedic problems. The case manager has to battle with the specialist’s office staff to get a specialist to provide follow-up care. If these physicians were on call at the time of the ED contact, aren’t they obligated to set that fracture, repair that tendon, etc.? Is that obligation only in place if the ED physician speaks with the specialist on call? 1.14K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans A few of our physicians are thinking of selectively relinquishing certain clinical privileges in order to get out of call. Our medical executive committee doesn’t know what to do. Any suggestions? 1.16K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans Should I code observations admitted from an ancillary service (such as ambulatory surgery center) if the doctor does not give the reason for the admittance to observation? 1.38K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans How far back can a facility go to rebill or adjust claims to CMS for missed opportunities with C codes? 1.37K viewsHospital and Healthcare 0 Votes 1 Ans We have patients who present to the ED and their physicians request the following services: that we insert a Foley, replace a peg tube, change a dressing, etc. In these cases, may we bill for an ED visit and the procedure that we perform? These patients are registered as outpatients rather than as ED patients. 1.34K viewsHospital and Healthcare « Previous 1 2 … 111 112 113 114 115 … 283 284 Next » Question and answer is powered by anspress.net
