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Unsatisfied with the quality and the cost of the template charting system they were using, emergency department personnel at the Medical College of Georgia and Childrens Medical Center in Augusta went their own way, creating a limited number of broad-based templates.
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Using the balanced scorecard concept, the multidisciplinary Emergency Services Performance Improvement Team at WakeMed health system in Raleigh, NC, was able to standardize the way data were collected and presented.
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While few hospitals have yet extended their case management system into the emergency department, some have discovered the value of ED
case managers in ensuring accurate documentation and coding.
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The emergency department generates a large percentage of outpatient revenues and also has complex coding and billing guidelines for facility fees. Numerous ancillary services frequently are provided during the ED visit.
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Synopsis: Sirolimus-eluting stents markedly reduce in-stent restenosis and clinical events over 1 year in patients with restenosis in conventional stents.
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There has been a drum roll of reports over the past several years regarding high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in the evaluation of primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention.
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Synopsis: In asymptomatic patients with preexcitation, electrophysiologic testing can stratify the risk of future symptomatic and fatal arrhythmic events.
