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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.
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Synopsis: Amiodarone is superior to placebo for cardioversion of AF when measured at 24 hours after drug administration.
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Synopsis: Death due to cardiac structural complications is rare in young Marfans patients followed carefully on medical therapy, but arrhythmogenic sudden death occurs and is more common in those with LV dilatation.
