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Variability in Excess Lobectomy Billing Among US Thoracic Surgeons
BackgroundTransparency in physician billing practices in the United States is lacking. Often, charges may vary substantially between providers and...
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Development of billing post competency evaluation index system for nurses in China: a Delphi study
AimThis study developed a set of competency evaluation indicators for billing nurses in China.
BackgroundIn clinical practice, nurses often take up...
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Impact of DRG billing on length of hospital stay for patients with epilepsy—English Version
BackgroundThe introduction of DRG-based billing of inpatient hospital services in Germany in 2003 has led to a significant change in patient care. In...
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Geographical discrepancy in oral food challenge utilization based on Canadian billing data
BackgroundOral food challenges (OFC) confer the highest sensitivity and specificity in diagnosis; however, uptake has been variable across clinical...
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Practice Billing for Medicare Advance Care Planning Across the USA
BackgroundMedicare introduced billing codes in 2016 to encourage clinicians to engage in advance care planning (ACP) and promote...
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Development and Implementation of a Semi-Automated Workflow for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Billing and Documentation Within an Electronic Health Record
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. With its many advantages, including ease of use,...
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Comparing self-reported health interview survey and pharmacy billing data in determining the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in Belgium
BackgroundAdministrative and health surveys are used in monitoring key health indicators in a population. This study investigated the agreement...
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Educational needs of medical practitioners about medical billing: a sco** review of the literature
IntroductionThe World Health Organization has suggested the solution to health system waste caused by incorrect billing and fraud is policing and...
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Billing I-AIM: a novel framework for ultrasound billing
BackgroundPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has an ever-growing footprint in medicine. With this growth POCUS billing and reimbursement has become an...
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High-Volume Billing and Reimbursement Trends for Endoscopic Swallowing Studies in the Medicare Population
The aim of this study is to delineate the reimbursement trends in fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing with sensory testing (FEESST) and...
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Telemedicine Pays: Billing and Coding Update
Purpose of ReviewTelemedicine is a rapidly growing healthcare sector that can improve access to care for underserved populations and offer...
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Billing fees for various common allergy tests vary widely across Canada
BackgroundThe prevalence of food allergy in Canada is high and has increased over time. To date, there are no Canadian data on the healthcare costs...
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Barriers and facilitators to collaborative care implementation within the New York State Collaborative Care Medicaid Program
BackgroundSince 2015, the New York State Office of Mental Health has provided state primary care clinics with outreach, free training and technical...
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The use of ultrasound in primary care: longitudinal billing and cross-sectional survey study in Switzerland
BackgroundUltrasound imaging is utilized in Swiss primary care; however, little is known regarding the extent to which it is performed. With this...
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Navigating Point-of-Care Reimbursement in Critical Care, Challenges and Current State
Purpose of ReviewPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) use in the intensive care unit has continued to grow, year over year with more faculty having some...
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Using a Video Game Intervention to Increase Hospitalists’ Advance Care Planning Conversations with Older Adults: a Stepped Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial
BackgroundGuidelines recommend Advance Care Planning (ACP) for seriously ill older adults to increase the patient-centeredness of end-of-life care....
