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A patient had a surveillance colonoscopy for prior polyps, but biopsies were taken due to Crohn’s disease. Can both Z86.010 and K50.90 be billed, or should only K50.90 be used since it justified the biopsies?
Whether you are navigating the first half of year one of a fellowship or starting the search for your first job after training, staying up to date with new studies is rewarding on multiple levels.
A Bravo, CPT code 91035, was performed and did not show active reflux, so the diagnosis attached was dysphonia, which the insurance is denying. What other diagnosis could be used?
The endoscopy staff identified inconsistencies in our pre-procedure time-out process, including the information being shared and the attentiveness of all members.
A 24-year-old male presents to the emergency room with a chief complaint of “I can’t swallow.” He states that while eating dinner, chicken suddenly “got stuck, and I could not swallow.”
No incorrectly labeled specimen containers, no specimens placed in wrong containers, no missing specimens, 100% real-time timeout charting compliance
The health system has a strategic goal of increasing the ratings on the NRC “What Matters Most” question in patient satisfaction surveys to 66.9% for all departments.
On November 16, 2021, a quality improvement study was conducted to determine that all endoscopes are going from end of procedure to high-level disinfection (HLD) within the national guideline of one hour.
It is suspected that patients are perceiving excessive wait times in relation to their experience at [the facility] and delays in discharge which is increasing the time the patient is in the facility.
Over the past three years, [the unit] has used several different bowel preps in order to achieve the best possible colonoscopy for our patients.
To determine if the use of Carbon Dioxide for GI insufflation will decrease the patient complaints of abdominal pain and cramping can be discharged to home after his or her procedure sooner.
The organization reviewed the adequacy of the use of Brand A wipes in the contact cleaning of stretchers and procedure room surfaces between cases.
The gap in quality of care that we studied is the lack of a standard recommended time for repeating a colonoscopy in patients who present for colon cancer screening but have inadequate bowel prep.
This study will identify all procedures performed at the unit during a sample time period to calculate the average total patient wait time from the arrival/check in process at the front desk.