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From Imaging to Reimbursement: What the Pediatric Radiologist Needs to Know About Coding and Billing
Degnan Andrew, Chung Chul, Duszak Richard, Alson Mark
Final Pr. ID: Poster #: EDU-055
Coding and billing processes are complex, costly, and generally poorly understood by radiologists and other physicians. Despite the direct implications of radiology documentation on reimbursement, residents, fellows, and practicing radiologists receive little or no training in coding-related issues. It is thus important to understand the fundamentals of documentation, coding, billing, and reimbursement as they apply to the practice of pediatric radiology. Read More
Authors: Degnan Andrew , Chung Chul , Duszak Richard , Alson Mark
Givler Nicole, Gouge Laura, Vogel Daniel, Averill Lauren
Final Pr. ID: Poster #: SCI-012
For patients who had implants placed at our hospital, we found missing documentation when patients presented for imaging procedures. Lack of documentation led to patient safety concerns and time needed to research implants. Using continuous improvement (CI) methods, we aimed to eliminate instances of missing make, model, & manufacturer (3M) information in the EMR for patients recovering in the PACU after an implant procedure. We also aimed to reduce CT/MRI technologist search time for implant information in the EMR to ≤ 5 minutes. Read More
Authors: Givler Nicole , Gouge Laura , Vogel Daniel , Averill Lauren
Keywords: implant documentation, continuous improvement, interdisciplinary