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We have a patient in the hospital who has a G-tube that the patient says is too small—medications are difficult to give, and feeds are too slow. Our doctor exchanged the tube at the bedside. Would this be considered just a visit and not a procedure?
The purpose of this study was to identify what factors result in delayed scheduling of patients for EMS/pH procedures.
A 61-year-old male with a history of hypertension, well-controlled on metoprolol, presents with complaint of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, bloating and dyspepsia after meals for four months.
A 24-year-old male presents to his primary care physician with complaint of bloody diarrhea x 1 week. Preceding this, he had generalized abdominal cramping and increased frequency of stools for two weeks.
Nurse Lead Amanda Cunningham, BSN, RN, shares why honoree status is important to her team and her community.
A patient had a diagnostic colonoscopy and indications were rectal bleeding, abnormal scan of the digestive tract and incomplete defecation.
As health care teams, you are trusted members of your communities. You have the desire, knowledge and vision to advance digestive health care locally.
A 42-year-old female advanced practice provider (APP) presents to her primary physician with a chief complaint of fatigue and feeling “stressed.” She has no chronic medical problems and takes no medication.
There is a widespread realization that health care in the U.S. remains fragmented and lacks longitudinal coordination of care.
Your colleagues agreed: the physician-nurse faculty knocked it out of the park for the 2023 GI Unit Leadership course, and we have every intention of keeping it up!
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?
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.”