HIPPO Violations Lead To Closure of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
This article is intended for entertainment purposes only and contains humor that may only be understood by Bo Peleni, Tom Osborne and those in a healthcare profession . Or is it Osborn. Anyway, I delivered pizza to Tom Osborne once when I was in college 20 years ago. He tipped me $3, which was like a case of Old Mud at the time. Is that a HIPPO violation? (Source: The Happy Hospitalist)
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 12, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
HIPPO Violations Leads To Closure of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.
This article is intended for entertainment purposes only and contains humor that may only be understood by Bo Peleni, Tom Osborne and those in a healthcare profession . Or is it Osborn. Anyway, I delivered pizza to Tom Osborne once when I was in college 20 years ago. He tipped me $3, which was like a case of Old Mud at the time. Is that a HIPPO violation? (Source: The Happy Hospitalist)
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 12, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99215 CPT® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99215 CPT® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress
note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when
this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current
Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical
billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT® 99215
represents the high (level 5) office or other outpatient established
office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure
Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established
office patient visits is part of a complete series of...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 10, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99215 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99215 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT ® 99215 represents the high (level 5) office or other outpatientestablished office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established office patient visits is part of a complete series of CPT ® le...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 10, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
Twerking Disease: The Definitive Medical Resource For Doctors.
This study was published in Time magazine so it must be true. In addition, the story was picked up by 95.8 THE BONE and was described by a self proclaimed expert twerker jockey between songs about booty slappin' and G-thangs.
EXERCISE
Studies have shown most folks watching Richard Simmons in "Twerking to the Oldies" have been cured of their twerking addiction.
MIRROR THERAPY
Consider buying a full length wall mirror for full therapeutic effect. Alternatively, take a video of yourself twerking while checking yourself out in a mirror, put it on YouTube and let ever...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 7, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99214 CPT® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99214 CPT® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT® 99214 represents the mid-high (level 4) office or other outpatient established office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established office patient visits is part of a complete series of CPT...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 2, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
99214 CPT ® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution.
This 99214 CPT ® lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be used in the hospital setting. CPT stands for Current Procedural Terminology. This code is part of a family of medical billing codes described by the numbers 99211-99215. CPT ® 99214 represents the mid-high (level 4) office or other outpatientestablished office patient visit and is part of the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). This procedure code lecture for established office patient visits is part of a complete series of CPT Â...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - September 2, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
SBAR Nursing Communication Foley Follies (Video Explanation).
What is SBAR? SBAR nursing communication is one popular method of transferring patient care information between physicians and other healthcare professionals. Frequently taught to nurses, SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. SBAR nursing techniques are easy to learn and easy to implement. This communication method is highly respected by doctors, nurses and patients as a way to verify that vital information is being shared between hospital team members. Hour after hour, day after day, month after month, year after year, SBAR has proven itself to be the preferred c...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - August 23, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Billing Critical Care and Discharge On Same Calendar Date?
Can I bill a critical care code and a discharge code on the same day? That's a question a lot of folks finding The Happy Hospitalist are asking themselves. I am a hospitalist with over ten years of clinical experience and years of research in evaluation and management (E/M) medicine. I have a very short answer and one that should lay to rest any question about what code the physician should choose when they provide critical care on the date of discharge. On page 3 of 9 in CMS document MM6740, we are told
In all cases, physicians will bill the available code that most appropriately
describes the ...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - August 12, 2013 Category: Internists and Doctors of Medicine Authors: Tamer Mahrous Source Type: blogs
Billing Critical Care and Discharge On Same Calendar Date?
Can I bill a critical care code and a discharge code on the same day? That's a question a lot of folks finding The Happy Hospitalist are asking themselves. I am a hospitalist with over ten years of clinical experience and years of research in evaluation and management (E/M) medicine. I have a very short answer and one that should lay to rest any question about what code the physician should choose when they provide critical care on the date of discharge. On page 3 of 9 in CMSdocument MM6740, we are toldIn all cases, physicians will bill the available code that most appropriately describes the level of...
Source: The Happy Hospitalist - August 12, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: The Happy Hospitalist Source Type: blogs
