Retrospective Analysis of Billing Practices for Point-of-Care Ultrasound
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Authors: Shane Blaney, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Alyssa Tyransky, The Ohio State University Erin Niederkohr, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Michael Prats, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Do you perform ultrasound in your emergency department? Do you bill for ultrasounds performed in your emergency department? Are you interested in optimizing your reimbursement strategies? Perhaps your hospital has a strict documentation timeframe within which to complete your ultrasound charts before receiving a “friendly” reminder email? If you can answer yes to any one of these questions, then this study on timely documentation of ultrasound exams may interest you. This study suggests that perhaps timing is not the biggest factor in successful point-of-care ultrasound reimbursement. If this topic is of any interest to you, consider visiting during the onsite presentation to learn more about the barriers to billing ultrasound.