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Procedure Coding:

Make Sure You Have Your Facts Straight Before Facing Pacemaker Interrogation

Published on Mon May 20, 2013

Investigate This Little Known Procedure To See If Should Be Added To Your Charge Master If you have a patient with a pacemaker reporting to the ED complaining of heart problems, you may need to verify the pacemaker is functioning properly. Patients with a previously implanted device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), implantable cardiovascular monitor (ICM), or [...]
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