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    Wiki ED Test Ordering Before Evaluation – Standing Orders, Split Providers, and Medical Necessity

    Hi all, I’m looking for some guidance or confirmation on CMS’s expectations when it comes to test ordering in the Emergency Department. We’ve been running into a pattern where one ED provider orders diagnostic tests (labs, imaging, etc.) based solely on the patient’s sign-in complaint and...
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    • cms guidelines compliance documentation ed coding emergency department medical necessity provider documentation split providers standing orders test ordering
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    • Forum: Compliance General Discussion
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    Wiki Outpatient Nurse visits

    Can nurse visits be rendered and billed under standing orders, when the standing orders is generic to all patients dependent on fixed criteria? For example, any patient that comes in with diabetes can be seen by a RN for diabetes education (including glucose), without being referred specifically...
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    • incident to billing nurse visits out patient primary care standing orders
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    • Forum: Family Practice
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