Survey of academic pediatric emergency departments regarding use of evaluation and management codes

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 578-581

  Losek, Joseph D ^a,d   Reid, Samuel R ^b   Linzer, Jeffrey ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Pediatric Emergency/Critical Care Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation and management codes; Pediatric emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444438535     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000177193.60784.c2     Document Type: Review

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