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ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

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Recent Medicare Audit Shows Where EDs Stand in Terms of Opioid Prescriptions

Published on Thu May 03, 2018

If your opioid prescription count is higher than average, don't panic, reps say. Many ED providers see patients presenting with pain every day – in fact, the American College of Emergency Physicians reports on its website that 42 percent of ED visits "are related to painful conditions." This often means that patients request - or require - pain medication prescriptions, [...]
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