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Ventilator Coding:

Check These Vent Management Best Practices

Published on Thu May 07, 2020

Avoid the most common errors to ensure payment success. As every pulmonologist is acutely aware, the coronavirus emergency has prompted a ventilator shortage at some hospitals so severe that the US Public Health Service issued a directive on March 31 called “Optimizing Ventilator Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” As physicians work to intubate patients, it’s become clear that some coders [...]
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