smfoster01
New
Good Afternoon, I have a question. Can Critical Care Time continue once the patient expires in the ED? The ED doc's at my facility feel that because they have to make phone calls to the Medical Examiner, fill out death certificate, other duties related to a patient who expires..they feel they can still count CCT for those phone calls and paper work etc...Is this true ? I have told them that The telephone calls, speaking with family and other doctors will normally count towards the critical care time (if documented) when they are currently treating a pt for a life-threatening illness/injury, but if the patient has expired, they are no longer caring for that pt's life-threatening condition... Please advise. Thanks!