tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2000 Issue 9

Get Paid When EMS Personnel Perform Services in the Emergency Department

Every emergency department (ED) knows the story. Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) bring in a male patient with chest pain (786.5 series), nausea (787.02) and dizziness (780.4). Soon after entering the emergency department, the patient goes into cardiac arrest (427.5).Technically, the EMTs are relieved of responsibility once they bring the patient to the hospital, but in reality they often lend a hand, according to John Turner, MD, PhD, medical director for documentation and coding compliance, healthcare financial services at TeamHealth, a physician staffing firm in Knoxville, Tenn. Frequently they will assist, if the patient is...

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