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SBAR Nursing Communication Foley Follies (Video Explanation). 23 Aug 2013 | 06:39 pm

What is SBAR?  SBAR nursing communication is one popular method of transferring patient care information between physicians and other healthcare professionals.  Frequently taught to nurses, SBAR stand...

Billing Critical Care and Discharge On Same Calendar Date? 13 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am

Can I bill a critical care code and a discharge code on the same day?   That's a question a lot of folks finding The Happy Hospitalist are asking themselves.  I am a hospitalist with over ten years of...

Violence Against Nurses: Examples From The Front Line In America. 10 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am

I asked my thousands of Facebook readers one simple question:  What's the worst thing a patient has ever said or done to you over the years. Most of the responses involved violence against nurses in t...

Billing For Family Meetings as Critical Care in the ICU Explained. 8 Aug 2013 | 10:40 am

Can a physician bill family meetings as critical care in the ICU?  This is a situation that happens with daily frequency in ICU medicine.  Hospitalists and intensivists are always meeting with family ...

99213 CPT® Code Description, Progress Notes, RVU, Distribution. 24 Jul 2013 | 03:05 am

This 99213 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) lecture reviews the procedure code definition, progress note examples, RVU values, national distribution data and explains when this code should be use...

Funny Allergy Quotes, Jokes, Stories and a List of Crazy Reactions. 2 Jul 2013 | 07:56 pm

If you're looking for funny allergy quotes, jokes and stories you've come to the right place.  I asked my readers from facebook to provide me with their experiences they've had regarding crazy allergy...

CPT® Admission Codes For Initial Inpatient & Observation Hospital H&P. 6 Jun 2013 | 07:38 pm

Determining the correct group of CPT® admission codes during an initial hospital encounter can be a frustrating experience for doctors and other non-physician practitioners.  This lecture simplifies t...

CPT® Admission Codes For Initial Inpatient & Observation Hospital H&P. 6 Jun 2013 | 07:38 pm

Determining the correct group of CPT® admission codes during an initial hospital encounter can be a frustrating experience for doctors and other non-physician practitioners.  This lecture simplifies t...

Dementia Quotes, Sayings and Stories That Will Make You Laugh! 20 May 2013 | 09:24 am

Over the years I've had some pretty fascinating, interesting and humorous conversations with dementia patients. Behind all that agitation and confusion that can make hospitalization for demented peopl...

Dementia Quotes, Sayings and Stories That Will Make You Laugh! 20 May 2013 | 09:24 am

Over the years I've had some pretty fascinating, interesting and humorous conversations with dementia patients. Behind all that agitation and confusion that can make hospitalization for demented peopl...

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