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Family Med Conferences: Detail |
| Date: |
November 21, 2009 |
| Location: |
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States |
| Email: |
cme@emory.edu |
| URL: |
http://www.med.emory.edu/CME/pdfs%202008/08-EM1121.pdf |
| Description: |
- Clinical Decision Unit
- Emergency Department Observation Unit
- Chest Pain Evaluation Unit
- Short Stay Unit
- Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment Unit
Whatever you call it, this aspect of emergency medicine offers more cost-effective care, shorter length of stays, greater patient satisfaction, and improved clinical outcomes for several emergency
department conditions.
After attending this meeting, participants should be able to:
- Describe how to develop and manage an observation unit based on published evidence and best practices.
- Discuss the potential impact of observation medicine on the ED, the hospital, and patients with specific clinical conditions.
- Describe an evidence based approach to managing selected clinical conditions in the EDOU. This includes: Patient selection, management in the EDOU, and what beneficial clinical outcomes may be expected.
- Explain how to code and bill for observation services, and identify what CMS’s new requirements are.
7 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ - maximum
Venue: Omni Hotel at CNN Center |
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