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Holter Monitors outsourcing the scanning and analysis

We are a cardiology practice that outsources the scanning and analysis of Holter monitors. Our providers connect the monitors, disconnect the monitors and do an interpretation in the office. We are billing a separate claim using 93226 indicating outside lab in box 20 of the HCFA 1500 to indicate the technical component of the scanning and analysis by an outside provider. We are using place of service 81. Our claims are being denied for inappropriate place of service. Any suggestion or has anyone else had this problem?

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Event monitors

We are a multi-specialty practice who offers our patient’s a variety of cardiac services to include Event Monitors. I would like to use 93228 + 93229. We place the unit on the patient, provide hook-up instructions, education regarding the unit, as well as 24 hour communication with the pt in case that the monitoring company detects an event. The physician also performs the interruption and report of these services. Can anyone offer any insight on the coding selection so that I can be assured that I have selected the correct coding for our patient.

Thanks for any and all input. Looking forward to hearing from everyone.

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Medical Monitors Help You See All Your Digital Images

Diagnostic medical monitors are available for every viewing purpose your hospital or clinic may have. Medical displays allow you to view ultrasound, endoscope, CT and MRI images, chest x rays, angiography images, mammography images, and come with black and white as well as color image capabilities. The type of medical display you ultimately choose will depend on the types of modalities used in your medical practice.

Dicom systems are used to standardize the grayscale tone of medical monitors. Medical monitors may vary a bit in terms of their grayscale tone, and so Dicom is used to bring all of the various monitors in use at your medical facility up to standard.

You do not want to skimp on the quality of your medical display for several reasons. If you have several monitors networked into your Dicom system, you will want to ensure that all of the medical monitors offer the same display of the medical image. Quality medical displays also help to prevent rendering irregularity over time, and allow you to see the delicate shadings in your medical images.

Shadings in medical images are very important, especially when it comes to chest x rays. Certain medical LCD monitors allow for ultra-high resolution, high contrast ratio and high luminance.

You will also want to consider the pixel size of the medical images that you need to display on your medical LCD. There are medical LCD displays ranging in size from one mega pixel all the way up to six mega pixels. The larger sizes are more appropriate for chest images and CT images, because you will be able to see the whole image displayed at once without any loss of resolution or quality of the image. The largest, six mega-pixel medical monitors, allow you to read digital images from different modalities side by size on the same screen, because it is set up in a wide-screen configuration.

Consider a medical LCD display that also offers ergonomic and green design features. There are many medical LCD monitors that allow the backlight to turn off when it is in screensaver mode. Many also allow you to adjust the height and the position of the stand for better viewing comfort.

How easy the medical display is to use and its cost are also important factors in your selection of a monitor. Choose one that is user friendly and and is inexpensive to operate over the life of the monitor.

Better medical monitors come with other useful features. You will want to check on the warranty, and how long it is and what it covers. Some of the best offer limited five year warranties.

In this article Jonathon Blocker writes about medical monitors.

On The China Market Status Of Medical Monitors

Health care reform in our country 90 years from the last century, and has now lasted more than ten years, the medical equipment on the level of health facilities have been improved, but the overall level is low. To monitor, for example, commonly used in domestic hospitals integrated monitor still rely on imports. And imports more expensive, it is difficult in small hospitals. While recent years, some manufacturers began domestic integrated monitor research and development work, but still can not meet the middle and small hospitals, especially in the field, disaster site, and other special environment, and the family, community and sports custody needs.

Medical research, according to HC show, China’s medical monitor market has entered a rapid development stage. Statistics show ,2005-2007, 3 years, various types of hospital purchasing monitors the average annual growth rate of 10% or more. Among them, three hospitals monitor growth as the main markets, especially tertiary hospitals purchase the average annual growth rate monitor more than 50%.

Figure :2005-2007, monitor the procurement volume in China:

By the level of economic development throughout the range of influence is very obvious difference in medical standards. To Shanghai and Beijing as the representative of East China, North China’s medical equipment spending is much higher than other regions, only the monitor on annual purchases were accounted for 25.62% of total national purchases and 18.93%.

Currently, hospitals monitor the department focused on general wards, operating rooms, ICU, CCU and emergency room, but the department monitors the configuration and price quite different. On the one hand, the general wards of hospitals nationwide use the number of monitors almost reached the total number of hospital monitors 1 / 2, but the price is relatively low, average 90% of the price monitors none of more than 100,000 yuan. On the other hand, although the operating room, ICU and CCU monitors use less than the average number of ordinary ward for 1 / 3, but prices are exorbitant in price or more than 150,000 yuan of the monitor accounts for more than 80%.

The face of China Medical Devices Rapid growth of the market situation, competition between the various brands are also increasingly keen on. At present, many brands of monitor market, the major manufacturers including GE, Philips, Mindray and so on, which Mindray is the only company in the market share of imported brands with comparable domestic enterprises, but imported brands different target market. Mindray’s products are mainly concentrated in low-end market, the price is relatively low. The current monitor market in China still is popular in low-end products are the main type, therefore, in such market Mindray’s advantages are clear. On the other hand, to GE and Philips-based product configuration although the variety of imported products, complete specifications, comprehensive coverage of the high demand for low-end market, but higher prices in the low-end market is not a clear advantage. And domestic products in the high-end market is almost empty, so the competitiveness of imported brands focused on high-end monitor market.

As raising the level of national health care, various medical institutions and the local sound social security system, the hospital care in the clinical care awareness and choice of products showed considerable improvement in the monitor’s integrated, modularized, professional, intelligent, and information networking needs of the community have become increasingly prominent. As a result, many medical and health institutions will gradually upgrading of equipment, the technical requirements of the advanced equipment will continue to improve, monitor the market potential is huge. In addition, the rapid development of private hospitals in recent years, large capital inflows to the new hospital, also contributed to medical equipment and infrastructure surge in demand for the medical device provides a broad market space.

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