Ask a Part B News Expert: Cardiac test monitoring and nursing time
Effective Apr 28, 2011
Published May 2, 2011
We are a cardiology clinic with a cardiac catheterization lab within our facility. We had a patient who had a recheck and a stress test in the office. He developed some atrial fibrillation during the stress test, so our physician had him go to our cath lab to have his rhythm monitored. Per the nursing staff in the cath lab, they gave the patient oral metoprolol and rythmol. They did routine blood pressure checks every 15-30 minutes and continuous telemetry monitoring (single lead monitor) until the patient converted back to normal sinus rhythm. Are there any additional charges for the nursing time spent doing this?
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