To unsubscribe or search other topics on UVM Flownet link to: http://list.uvm.edu/archives/uvmflownet.htmlI have a quick clarification question. “The ABI has to be printed out by the machine, not hand-written…”
Is this a state by state requirement or global, and if it is global, where would be the best source to put my hands on this to make sure we are in compliance? I have tried Google which led me into mostly billing sites, and the CMS site which, like all government information sources, is easy to navigate, to the point and straightforward, but apparently I am just too dumb to find what I am looking for prior to the onset of old age or premature brain death.
Thanks –
JT
Jason T. Card, BS RVT
Sky Lakes Medical Center
Klamath Falls, OR
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From: UVM Flownet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Denise Levy
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 8:33 AM
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Subject: Re: TO ABI OR NOT TO ABI...
Last time I heard,,
all medicare patients who have a duplex arterial scan require an ABI and
the PTA and DPA waveforms have to be demonstrated, by the CW or duplex.
The ABI has to be printed out by the machine, not hand written...
The ABI has to be done the same day as the scan...
It is neglect if not. ABI is the gauge for PAD management, before and after intervention, surgery or other means. It is also a separate charge.
Non compressible, diabetics require a toe pressure or metatarsal cuff.
Denise Levy, RVT, RDMS, RDCS