COVID-19 Testing: What’s Available, and Each Test’s Pros and Cons
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because…
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COVID-19 Testing: What’s Available, and Each Test’s Pros and Cons
Editors’ Note: This article was accepted on April 28, 2020, and was accurate at that time. Because... -
Tips for COVID-19 Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar... -
Opinion: Caution Required with COVID-19 Antibody/Immune Testing
It has been announced that rapid, point-of-care “antibody immune status” testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes...
Tips for COVID-19 Coding
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Opinion: Caution Required with COVID-19 Antibody/Immune Testing
It has been announced that rapid, point-of-care “antibody immune status” testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes…
Becton Dickinson, BioMedomics Launch Test to Detect Past, Current Coronavirus Exposure
Becton Dickinson and Co and diagnostics company BioMedomics on March 31, 2020, said they will launch a…
Reader Responds to “Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?” Article
I read with interest Dr. Milne’s recent column on paying patients $100 not to get a CT…
Meningitis Test Could Reduce Unnecessary Admissions
Disclosure: Dr. Talan is a paid consultant for BioFire Diagnostics and has advised on the development of…
CT, or Not CT
CT, or not CT, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the brain to suffer The…
“Can We Pay You $100 to Not Get a CT?
The Case A 24-year-old female enters the emergency department after experiencing a brief loss of consciousness after…
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing Best Practices
Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common and second most common notifiable diseases in the United States,…
Quick-Wee an Easier Way to Get Infant’s Clean Catch Urine Sample
The Case The emergency department is getting busier with the after-work and after-school crowds. The next patient…