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Posted by Troy M. Pridgeon, RPSGT on June 22, 2001 at 16:53:30:In Reply to: Re: Apnea scoring posted by Dan Custer on June 20, 2001 at 07:23:37:
Dan,
While that may be possible, Medicare (at least in Kansas) Doesn't care what the AHI is, the RDI is, or for that matter what the amount of arterial oxygen desaturation is. They only have one question... did they have 30 OBSTRUCTIVE apneas? If you don't differentiate between apnea and hypopnea, I suspect that would be viewed as a lie of omission and (God forbid)Medicare fraud, but I suppose it all depends on the tenacity of the Medicare rep in that area. All I know is, I wouldn't want to take the chance.
As for pressure transducers, we aren't currently using them, but I believe they are the way things are going. You actually take a bit of a hit on the AASM accreditation package if you aren't using them. As for myself, I have tried them a few times but didn't really notice that much improvement in signal integrity. Some of my techs positively hated them. Change is painful :)
I'll have to take the academic types word for it. The hand writting is on the wall and you can't fight city hall and other such cliches.I have a question for you...is your lab seeking AASM accreditation and, if so, do you find the standards to be realistic or kind of "pie in the sky"? Just curious.
- Re: Apnea scoring Dan Custer 08:36 6/26/01 (0)
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