Abstract:
PURPOSE:Some pediatric surgeons rarely document nonoperative services, believing that the reimbursement provided for such care is negligible. We evaluated the impact of comprehensive documentation and billing for nonoperative, pediatric surgical care. METHODS:All bills submitted for inpatient, nonoperative care for 1 year were reviewed. Total receipts for documented admissions, consultations, critical care, and daily care were determined. The Evaluation and Management code billed for each service was recorded, and the total and average payments attributable to each Evaluation and Management code were calculated. RESULTS:Fifty-six percent of services were covered by Medicaid and 26% by a commercial insurer. There were 607 billed admission history and physical exams for which reimbursement totaled 43,493 dollars. Critical care services were provided to 49 patients and yielded 8964 dollars in payments. Six hundred thirty-nine inpatient consultations were performed with a reimbursement of 42,830 dollars. Daily care services were billed 1044 times and produced 71,579 dollars in payments. Overall reimbursement for documented, nonoperative services was 166,866 dollars. This represented 16.2% of total, noncontracted income for the practice. CONCLUSION:Despite a payer mix heavily weighted toward Medicaid, comprehensive documentation and billing for nonoperative services increased total, noncontracted reimbursement by almost 20% over what it would have been had only operative services been billed. The yield from properly documented, nonoperative care can be substantial.
journal_name
J Pediatr Surgjournal_title
Journal of pediatric surgeryauthors
Gollin G,Moores Ddoi
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.02.009subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-06-01 00:00:00pages
1093-5issue
6eissn
0022-3468issn
1531-5037pii
S0022-3468(06)00104-7journal_volume
41pub_type
杂志文章abstract:PURPOSE:Initial Children's Oncology Group (COG) management for Wilms' tumor (WT) consists of primary nephroureterectomy with lymph node sampling. While this provides accurate staging to define further treatment, it may result in intraoperative spill (IOS), which is associated with higher recurrence rates and therefore ...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.10.015
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Twelve patients with gastroesophageal reflux following repair of esophageal atresia are presented. Reflux produced recurrent stricture, failure to thrive, repeated pneumonitis, and in one patient, respiratory arrest and nearly death. Treatment consists of positional therapy or fundoplication operation both of which se...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-3468(77)90007-0
更新日期:1977-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Tracheobronchial ruptures in blunt thoracic trauma in children are rare. The aim of this study was to suggest the means of an early diagnosis and a conservative management as often as possible. METHODS:Sixteen cases of tracheobronchial ruptures by blunt thoracic trauma were observed over 26 years in...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90328-7
更新日期:1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aims of the study were to evaluate duration of symptoms, clinical manifestation, radiological findings, fibrobronchoscopic findings, and the complications of airway foreign body (FB). METHODS:A retrospective review of 304 children who had airway FB removed via fibrobronchoscopy from January 1997 to June ...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.10.064
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The minimal hepatic mass necessary to reverse the metabolic defect of unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in the rat model of Crigler-Najjar type I deficiency was determined using heterotopic (auxiliary) partial liver transplantation (HLT) and orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). In HLT, the donor graft consisted of th...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-3468(92)90850-7
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Accurate identification of child physical abuse is crucial during the evaluation of injured children. Retinal hemorrhages (RH) are used for diagnosis, but clear criteria for screening with direct fundoscopic exam are lacking. We sought to identify key factors associated with RH to guide evaluations. ...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.07.031
更新日期:2020-08-05 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.11.021
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The problem of diagnosis of peptic ulcer in children was analysed in a series of 50 consecutive cases. Atypical symptomatology occurred frequently and resulted in errors in diagnosis in six instances: perforated ulcer was misdiagnosed as appendicitis in five and bleeding ulcer was misdiagnosed as Meckel's diverticulit...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(86)80642-x
更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.11.015
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(99)90176-8
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(78)80465-5
更新日期:1978-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.08.004
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.09.005
更新日期:2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Since 1973, 419 children (233 boys, 186 girls) with chronic haemolytic anaemia (mean age, 10.2 +/- 3.5 years) have been splenectomised. Fifty-three (12.6%) have also been cholecystectomised because of cholelithiasis. Between 1973 and 1982, cholecystectomy and splenectomy were performed at the same time in symptomatic ...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80502-0
更新日期:1989-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is described as it is used in the treatment of an infant burn victim. This case highlights the ability and techniques used to maintain an airtight dressing seal in the perirectal region. Use of this dressing type post-skin grafting allowed for 100% graft adhesion and no bacterial...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.09.022
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.08.030
更新日期:2020-09-08 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.10.028
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) ranges from 1 in 2,400 to one in 5,000 live births. Associated anomalies in CDH are approximately 30% to 35%. The authors report on an infant with CDH and an accessory supradiaphragmatic liver with separate vascularization from the thoracic aorta. The pathogenesis of ...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1053/jpsu.2001.24020
更新日期:2001-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Synoptic, or standardized, reporting of surgery and pathology reports has been widely adopted in surgical oncology. Patients with Hirschsprung disease may experience morbidity related to surgical factors or underlying pathology and often undergo multiple operations. Our aim is to improve the postoper...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.03.010
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::In an experimental study, 18 dogs underwent total colectomy, mucosal proctectomy, and endorectal ileal pullthrough with ileoanal anastomosis. In 6 dogs, no internal reservoir was constructed (NR). In 6 additional dogs, an S-shaped ileal reservoir (SR) was constructed immediately above the peritoneal reflection. In 6 o...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(82)80128-0
更新日期:1982-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.09.005
更新日期:2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-3468(92)90523-a
更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Focal hepatic lesions in the pediatric population are rare and are usually found on incidental imaging of the abdomen. The most common lesions are focal nodular hyperplasia and hemangioma, but the differential diagnosis is quite broad. We present a case of an adolescent male who was found to have a large pseudorheumat...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.04.036
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Current treatment for lethal pulmonary hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may be hampered by uncertainty over its origin. Herniation of abdominal organs into the chest was thought to produce lung hypoplasia by compression. Experimental CDH models suggest that disturbed lung growth pr...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(00)80029-9
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) is the cardiac, pulmonary, and renal dysfunction that occurs as a result of elevated intraabdominal pressure. The authors present their experience with patch abdominoplasty (PA) in pediatric patients as a means to treat and prevent ACS. METHODS:The charts of pati...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1053/jpsu.2000.6027
更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::There were 125 children with a strong clinical suspicion of gastroesophageal reflux and/or aspiration evaluated with gastroesophageal scintigrams. We found this examination to be more sensitive than the standard barium radiography and highly specific in detecting aspiration of gastric contents. This procedure is simpl...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(81)80334-x
更新日期:1981-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cytokines are immunoregulatory molecules that are important mediators of the host response to stress and infection. Infants and children undergoing major surgery are particularly at risk of developing sepsis and have altered metabolic responses to surgical stress compared to adults. We have investigated the temporal s...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0022-3468(92)90553-j
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to identify and qualify the ethical dilemmas faced by pediatric surgery trainees. METHODS:An online survey was sent to pediatric surgery trainees graduating between 2005 and 2008. Consent was obtained, and study investigators were blinded to the identity of the respondents during data...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.02.016
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is an introduction to the sucking sump catheter as a method of continuous salivary suction from the oral cavity for the treatment of esophageal atresia and other diseases. Upper pouch suction on many occasions is not easy. The double lumen catheter was devised by Replogle to achieve better suction efficiency, but...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(89)80262-3
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The nutritional and metabolic complications following intestinal resection and ileostomy for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight preterm infants often necessitate repeated prolonged hospitalization for salt and water imbalance and reliance on total parentaral nutrition (TPN). The traditional concerns a...
journal_title:Journal of pediatric surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0022-3468(87)80432-3
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00