For persons with recent nicotine use, documentation of nicotine cessation should include a lab report (not surgeon summary) showing blood or urinary nicotine level of less than or equal to 10 ng/ml drawn within 6 weeks prior to surgery. Open sacroiliac joint fusion is considered medically ...
Raspe H, Kohlmann T, Luhmann D. The evaluation of back school programmes as medical technology - systematic review. Koln, Germany: German Agency for Health Technology Assessment at the German Institute for Medical Documentation and Information; 1997. Revel M. Rehabilitation of low back pain patients...
The same questionnaire based on the Association for Methodology and Documentation in Psychiatry (AMDP) was used for all patients. The psychiatric diagnosis was made by combining the psychiatric findings, family and social history, and the criteria based on ICD-10. The investigating CL-psychiatrist (...
The study was carried out on a cross-national level, representing both the north and south parts of Sweden, which enhances the generalizability of the results. The costs and cost savings in the economic evaluation as well as the extrapolation were calculated from the lower bottom limit. There ...
First, we used an administrative database that relied on ICD-9 codes and did not capture the granularity of diagnostic work ups. The findings are therefore subject to the accuracy and subjectivity of ICD code documentation as well as presumed adequacy of patient work ups. Further work is ...
In addition, because the NAMCS and NHAMCS are visit-level data sets, we lacked longitudinal data on treated patients. Consequently, we could not measure treatment patterns over time for individual patients. Because these visit-level data are collected in the same way each year, however, trends ...
The level of pain was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS) for the worst pain felt during the previous two weeks, with scores ranging from 0 (‘no pain’) to 10 (‘worst pain imaginable’). A VAS score of ≥3 was considered to be correlated with pain interfering with ...
The level of pain was assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS) for the worst pain felt during the previous two weeks, with scores ranging from 0 (‘no pain’) to 10 (‘worst pain imaginable’). A VAS score of ≥3 was considered to be correlated with pain interfering with ...
Applicable CPT / HCPCS / ICD-10 Codes Background References Policy Scope of Policy This Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), formerly known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). Experimental, Investigational, or Unproven Aetna considers the followin...
The OCC might help the provider determine the level of monitoring appropriate for a particular patient. OCC scores are on the basis of the willing and direct responses of patients. Patients who want to deceive their providers by not being completely honest on the OCC would not have difficulty ...