Echocardiogram reports are designed to communicate a comprehensive interpretation of cardiac function; however, it is not known how well these reports are understood by ordering providers. In order to identify gaps in understanding and target potential areas for improvement, we developed a questionnaire ...
In either case, the physician interpreting the echocardiogram receives a professional component payment that includes the physician work (1.30 RVUs) and additional practice expense of 0.48 RVUs to compensate for physician office expenses not directly related to technical performance of echocardiography. ...
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Sound waves produce images of your heart during an echocardiogram. This is a common test to see your heart beating and pumping blood. The images from an echocardiogram can help identify heart disease, detect congenital heart defects before birth and check for problems with the valves or chambers ...
(b) evaluate the ability of children to understand the information made available to them regarding the request for assent to perform the exercise echocardiogram and for their inclusion in the study; (c) develop an informed assent model for pediatric population; (d) evaluate the opinion of their...
Your doctor can also examine how well your organs are working. Imaging tests can check bone density, and a doctor may use an echocardiogram to check your heart. Mental evaluation If no physical illness is found, your doctor might refer you to a psychiatrist,psychologist, or health care profess...
Short forms may be homonymous, having different, unrelated word senses within and across report genres (‘LV’ can stand for both left ventricle and low volume in an echocardiogram report, but would more likely stand for lumbar vertebrae in a radiology report). In fact, short form ambiguity ...
Short forms may be homonymous, having different, unrelated word senses within and across report genres (‘LV’ can stand for both left ventricle and low volume in an echocardiogram report, but would more likely stand for lumbar vertebrae in a radiology report). In fact, short form ambiguity ...
Victor MerciecaOMICS InternationalGrech V, Desira J, Bailey M, Mercieca V (2010) An Audit of Urgent Echocardiograms and an Analysis of Parental Understanding of a Normal Echocardiographic Study in a Regional Centre in Malta. J Clinic Experiment Cardiol 1:110....