which of the following is the most serious consequence of an inaccurate patient care report

How accurate is my Patient Care report?

The accuracy of your patient care report depends on all of the following factors, EXCEPT: A) including all pertinent event times. B) the severity of the patient's condition. C) the thoroughness of the narrative section. D) documenting any extenuating circumstances.

When to advise the receiving provider of a completed patient care report?

D) advise the receiving provider that he or she will return to the emergency department with the completed patient care report within 24 hours. 35. Additions or notations added to a completed patient care report by someone other than the original author:

How does inaccurate medical coding affect reimbursement?

Inaccurate medical coding will cause your reimbursements to get delayed, denied, or only partially paid. Build up a cache of delayed reimbursements and you’ll have mounds of paperwork, stress, and lost revenue for your emergency medicine practice to deal with. Miscoding a procedure may mean the difference between $15 and $15,000.

How do you correct errors in a patient care report?

Draw a single line through the error and initial it. Blacken out the entire error and draw an arrow to the correct information. Use typing correction fluid to cover up the error and write over it. Get a credible witness to​ co-sign your patient care report. Which of the following BEST describes a base​ station?

What should you document when a patient refuses to go by ambulance?

You should document everything including all patient​ care, all of your attempts to persuade the patient to go by​ ambulance, and who witnessed the patient refusal. You should document your patient care and then simply document that the patient was informed of the risks prior to his refusal.

What happened to the patient who slashed his wrists?

The medical personnel state that the patient had a psychotic episode and slashed his wrists. During the​ call, the patient claims to hear the voice of God and says that the voice is hurting his ears. The patient refuses to be transported to the emergency​ department, becomes​ combative, and bites one of the EMTs.

What happens if you have inaccurate medical coding?

Inaccurate medical coding will cause your reimbursements to get delayed, denied, or only partially paid. Build up a cache of delayed reimbursements and you’ll have mounds of paperwork, stress, and lost revenue for your emergency medicine practice to deal with.

What happens when an emergency medicine practice falsifies claims?

And then you’ll could be facing serious federal penalties and fines. Medical abuse happens when your team falsifies claims that lead to your practice’s monetary gain, either deliberately or unintentionally.

Why are emergency medical claims rejected?

Claims are most often rejected due to billing and coding errors. But once your team fixes those errors, you can resubmit a clean claim for payment again. Your emergency medicine group will notice a boost in revenue by following up on your medical denials.

Why is my insurance denied?

Insurance companies say a denied claim is unpayable. The reasons for denial can include billing errors, missing information, inadequate patient coverage, and more. Your practice will typically receive an Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) with the reason for the denial.

What are the consequences of medical coding errors?

Medical coding errors lead to higher claim denials, loss of revenue, and federal penalties, fines, and imprisonment. Learn how to protect your emergency medicine group from ED coding errors now:

What are the challenges of independent emergency groups?

Handling increasing operational costs, decreasing reimbursements, and fewer opportunities for expanding revenue sources are just a few of your daily stresses.

Is medical abuse a fraud?

Medical abuse is considered fraud when there’s evidence of intentional misrepresentation over a long time and across a large number of patients. Submitting incorrect claims to the government (for Medicare or Medicaid) violates the Federal Civil False Claims Act (FCA).

INTRODUCTION

Laboratory professionals worldwide currently face a great challenge to achieve complete quality management of the total testing process to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.

SPECIMEN LABELING ERRORS: COMMON TYPES AND THEIR CAUSES

A critical preexamination-process step is the accurate and timely labeling of specimens. CLSI GP26-A3 defines all the key components of the preexamination process as examination ordering, sample collection, sample transport and sample receipt/processing.

CONSEQUENCES OF THESE ERRORS (PATIENT, HOSPITAL, FINANCIAL)

Unquestionably, the most serious consequence of specimen labeling errors on the direct care of patients is of one of the following types:

PREVENTION OF THESE ERRORS

The first step in reducing specimen labeling errors is to ensure that appropriate specimen collection policies and procedures are developed, implemented and followed. Ongoing staff in-service training and competency assessment are important aspects of reducing specimen labeling errors.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH SPECIMEN LABELING ERRORS

Within the Loyola University Health System (LUHS), the frequency of specimen labeling errors is a quality metric that our Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories has routinely tracked and tried to improve, by unit and/or health system location, for well over a decade.

Scientific webinars

Radiometer and acutecaretesting.org present free educational webinars on topics surrounding acute care testing presented by international experts.