Payment was denied because the documentation did not support the medical necessity for the injection procedure. The documentation did not support the trigger points as reasonable and necessary. There was no indication of symptoms or physical findings that would support the medical necessity of the service at the level billed, in accordance with Medicare Guidelines. For the procedure code 20553 to be considered medically necessary and reasonable, an appropriate payable diagnosis needs to be billed as outlined in the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) (L30155).…
At approximately 8:45 a.m., Mr. Rossignol and the plaintiff were driving their respective vehicles in the northbound lanes of I-294/94/80 and just west of the Illinois/Indiana state line. At that location, traffic in the northbound lanes of the highway is actually traveling west. The interstate at that location has four lanes in each direction and the northbound and southbound are divided by a median with a vertical concrete barrier. Mr. Rossignol was driving in the second lane from the median barrier.…
Status - uncontrolled Drug therapy problem - safety: dose too high - LS's pain medication dose is too high and at risk for opioid overdose. Drug therapy problem - indication: needs additional drug therapy - LS is at high risk for opioids overdose, a rescue medication for opioids overdose is recommended; LS needs optimal pain medications to control her symptom. Drug therapy problem - compliance: noncompliance - LS is not compliance with taking her MS Contin tablet and oxycodone IR tablet. Rationale:…
What are some of your concerns based on the medication regimen the patient report? (4 pt) Some concerns based on the patient’s medication regimen would be how intense and sever her pain is. It is so severe that it is waking her up in the middle of the night making her take more medication. The pain is only being relieved by 25% so a consideration of different medications or alternative pain management would need to be addressed. Depending on how many milligrams the acetaminophen she is taking with the hydrocortisone, she could be at risk of damaging her liver with…
Assignment #1 SAMHSA Patients who are privately insured receive limited follow-up services after opioid- related hospitalizations. The sample size for this report are 18-64-year-old, who have private insurance and were admitted into the hospital for opium. “Nearly 2.4 million people in the United States have a substance use disorder (SUD) related to prescription opioids”. According to the short report. As stated in SAMHSA.gov for Opioid Use Disorder that “opioids reduce the perception of pain, but can also produce drowsiness, mental confusion, euphoria, nausea, and constipation”.…
The claimant has a past medical history of depression and anger. He had suicidal thoughts and felt desperate but unable to function. He reported obsessive repetitive thoughts and hopelessness. He had tried Lexapro, but had a negative reaction, including uncontrolled rage and attacking his girlfriend. He was unable to make some follow-up visits and to have psychiatric evaluation due to insufficient funds.…
On November 16, 2016, we had the privilege of witnessing a Missouri state board of nursing hearings session. It was an eye opening experience. There were several different violations that we were able to see. It gave great insight into just how easy it can be to lose a nursing license. Consequently, of the six cases that we saw, two cases in particular stood out to me.…
A review of his medical record indicates a medical history of peripheral edema, chronic pain Seizures, Hypotension, Prostate cancer, bladder removal, sleep apnea, NIDDM, gout, kidney stones, neuropathy, pulmonary embolus-has filter, DVTin right leg, chronic edema in right leg and chronic pain syndrome. At today’s visit he is accompanied by his wife. He is homebound due to his immobility. His wife reports that his immobility started 8 years ago.…
Webster and Fine (2012) found that the equlanalgesic tables used for conversion from one opioid to another are very questionable and physician proficiency in treatment grossly insufficient. In response, increased methadone related deaths led the FDA to publish a public health advisory on life-threatening respiratory and cardiovascular events and high risks for death when initially starting methadone therapy for chronic pain or substance abuse therapy (Webster and Fine, 2012,…
UNJUST PAIN MANAGEMENT For the African-American Community As nurse, we seek to aide all of those who seek our help. However, not everyone is treated justly when it comes to pain management and pain control. An example of this disparity would be the case Dominique Oliver, an African American male, received a compound fracture to his lower leg while attempting to steal a soccer ball from a player on the opposing team while playing sports in high school.…
The way we go here is that pain management cannot be determined by doctors is it however the patients feel that we must go by. Drug companies drug representatives have convinced Doctors that opiates such as Vicodin, OxyContin are not addictive drugs. Back in the days according to Dreamland by Quinones, Doctors try to refrain from giving narcotics pain medications to patients because they know how addictive these drugs can be. It is better for patients to abstain from those medications because patients can become dependent on these drugs. Opiates, Vicodin, narco, hydrocodone, oxycodone, Percocet and heroin, morphine, hydromorphine, are all made from the opium plants.…
Pain management is the most common reason people seek medical care and the leading reason that people take prescription drugs (Ignatavicius & Workman, 2015). According to Ignatavicius and Workman (2015), chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts for a time period greater than three months. A recent research report indicates that more than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, interfering with personal relationships, activities of daily living, and job performance (American Academy of Pain Medicine, 2016).…
Statement of the Problem Health care facilities are consistently looking for new ways to improve patient satisfaction in all aspects of the hospital experience (Gebremedhn, Chekol, Amberbir, & Flatie, 2015). Patient satisfaction is important for both improving patient recovery and for improving hospital ratings and overall atmosphere of the facility (Gebremedhn et al., 2015). Because of this, hospital staffs are considering different ways to ameliorate the experience of patients, especially in the aspect of pain relief in anesthesiology. Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to pain relief. Health care professionals are currently studying further the role of anesthesiology in improving patient satisfaction.…
As a trauma nurse, I frequently encounter patients who are in agonizing acute pain. Many times it is the first time in their lives they have faced such pain. The health care team strives to manage their pain properly, but a careful balance is required while considering the effects of long-term opioid use. Health care providers must be considerate of the weaning process and monitoring patients to make sure addiction does not occur, especially in patients with a history of substance abuse. Unfortunately, opioid abuse and related deaths are at an all-time high, so pain management is a much more challenging facet of the care of these patients.…
The patient was admitted on 12/5/2013. He was last seen on 11/2/2016 to be reinstated into treatment. Since then the patient did not return and complete the reinstatement process. The patient provided with counseling sessions, random urine screen testing, group sessions if needed, and any other case management the patient needed. The patient came to the clinic in need of treatment for her long term opioid dependence.…