This Week’s Topic: Documentation, Coding & Billing, Workflow
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Understand the practical considerations for implementing and optimizing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department, including appropriate documentation, billing, and image archiving practices.
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Apply the Billing I-AIM framework to enhance ultrasound billing efficiency and accuracy.
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Evaluate strategies to improve adherence to POCUS documentation and billing standards through targeted interventions.
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Navigate the updated 2023 Evaluation and Management (E/M) guidelines to ensure optimal and compliant ultrasound billing in emergency medicine.
Article 1
Practical Aspects of Point-of-Care Ultrasound: From Billing and Coding to Documentation and Image Archiving. Adv Chronic Kid Dis (2021)
Article 2
Billing I‑AIM: a novel framework for ultrasound billing. The Ultrasound Journal (2020)
Article 3
Evaluation of Adherence to Emergency Department Point‑of‑Care Ultrasound Documentation and Billing Following Intervention. The Journal of Medical Ultrasound (2022)
Article 4
American College of Emergency Physicians’ Ultrasound Section Webinar – Navigating the 2023 Evaluation and Management Guidelines: Strategies for Optimal Ultrasound Billing in Emergency Medicine
Fellows and rotators please supplement reading with Ma and Mateers Chapter 4: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement
*** EXTRAS ***
ACEP Understanding IT Speak 101: https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/may-2022/understanding-it-speak-101?utm_source=chatgpt.com
ACEP Ultrasound Coding & Billing Tips: https://www.acep.org/emultrasound/newsroom/jul2021/ultrasound-coding-and-billing-tips?utm_source=chatgpt.com
ACEP Reimbursement FAQs: https://www.acep.org/administration/reimbursement/reimbursement-faqs/ultrasound-faqs?utm_source=chatgpt.com
ACEP AI for Medical Billing: https://www.acepnow.com/article/artificial-intelligence-for-medical-billing/
SCP – Common Bedside US CPT Codes w/ RVU
SCP – EM Documentation Tips for US-FAST Exam
SCP – EM Documentation Tip for Bedside US
EM US FAQs and Answers
Pocus-Billing-Codes-2025.xlsx
SCP-Bedside_Ultrasound_RVU_2024-2.pdf EMERGENCY-ULTRASOUND-FREQUENTLY-ASKED-QUESTIONS.pdf Ultrasound-Bedside_2023.pdf Ultrasound-FAST-Exam_2023.pdf Article-1-Practical-Aspects-of-Point-of-Care-Ultrasound_Biling-Coding-Documentation-and-Image-Archiving.pdf Article-2-Billing_I-AIM_a_novel_framework_for_ultrasound_bil.pdf Article-3-Eval-of-Adherence-to-ED-POCUS-and-BIllin.pdf Article-4-guttmans-ultrasound-billing-webinar_may_2023.pdf