In the attached document, Hart Medical has outlined an additional step to provide supplemental oxygen for our patients. As this is a Medicare guideline, I suspect all other DME providers and insurance companies will adopt or have adopted these changes as well. To prescribe oxygen the patient needs to: Have an oxygen saturation ≤ 88% […]
Author: Michael Lazar
E&M Outpatient Office Visit Medical Decision Making
If a provider is not billing by time in the outpatient setting, you can use this chart to determine billing levels
Individuals suspected of experiencing domestic abuse
How do we document? Non objectively. For example: “Bruising on the neck” instead of “strangulation marks,” etc. Who do we call: Henry Ford Police (who will call Detroit Police Department) Case management (for APS filings and social work assessments) Avalon What is Avalon? (http://avalonhealing.org) A center for support for victims of domestic violence and sexual […]
Sentry Suite Pulmonary Function Software
Here is the website that will allow you to access the pulmonary function software from any Henry Ford Intranet Computer This is a worksheet on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Here is a video on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Sentry Suite Updates Sentry-Suite-Update-2023-02-17
MSU Clinical Clerkships
College of Human Medicine (CHM) would like to explicitly thank you for precepting and teaching our future physicians with this Clinical educator Letter. The past few years have presented challenges to each of us in both our personal and professional lives. Your efforts during these unprecedented times have been essential in keeping medical students’ education […]
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Locations
This website provides locations of pulmonary rehabilitation centers close to your patient’s home
Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Call
PERT Algorithm PERT symposium lectures (2/11/2022) Fibrinolysis-risks-and-contraindications Outline of the workflow for PERT Activation: General Overview PERT Activations When you receive a PERT activation, these usually fall into one of three categories. Please document your pert activation using the .PERT smart phrase, and use the note type “Significant Event” so that this data may be […]
Radiology at Wyandotte Hospital
It has been challenging for medical group physicians to reach the radiologist at Wyandotte Hospital. The radiologists there are part of the Harris Birkhill group. The chair at HF-Wyandotte is Chris Bartoi, MD. He suggests that you try using Halo. If that does not work there is a central number, 313-982-5386 you can […]
Exercise Classes via Preventive Cardiology
The preventive cardiology program has developed a supervised exercise class at multiple locations throughout the metro Detroit Area. Their PREVENT program might allow for patients that otherwise might not qualify for pulmonary rehabilitation to enroll in scheduled exercise classes. Please consider if your patient might qualify and benefit from this program. Here is the brochure […]
COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Outpatient Treatment
Placing in order in epic is the preferred method to ensure patients have quick accessed monoclonal antibody therapy. Physicians on the HFHS instance of Epic (including Community Care Connect) should order: “Ambulatory referral to monoclonal antibody infusion (mAB).” There is no need to also send a halo message to the mAB infusion HUB-COVID Monoclonal Antibody […]