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Commonly Missed Charges
Commonly Missed Charges
Your hospitalized patient finishes their first bag of LRS and you hang bag #2. What charge(s) must be added and documented in the notes.
What is “Add’l Fluid Bag” and the bag of fluid replaced (ex LRS 1 L)?
Every IVC should have these two pieces of information documented.
What are initials and the date?
You need Dr. Tarbell to interpret ER radiographs. This must be done in Instinct before the case can be added to her reading workload.
What is schedule an appointment in the first available Radiograph Read slot?
This mandatory training is due by mid-September.
What is DEI training?
This antibiotic must be administered IV over at least 30 minutes and is diluted 1:10 with 0.9% NaCl.
What is clindamycin?
When a patient is placed in oxygen, this group must be added to the treatment sheet.
What is the Oxygen Cage Group?
CRI medical math must be documented in these two places.
What are the CRI label and in the CRI nots section in Instinct?
It’s 2 PM, but the first available Radiograph Read slot on Dr. Tarbell’s schedule says 11 AM. What should you do?
What is schedule the case in the 11 AM slot? The time reserves the reading opportunity; it does not indicate when the case will actually be read.
According to dress-code reminders, this type of outerwear should not be worn on the floor.
What is non-UVS-branded/approved outerwear?
This commonly used injectable medication is administered IV over 5 minutes or more and can form a precipitate in alkaline solutions, so the line should be flushed before and after.
What is ondansetron?
Adding the Oxygen Cage Group serves two major purposes: supporting patient monitoring and helping this team accurately capture charges.
Who are the Liaisons?
Biosecurity labeling applies to this group of ICU patients
Who are ALL patients in the ICU,?
Dr. Tarbell is unavailable and you have a routine CT or radiograph that needs interpretation. This is where the study should go.
What is DVMInsight?
The current employee referral incentives are this much for daytime and overnight hires.
What are $3,000 for daytime hires and $5,000 for overnight hires?
This medication is light sensitive, should be diluted 1:3 with D5W, and should NOT be mixed using sterile water, Ringer's, or saline.
What is enrofloxacin?
A patient is receiving a CRI from a syringe pump. This equipment-related charge must be ordered and completed every 12 hours.
What is the Syringe Pump Fee (12 hr)?
Scenario: An outpatient will only be sitting in ICU for 15 minutes while waiting for a doctor. Does the patient need biosecurity labeling?
What is YES — all patients in the ICU require appropriate biosecurity labeling, regardless of anticipated length of stay?
It’s Saturday night and your ER patient needs a STAT CT interpretation. Which service gets the case?
What is VetCT?
Employees referring a qualified candidate should complete this form, found through the Refer a Friend link on Central Line's HR page.
What is the Employee Referral Form?
This drug requires a 1:4 dilution with 0.9% saline solution administered over 20 minutes and requires a 0.2 micron filter.
What is Acetylcysteine
You set up IV fluids using this rotating connection device. It is easy to overlook because it is not automatically included with the other fluid charges and must be charged separately.
What is a swivel set?
Your patient's additive-containing Buretrol was just refilled. Before you walk away, this must be replaced.
What is the correctly labeled orange fluid additive sticker?
You select a VetCT radiograph interpretation. Whose name should remain as the provider on the invoice?
Who is the ordering DVM?
Policy check: You make a CRI in a syringe. In addition to the medication/CRI charges, this easily missed fee must be ordered every 12 hours.
What is the Syringe Pump Fee (12 hr)?
This drug should be given IV slowly under direct supervision with ECG monitoring
What is calcium gluconate?