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Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Cost conscious care
100
All patients with staph aureus bacteremia should have this performed.
What is echocardiogram?
100
Coding can be done based on medical decision making or this.
What is time?
100
This diabetic medicine was recently added to our formulary and is indicated for patients with heart failure regardless of whether or not they have diabetes.
What is dapagliflozin (ie Farxiga)?
100
This is how much a C-reactive protein costs at MercyOne lab.
What is $86?
200
With process improvement measures, this antibiotic class use is 1/3 of what it was in 2017. We are now are comparable with other Trinity hospitals.
What are fluoroquinolones?
200
A moderate level initial visit must take at least this amount of time (if coding by time).
What is 55 minutes?
200
12 tabs of this daily may or may not do anything to prevent cdiff.
What is Lactinex?
200
This is how much a BNP at MercyOne lab costs.
What is $141?
300
Per most recent Surviving Sepsis guidelines, these measures are now recommended to guide fluid resuscitation over physical exam or static parameters alone in sepsis or septic shock.
(weak, low quality evidence)
What is dynamic measures?
300
A high level initial visit must take at least this much time (if coding by time).
What is 75 minutes?
300
This person recently published a book and traveled to Sicily?
Who is Dr. Lane Noble?
300
This is how much a procalcitonin costs at MercyOne lab.
What is $260?
400
Most recent Surviving Sepsis guidelines, suggest against using this lab test plus clinical evaluation to decide when to start antimicrobials, as compared to clinical evaluation alone.
(weak, low quality evidence)
What is procalcitonin?
400
A moderate level subsequent visit must take at least this amount of time (if coding by time).
What is 35 minutes?
400
This will replace alteplase for acute ischemic stroke patients at MercyOne starting February 1st.
What is Tenectaplase?
400
This is how much a lipase costs at MercyOne lab.
What is $275?
500
If this is <7.2 in pleural fluid, it indicates a complicated pleural effusion or empyema.
What is pH?
500
This is the new director of surgical services starting Sunday.
Who is Kali?
500
A high level subsequent visit must take at least this amount of time (if coding by time).
What is 50 minutes?
500
This is now available in ICU pyxus and can be over-rided with verbal order for emergency situations such as intubation.
What is versed?
500
This is how much an ammonia level costs at MercyOne lab.
What is $208?