There is a billing code, but it is for tracking purposes mostly. Medicare does not currently reimburse for it, and most 3rd party payors do not either. You...
A few months ago we transitioned from sending our Peds studies via tape/telemedicine to transferring digitally between PACS systems. The problem is that our...
I had a problem of TEE probes stained by Cidex (after cleaning, sometime when you grab the TEE probe shaft with bear hand, your hand is stained black. I asked...
Cidex will stain hands if not washed sufficiently. Our hospital implemented 3 one minute clean water soaking. We have a stainless steel tub. After the cidex...
I have had the same problems mentioned with the staining and the rep was right...rinse, rinse, rinse your problem away! Jim Clark RDCS "Horve, Nicole"...
We also had the same problem, but we used a soapy rinse after the Cidex OPA and it solved that problem. We just use a mild soap. In a message dated 5/2/2008...
NEV1974@...
May 5, 2008 1:02 pm
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We use Cidex too.Never had any problems with a similar protocol. Big question.Why aren't you wearing gloves ??? Jim Clark <jlcjr5505@...> wrote:...
Good afternoon, I have a fantastic applications opportunity in Burlington , MA for someone who is RDMS, RDCS and RVT. The position requires 50% national travel...
Hello Group, I am looking for EPs and/or CVT to assist with stress echoes. Interested ACLS certified techs can forward resumes to my private email account...
We have been doing electrical safety checks on our TEE probes for about 3 years now. We started after we sent a probe for repair and it was reportedly ruined...
We just found out, with the purchase of IE33s, that Philips is recommending electrical leakage testing w/ the cleaning process.? Prior to that our Clinical...
mlbultje@...
May 6, 2008 1:09 pm
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I work for a medium size Medical Center, affiliated with a large teaching institution. We do anywhere from 2 - 6 TEE's/day. We test the Cidex solution and log...
The test should be done with each cleaning procedure for 3 reasons: 1. Protect the Patient - if the previous patient had dental work that created a hole in the...
We test for electrical leakage with each cleaning. We've been doing this ever since we started doing TEE's in 1990 or there-about. L. Magnani, RCS Central New...
Well said, Bill! I'm embarrassed to say this has not been standard practice anywhere that I've worked and I've been in the field for 20 years. Ugh! Good...
mlbultje@...
May 7, 2008 12:58 pm
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Have you ever found a bad probe? Patriot Email <lmagnani@...> wrote: We test for electrical leakage with each cleaning. We've been doing...
Has anyone ever found a bad probe?. We had one that a big huge drug user patient bite down on and pulled out of his mouth leaving a two inch dent on it. But...
Wow, we were finding bad probes once a year, then ironically the company switched the type of tester they use, have only had one bad now in the 2 years since....
To decrease the use of Cidex OPA, you can use a sterile sheath over the probe. Civco sells these. ... From: "Nancy Hohn" <nhohn@...> Wow, we were...
fredezmom@...
May 8, 2008 5:35 pm
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Have had to repair a few probes for bad lenses, mostly from mishandling, no serious bites or complete replacements lately. Make it a great day & Best regards, ...
Echo Ken
KenCVT@...
May 8, 2008 5:36 pm
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Do you perform the mitral valve pressure half-time measurement on every patient, even if the valve appears to be normal? Is this your preferred method for the...
No need for p1/2t on normal valve. Continuity equation is preferred in the absence of signif AR or MR. Else, p1/2t, pisa, planimetry are all good alternatives...
My understanding is that pressure half time, strictly speaking, was ONLY validated in rheumatic mitral valve disease, other situations, like prosthetic valves,...
We had a patient bite down real hard while the probe was being inserted.? The bite block hadn't been placed yet.??It didn't look like anything was perforated...
mlbultje@...
May 9, 2008 12:51 pm
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... From: "kevin_fiest" <kevin_fiest@...> To: <echocardiography@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: [echocardiography] MVA...
Hello, I intend to buy this kind of ultrasound unit( Biosound Esaote AU 3 Partenr), but siince it's a produced in 1999 I have certain doubts. Does anybody has...
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