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Use Of Medicare Billing For Smoking Cessation Counseling, Mary Sale, Lynne Goebel
Use Of Medicare Billing For Smoking Cessation Counseling, Mary Sale, Lynne Goebel
Lynne J. Goebel
In March 2005, Medicare approved reimbursement for tobacco cessation counseling for patients with smoking-related illnesses. The temporary billing codes established in 2005 cover counseling sessions of 3 to 10 minutes or longer than 10 minutes for patients who use tobacco products and have a smoking-related illness as defined by the U.S. Surgeon General. The coverage includes two attempts per year, defined as up to four counseling sessions per attempt. It was hypothesized that billing for tobacco cessation counseling in Medicare beneficiaries may be underused.
Standing Orders In An Ambulatory Setting Increases Influenza Vaccine Usage In Older People, Lynne Goebel, Shirley Neitch, Maurice Mufson
Standing Orders In An Ambulatory Setting Increases Influenza Vaccine Usage In Older People, Lynne Goebel, Shirley Neitch, Maurice Mufson
Lynne J. Goebel
Objectives: To determine whether standing orders for influenza vaccine increase its usage in an ambulatory setting in elderly patients. Design: Retrospective analysis of influenza vaccine usage over 4 years (1999–2002). Setting: University ambulatory setting. Participants: Overall, 912 elderly patients of two physicians who issued standing orders and 884 elderly patients of two physicians who did not do so constituted the study group. Measurements: Physicians were categorized as to whether they issued a verbal or written standing order to their nurses to administer the influenza vaccine to patients aged 65 and older. Rates of influenza vaccination of patients whose physicians used …