Hospitalist Procedures
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this program the
learner will be able to:
*Review the risks, benefits, alternatives, indications/contraindications, and techniques of commonly encountered procedures in hospital medicine.
*Understand the post procedural management of patients with and without complications.
*Identify the appropriate laboratory examinations to order based upon the differential diagnosis, and understand how to interpret the results received.
*Learn about JCAHO Minimal sedation or Level 1 ''anxiolysis'' versus Moderate sedation/analgesia or Level 2 "conscious sedation."
*Understand CPT codes for billing and reimbursement of professional fees and services.
