Griffith H M, Morris E J
J ET Nurs. 1993 Jul-Aug;20(4):143-51.
ET nurses practice in many different settings including hospitals, home health, independent practice, and contract services. Reimbursement for their services is widely varied. To contribute meaningfully to health care reform, the services being provided by ET nurses must be identified. Familiarity with how these services overlap with those provided by other health care providers is essential. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, the language of payment within the health care system, are prepared and published annually by the American Medical Association for purposes of physician payment. Physicians are being paid for services that are also performed by ET nurses. This study identifies the CPT-coded services used in the practice of the ET nurse and also codes that overlap those for which physicians are paid. Identification of ET nurse-provided CPT-coded services delineates the ET nursing scope of practice and may serve as a foundation to address other practice issues, including reimbursement.
造口治疗师护士在多种不同环境中执业，包括医院、家庭健康护理、独立执业以及合同制服务。他们服务的报销情况差异很大。为了对医疗改革做出有意义的贡献，必须明确造口治疗师护士所提供的服务。熟悉这些服务与其他医疗服务提供者所提供服务的重叠情况至关重要。现行程序编码术语（CPT）编码是医疗系统内的支付语言，由美国医学协会每年编制并发布，用于医生支付。医生因造口治疗师护士也会执行的服务而获得报酬。本研究确定了造口治疗师护士执业中使用的CPT编码服务，以及与医生获得报酬的编码重叠的编码。确定造口治疗师护士提供的CPT编码服务界定了造口治疗师护理的执业范围，并可为解决其他执业问题（包括报销问题）奠定基础。
