POAC Funded ECG for chest pain
December 10, 2019
An internal review of chest pain cases has demonstrated that many claims for ECGs performed to investigate a possible diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome do not align with the Acute Chest Pain HealthPathway
A normal ECG alone cannot rule out Acute Coronary...
ECG funding under POAC
April 16, 2018
The following principles apply when considering ECG funding under POAC
CHEST PAIN
Patients who present with current pain and high suspicion of ACS - admit as per regional acute chest pain pathway. Any management awaiting ambulance transfer is standard care and POAC...
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