Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. A diagnostic outpatient procedure.
Increased numbers of diagnostic ERCPs will be performed in ambulatory surgery units because the patient's needs can be accommodated safely and efficiently in outpatient care centers, and insurance carriers and Medicare providers currently have guidelines for reimbursement purposes only if the patient has the procedure as an outpatient.
Kaiser Permanente, Springfield, Va.
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D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care