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H M Griffith

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A control study of dietary factors in renal stone formation.

Fifty-one first admission renal stone patients and an equal number of controls were interviewed and a dietary history of the average weekly intake was collected from each participant. A comparison of the dietary intake per kilogram body weight in each group was made using standard statistical procedures. None of the nutrient intakes showed a significant difference, but dietary fibre intake and the percentage of energy provided by carbohydrate were consistently higher in the control group, whereas the percentage of energy provided by fat was consistently higher in the renal stone group.

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Survey of the degree to which ET nurses are performing current procedural terminology-coded services.

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.

Abstracting and Indexing↗