Procedure equivalent definition
Procedure equivalent means a unit of measure that reflects the relative average length of time one patient spends in one session in a laboratory based on the type of procedures being performed.
Procedure equivalent means a unit of measure that reflects the relative average length of time one patient spends in one session in a cardiac catheterization laboratory based on the type of procedures being performed. If a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure is performed in the same session, the higher procedure equivalent weighting will be used to evaluate utilization.
Procedure equivalent means a unit of measure that reflects the average length of time one patient spends in one session in a cardiac catheterization laboratory. This length of time means the period from when the patients enters (“wheels-in”) and leaves (“wheels-out”) the laboratory. If a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure is performed in the same session, the higher procedure equivalent weighting will be used to evaluate utilization.