Patient-Activated Event Monitoring (PAEM), Postsymptom Cardiologist Overread
| Patient-Activated Event Monitoring (PAEM), Postsymptom Cardiologist Overread | | | |
| Number | | 119446 |
| CPT | | (call client services) |
| Synonyms | | PAEM ; Pt Event, Postsymptom Overread |
| Special Instructions | | Patient-activated event monitoring postsymptom recording includes use of equipment and 24-hour monitoring, per 30-day period; physician review and interpretation only. Contact Ambulatory Monitoring Services (AMS) for additional information, 800-289-4358. |
| Use | | The patient-activated event monitor is an ambulatory electrocardiograph (ECG) monitor designed for the diagnostic evaluation of transient symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and chest pain. It is also used to diagnose cardiac symptoms that have not been documented with Holter monitoring. The monitor captures data after the patient experiences a cardiac symptom and presses the record button. After the data are transferred telephonically to an AMS analysis laboratory, the report provides a practical, convenient means of collecting diagnostic ECGs over an extended period of time for patients with symptoms of cardiac arrhythmia. |
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