He declared after a lengthy dispute with a man who sounded elderly. Naturally, the staging determines the course of therapy.
9. The medical insurance company refused to authorize the scan to assess the aneurysm but only approved the claim if the patient required emergency surgery.
“I work as a nurse. I was employed in a primary care practice once. In order to determine if a patient with a known AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) was stable or becoming larger.
I was attempting to have a surveillance CT scan authorized. I was informed by the insurance company that they could only authorize it if we believed it to be dissecting.
A surgical emergency would result from the aorta breaking open. “If we thought it was dissecting, he’d be in the hospital dying, and we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”
I told the guy on the phone. I’m very certain that you don’t stop and contact the insurance company first if you’re experiencing a dissecting aneurysm, but what am I missing? I just work as a nurse.
