Atrium Medical: Chest Drainage

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Professional Education
Nursing Schools
Billing Codes

Ocean Water
Seal Drain
Oasis Dry
Suction Drain
Express Dry
Seal Drain
Mini 500
Mobile Drain
Pneumostat
Drain Valve
ATS
Autotransfusion

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Atrium's commitment to clinical education is second to none. With an extensive selection of comprehensive educational programs, Atrium University is a free resource offered to clinicians to further their knowledge of how to manage chest drainage. Atrium leads the chest drainage industry with the most comprehensive educational materials, superior service, and 24-hour technical support.

Managing Chest Drainage
A PowerPoint presentation
for nursing educators


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Performance Checklist
A manual to assist educators with assessing the competency of nursing staff

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Ocean™ Education


Instructions for Use	Managing Chest Drainage	Printable Wall Chart	Quick Setup Poster	Ocean Nursing Education Video

Oasis™ Education

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Instructions for Use Managing Dry Suction Chest Drainage
Printable Wall Chart
Quick Setup Poster Oasis Nursing
Education Video

Express™ Education


Instructions for Use	Managing Dry Seal Chest Drainage	Printable Wall Chart	Express Nursing Education Video

Express™ Mini 500 Education

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Instructions for Use Patient
Instructions For Use
Printable
Wall Chart
Mobile Nursing
Education Video

Pneumostat™ Education


Instructions for Use	Patient Instructions for Use	Printable Wall Chart	Mobile Nursing Education Video

Autotransfusion Education


Instructions for Use	Managing Autotransfusion	ATS Education Video	ATS Wall Chart

Chest Drain Education Programs

Atrium University (external site)

Click here to go to Atrium University, an external professional education site funded through an unrestricted grant from Atrium Medical Corporation.

Chest Drainage Survival Kit for Teachers

Product Samples

Ocean wet suction water seal chest drain
Oasis dry suction water seal chest drain
Thoracic catheter (28Fr PVC Straight)
Chest Demonstrator (simulates lung dynamics when connected to the end of the 6’ patient tube)

Printed Materials

Managing wet suction chest drainage handbook
Managing dry suction chest drainage handbook
Ocean wall chart
Oasis wall chart
Permission letter to reproduce material

Multi-media

CD Rom with Managing Chest Drainage PowerPoint presentation
Ocean DVD inservice video with anatomy
Oasis DVD inservice video with anatomy

As a company dedicated to education, Atrium Medical Corporation is pleased to offer a special Nursing Education Survival Kit for teachers containing product samples, training materials and multimedia.

This kit is offered free of charge to qualified nursing school educators and administrators only. Clinical hospital educators and administrators should contact their Atrium representative for customized training materials.

To request your Survival Kit, please use the form below.

This kit is intended for nursing school administrators and educators. Many of these items are also available for viewing here online. Simply click on the Product Support tab above for downloadable materials related to drainage products.

Pass-Through Billing Codes for Atrium Products

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes are used to report certain devices and supplies used in the hospital outpatient and home setting.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted Noridian Administration Services (NAS) for its Durable Medical Equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) services. See individual state reimbursement rates and other guidance at www.noridianmedicare.com and click the Pricing, Data Analysis & Coding (PDAC) link or call toll free at 1-877-735-1326.

Hospitals are required to report device category C Codes for Medicare hospital outpatient procedures. C codes do not exist for devices utilized for inpatient procedures. Use of C codes is critical to future reimbursement rates.

A7040	One way chest drain valve - Pneumostat™

A7041	Water seal drainage container and tubing for use with implanted chest tube All Ocean™ Series All Oasis™ Series All Express™ Series Express™ Mini 500

A7042	Implanted pleural catheter – All PVC, Firm PVC, & Silicone

C1874	Stent, coated/covered, with delivery system - iCAST™

C1768	Graft, vascular - Advanta™ VS, VXT, SS, SST, FLIXENE, Intergard, Hemashield, Hemagard & iVena

C1757	Catheter, thrombectomy, embolectomy – Xpress-Way™

C1751	Catheter, infusion, inserted peripherally, centrally or midline (other than hemodialysis) - ClearWay™

C1781	Mesh (implantable) – Prolite™, Prolite™ Ultra, SFP, ProLoop™, C-QUR™, C-QUR™ V-Patch, C-QUR™ TacShield, C-QUR™ FX, CentriFX™ & Mosaic™

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