Frank Carsonie, JD Chair, Health Care & Life Sciences Practice Group Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Columbus, OH Nathan Sargent, JD Associate, Health Care & Life Sciences Practice Group Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, Cleveland, OH Hospitals and hospital-based physician groups enter various types of service ...

Summary In ABC's experience, issues around proper documentation of medical necessity represent the leading cause of anesthesia claims denials. While medical necessity may be thoroughly shown in the anesthesia record, we encourage anesthesia practitioners to ensure that they share this information with their billing and coding partner. ABC clie...

Jody Locke, MA Vice President of Anesthesia and Pain Practice Management Services Anesthesia Business Consultants, LLC, Jackson, MI What is it that makes today's anesthesia providers so good at managing patients safely through the trauma and discomfort of surgery? While many will cite the value of experience, the most critical factor is the availab...

Summary Effective teams, including high-performing teams spanning departments, disciplines and services, are central to the development of a "culture of safety." Hallmarks of high-performing teams include an aligned vision, complementary skills, achievable goals and metrics, participative leadership, a culture of trust and a preoccupation with...

For Carmel Schacar and I. Glenn Cohen of Harvard Law School, writing in Health Affairs, "uncertainty" was 2017's word of the year for health law and bioethics.1 In many ways, that capsule summary suits a description of healthcare in general and anesthesia in particular during the past 12 months as the frenetic pace of change continued unabated and ...