SUMMARY A review of data in selected markets indicates that, while the impact of the ACA varies significantly in different parts of the country, anesthesia practices have, on the whole, fared well with health reform. Despite the slow but steady increase in Medicare patients, the net yield per unit continued to rise for most ABC clients from 2012 to...

You and I are sitting in the hospital boardroom directly across from the hospital's CEO.We're negotiating the last few points on the renewal of your group's exclusive contract.Perhaps we're pushing for something minor in the scope of things, but it's still important to your group. For example, it could be for continuing the funding of the surgeon s...

SUMMARY The Department of Health and Human Services' data breach portal no longer lists data breaches indefinitely, but rather, archives incidents once they have been resolved. The agency also has introduced a revised Health Breach Reporting Tool that connects providers and patients with extensive resources and assistance with reporting and prevent...

Will Latham, MBA President, Latham Consulting Group, Inc., Chattanooga, TNThe environment continues to be a challenging one for anesthesia groups. Health systems are combining, stipends are under pressure and payment system changes loom. And there is always someone knocking at your hospital CEO's door saying they can do it better, faster and cheape...

SUMMARY Anesthesiologist assistants (AAs) are highly trained professionals who work solely in the anesthesia care team environment under the supervision of a physician anesthesiologist. With the looming anesthesiologist shortage due to an aging population and increased demand for surgical services, the addition of AAs to the care team might be...