It is an oddity of human nature that we are drawn to television programs that continue to extend the story, where succeeding episodes build upon the plotlines of the last. What used to be relegated to the day-time soap operas of the sixties and seventies became commonplace in nightly dramas from Dallas to Downton Abbey. Remarkably, that soap opera ...

Summary: Billing for all the services performed by anesthesia providers is a massive undertaking. A myriad of rules and requirements must be absorbed and implemented. Today's article provides examples of why the anesthesia specialty is like no other. The once renowned Harvard economist, John Kenneth Galbraith, wrote that anyone who thinks writing ...

Summary: Two new words are now an integral part of the anesthesia management conversation. They are scope and creep, and they have everything to do with the future or a practice. Understanding how to manage their impact is the key to ongoing viability and success. Anesthesia Market DynamicsThe vocabulary of anesthesia practice management is now fo...

Every year, the government's watchdog agency produces a list of healthcare services and procedures they plan to scrutinize for the purpose of determining the potential for significant abuse by the provider community. The 2022 list contains a few items that will be of interest to anesthesia and chronic pain providers.There is an age-old teaching th...

SUMMARY: Peering into the inner workings of the heart is nothing new for poets and philosophers, but anesthesiologists have a seen a thing or two, as well. However, the standard TEE technology can only convey so much. A new TEE code allows you to bill for a much better view.​One of the more recent topics discussed and debated among theoretical phys...