Vendors of automated anesthesia record systems would have you believe they are practically god's gift to the specialty of anesthesia. They will capture more information about each anesthetic more conveniently and report it back more legibly than paper records ever could. They will also enhance the completeness and accuracy of billing by ensuring th...

Summary: The Medicare-based quality reporting programs can be daunting to navigate for the healthcare provider. This alert provides an overview of the MIPS program for 2023, including reporting requirements, measure updates and recommendations for anesthesia groups relative to overall participation.The Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) p...

Summary:  It is becoming more and more evident that, as cases move from the hospital to the surgery center, anesthesia staffing of the hospital becomes increasingly inefficient from a logistical and financial perspective.One of the most significant challenges to hospital-based anesthesia practices is the need to make providers available to co...

Summary:  For certain surgeries, staffing one anesthesiologist for three or four overlapping cases can increase complications in patients post surgery.Most major surgeries would not be possible without the skilled services of an anesthesia provider to render the patient unconscious and pain free. It is the anesthesia provider who ultimately e...

Summary:  Assigning and supporting the patient's ASA status should not be approached in a haphazard or ho-hum manner, as its implications are far-reaching.​The world of tomorrow, as envisioned by futurists, such as Ray Kurzweil, Elon Musk and others, may very well witness an evolutionary shift where artificial intelligence and advanced roboti...