It's all in how you finish. Sprinting out of the gates at the sound of the starting gun during a local marathon will put you in the lead for a while. You'll look pretty good in comparison to all your competitors, at least for a short time; but, because you expended so much energy at the outset, you're likely to quickly tire and wind up finishing de...

Summary:Medicare Guidelines limiting the place of service for a number of common procedures changed in 2020. Of these, the total hip has been the most significant. The migration of these cases from inpatient to outpatient venues proves to be a useful and relevant case study.As the premier provider of outsourced billing and management information to...

Summary: Every now and then, we need a little help from our friends. It's no surprise, then, that we occasionally come across two anesthesia providers in the same operating room at the same time. What does this mean from a compliance and compensation standpoint? Today's article dishes on the details.In his heyday, no one was more proficient a...

SummaryDiscussion continues on how to address the labor needs in the specialty of anesthesia, which is projected to worsen as the US population (and anesthesia physician population) ages. Community-based residency programs—common in internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics and OB-GYN—may help the specialty of anesthesiology address these need...

Summary:  The balance between providing excellent care and receiving reasonable reimbursement continues to be a tenuous proposition for anesthesia practices. As groups search for the best model and the best practices, there are daunting obstacles to overcome.There are two common misconceptions that hospital administrators frequently use to ta...