Summary The ASA Guide has been slightly revised with regard to the two codes listed below. We wanted to make sure everyone was aware. The 2019 ASA Relative Value Guide(RVG) includes minor revisions for two codes that can be billed as adjunct services for an anesthetic. One, 99116, describes anesthesia complicated by the utilization of total body ...

JACKSON, Mich., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MiraMed Global Services, Inc. (MiraMed), a leader in healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM) services and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, announces it has completed its merger with Medac, Inc., a leading provider of anesthesia revenue cycle management. The combination creates the leading ...

Summary Endoscopy has been the subject of much debate and review over the past few years. While many of the policy changes in recent years have been positive for anesthesia and encouraged the expansion of this line of business we are bracing for payor pushback that may cause some rethinking of group endoscopy strategies. Few topics have captur...

SummaryCyberattacks against medical devices, including anesthesia machines and other devices used in anesthesia, are a rapidly growing threat that could compromise privacy, interfere with care and endanger lives. We encourage anesthesia providers to work with their chief information officers and health IT security teams to ensure the appropriate st...

Summary:  As shown by the two new proposed interoperability rules released by the Department of Health and Human Services in February, the federal government has serious plans to stop the practice of information blocking by imposing stiff civil monetary penalties on developers and requiring disincentives for providers. Anesthesia providers sh...