Webinar for Anesthesia Providers on the ICD-10 ConversionAre You Ready for ICD-10? The Impact on Coding & BillingWednesday, November 20, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. ESTLess than one year from now, the implementation of ICD-10 will impact anesthesia and pain medicine practices across the country. According to CMS, “On October 1, 2014, the ICD-9 code sets used to report medical diagnosis and inpatient procedures will be replaced by ICD-10 code sets.  The transition to ICD-10 is required for everyone covered by HIPAA.”  The delay in implementation by one year gave payors, vendors and practices time to prepare, yet the question to be answered is “Are You Ready for ICD-10?”Anesthesia Business Consultants is offering all interested parties an opportunity to attend an educational webinar on the topic. Darlene Helmer, CMA, CPC, ACS-AN, CMPE, MBA, ABC’s Vice President for Provider Education and Training, will discuss the steps that anesthesia providers should consider taking to...

    Securing the Future for Anesthesia PracticesAs the health care world continues to evolve, offering new technological advances and business models, along with changing laws and regulations, it’s imperative to keep informed. Anesthesiologists, Practice Administrators, CRNAs and others in the anesthesia marketplace now have a great new option when looking to attend a conference on anesthesia practice management:  The Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management.The Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management is an exciting new conference with new sponsors and a fabulous new venue. Previously known as the Anesthesia Billing & Practice Management Seminar, this new name reflects our commitment to position our conference as the premier educational opportunity for decision makers of anesthesia practices, including Anesthesiologists and Practice Administrators. The conference will take place at the hottest property on the Las Vegas Strip, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, from April 11-13, 2014.The Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management offers the...

The anesthesia community is rich in practice management educational resources. And now there is a new opportunity: The Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management. ABC, together with Medical Business Solutions and the Center for Continuing Education, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, is co-sponsoring the Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Practice Management (AIAPM).

Anesthesiologists are frequently requested to participate in student training programs for emergency medical technicians (EMTs)1, student nurse anesthetists (SRNAs), medical residents and students and respiratory therapists to provide training and supervision for intubation proficiency and airway maintenance. While most professional liability carriers provide coverage for participating in these student training programs, the following case summary underscores the significant liability exposures that can arise. A 20 year old female, 5’4”, 38.5 kg, with a medical history significant for kidney removal, duodenal obstruction and persistent vomiting for 4 days presented for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and appendectomy. A nasogastric (NG) tube had been placed on the day of the procedure, but the NG tube had been “sneezed out” approximately two hours prior to the procedure. The surgeon was aware the NG had come out; however, that information was never conveyed to anesthesia. The anesthesia group had a contract with the county emergency medical services...

Advanced Integration Streamlines Data Collection to Speed Billing, Improve Efficiency and Enhance AnalysisAnesthesia Business Consultants (ABC) announces that it has partnered with Surgical Information Systems (SIS), a leading anesthesia information management system (AIMS) provider, to streamline revenue cycle workflow.  The alliance provides integration that enables data captured in SIS’ AIMS to flow into ABC’s anesthesia billing tools to improve billing accuracy and timeliness. It also offers analytics capabilities that enable ABC clients to collect and analyze anesthesia-specific perioperative data.With over 300 successful perioperative implementations, SIS solutions deliver proven benefits to anesthesia providers and hospitals across the United States and Canada. SIS is recognized by top industry associations for its commitment to advance anesthesia solutions. SIS was the first AIMS provider to achieve Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) Preferred Vendor status, and SIS Anesthesia is exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association (AHA) indicating the solution has met AHA requirements for quality, integrity,...