Summary:A closer look at the actual impact of the coronavirus on anesthesia practices is both dispiriting and enlightening. While the short-term impact is traumatic, the long-term prognosis is not so bleak.Over the course of its history as a specialty, anesthesia has been the subject of many legislative and financial challenges, including Medicare ...

SUMMARY: The coronavirus (COVID) crisis currently assailing the citizens of the United States is not uniform in its coverage or consistent in its severity. While it is true that every state has reported residents with the ailment, some regions and cities are being hit harder than others. Only last Mondaydid Wyoming see its first fatality from ...

SummaryAs the coronavirus contagion reaches into every state and community, many hospitals are asking their anesthesia providers to take on new duties, including critical care. The following article will help provide our clients with the rules related to critical care documentation and billing.With the swift-moving changes we are all facing in this...

Summary: While there is virtually no difference in payment success for general versus MAC GI cases, some anesthesia providers continue to document MAC—even where the patient loses consciousness. Today's article addresses the difference between these two anesthesia types and their current applications and implications in gastrointestinal cases....

SummaryAnesthesia providers have long been familiar with the basic TEE services and the primary TEE codes, but are they are aware of additional services that relate to TEE that are also available? Which of these are actually billable and what are the clinical and documentation standards for each? These are some of the questions we hope to answer in...