We review a handful of e-posters presented at PRACTICE MANAGEMENT™ 2019 in Las Vegas on topics including the practice of "room flipping" by some surgeons, the addition of a full-time anesthesiologist to reduce same-day surgery cancellations in a preoperative care clinic, and strategies to address an increase in venous thromboembolism events.The AS...
Working Together to Raise Money to Provide 1,000 Coats!The MiraMed Family of Companies has created the MiraMed Circle of Warmth Campaign and partnered with an exceptional project called the Empowerment Plan, a Detroit-based nonprofit organization focused on permanently elevating families from the generational cycle of homelessness. The project hire...
The 2018 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the Federal Register on November 15, 2017 has set a national conversion factor (CF) of $35.9996 for non-anesthesia services. This includes all evaluation and management codes as well as all surgical procedures. This represents a 0.5 percent po...
In an anesthesia market rife with consolidation, mergers and acquisitions, the threat of shrinking payments due to new and complex payment programs, and general uncertainty on the regulatory and legislative fronts, the need for anesthesia groups to be solidly aligned with their hospitals is, at present, exceptionally strong. In a session at the rec...
Anesthesia Business Consultants (ABC), a leading provider in billing and practice management for anesthesia and pain management specialty, is pleased to announce they will be serving as Diamond Sponsor, as well as attending the Medical Group Management Association’s 2016 Anesthesia Conference, being held this weekend, May 5 – 7, 2016, at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD. Whether you are new to anesthesiology/pain management or an experienced administrator, the MGMA 2016 Anesthesia Conference will provide practical education that will include peer-to-peer interaction, tools and techniques and in-depth learning experiences designed to help you and your practice succeed.ABC will be premiering the availability of its Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) program. The QCDR is the next stage of the government’s transition to value-based payments. ABC's new QCDR program demonstrates our strong commitment to clients, the industry and compliance with these governmental quality programs.Payment models are getting even more complex...