Summary:  It's back to the chalkboard as we continue our review of the teaching rules for anesthesia providers. In today's article, we will focus primarily on case configuration, payment issues and documentation requirements. So, open up your notebooks and have your pencils at the ready! Two weeks ago, we presented the first in a two-part ser...

Summary: The requirements for participation and billing in the teaching setting are somewhat complex and often misunderstood. Many are uncertain about what they are allowed to do and to bill. In this two-part series, we hope to provide greater compliance insight to those working with residents and student nurses.In contradistinction to the Bri...

Summary: The big question everyone is asking these days is what will the new normal be like. Clearly COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on all anesthesia practices. Only time will tell which of today's challenges will result in new ways of providing care and managing practices.One of the most interesting outcomes of the Great Depression was th...

Summary: With the approach of mid-May, we felt it important to get a snapshot of what anesthesia practices are experiencing and expecting as it concerns the resumption of pre-COVID surgery volumes. To facilitate this, we asked our clients to participate in a survey. The results are in, and some are quite interesting.One of the things that neve...

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 ...