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Why UnitedHealthcare's ASC-friendly policy could benefit anesthesia practices
UnitedHealthcare and other major payers are refining their policies to manage rising healthcare costs and utilization, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Anesthetic costs at ASCs vs. HOPDs
Medicare's Procedure Price Lookup tool allows patients to compare the cost of services at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments. -
Anesthesia group joining U.S. Anesthesia Partners
Durango, Colo.-based Mercy Regional Medical Center's anesthesiologists will affiliate with U.S. Anesthesia Partners this summer, when the health system becomes part of Centennial, Colo.-based Centura Health, the Pine River Times reports. -
Dr. George Mashour succeeds 30-year anesthesia department chair at Michigan Medicine
George Mashour, MD, PhD, was installed Dec 1. as chair of the anesthesiology department at Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine. -
Nebraska physician group adds 4 providers
Four new providers joined Regional West Physicians Clinic in Scottsbluff, Neb., including an anesthesiologist, according to the Scottsbluff Star Herald. -
Pain relief in the ASC setting: Sublingual formulation offer new alternative
Poorly controlled post-operative pain negatively affects patients' cardiovascular systems, blood clotting mechanisms and immune systems. It also has been shown to contribute to the development of chronic pain. Effective management of post-operative pain has the potential to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions. -
New York system to shutter addictions program by 2020
Irving, N.Y.-based Brooks-TLC Hospital System will shutter its Lakeshore Health Center campus at the end of the year, leaving 20 fewer beds for inpatient addiction treatment, Buffalo Business First reports. -
How ASCs can decrease opioid use: Dr. Brian Durkin shares his thoughts
Brian Durkin, DO, is medical director of the Pain Institute of Long Island in Port Jefferson, N.Y., and is president-elect of the New York State Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Here, he shares his thoughts on outpatient pain management. -
Former Tennessee physician pleads guilty to illegal opioid prescribing over 3 years
Darrel Rinehart, MD, a former internal medicine physician who practiced in Columbia, Tenn., pleaded guilty Dec. 2 to one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced. -
How flip rooms affect anesthesia practice productivity: 4 things to know
The use of flip rooms is becoming a more common challenge for anesthesia practices, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Physician-led group adds pain management services, specialist: 4 things to know
Summit Medical Group Arizona hired its first pain management specialist, the Glendale Independent reports. -
Submitting a claim for CPT code 76937? 5 things to remember
CPT code 76937 pertains to ultrasound guidance used in the placement of invasive lines, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
NAPA acquires California group of 40+ anesthesiologists
Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia acquired Orange Coast Anesthesia, a Los Alamitos, Calif.-based group of over 40 anesthesiologists. -
Massachusetts hospital opens expanded pain center — 3 insights
Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital renovated and expanded its pain center, adding a surgical procedure room and pre- and postoperative recovery areas, The Daily News reports. -
3 recent lawsuits involving anesthesia pain practices
In the past three months, Becker's ASC Review has reported on several lawsuits involving anesthesia and pain management practices. -
New Hampshire medical board puts restrictions on 'anesthesiologist' titles
During a November meeting, The New Hampshire Board of Medicine unanimously voted to prohibit individuals from identifying themselves as anesthesiologists without board licensure. -
Pain physicians open New York practice
New York City-based Downtown Pain Physicians is a newly opened multispecialty practice in the borough of Manhattan. -
Pain clinic, ASC face lawsuit over $1.7M medical equipment debt
Erie, Pa.-based Tri-State Pain Institute is facing several lawsuits related to its finances and claims of a MRSA outbreak in 2017, the Erie-Times News reports. -
CMS' quality payment program: 5 changes affecting anesthesia groups
CMS' 2020 Quality Payment Program Final Rule includes higher penalties, more risk for reporting providers and new reporting opportunities, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Dr. Steven Edelstein named anesthesia department chair
Steven Edelstein, MD, will be installed as anesthesiology department chair at Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Medical Center on Dec. 1, Patch reports.
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