Follow This Best Practice to Better Align Anesthesiologists With Your ASC
Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., says the challenge of aligning anesthesiologists with the financial interests of an ASC can be overcome by giving the anesthesiologists a financial investment in the center.
Read more...Statistics About Anesthesiologist Compensation Based on Partnership, Weeks Worked and Practice Revenue
Here are seven statistics about compensation of anesthesiologists based on partnership, weeks worked and practice revenue, based on 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
Read more...Anesthesiologists List 12 Areas for Improvement
Here are the top 12 "action items" salaried anesthesiologists would like to improve in their practice environment, based on whether the anesthesiologists are salaried employees or owners/partners, according to the Locum Tenens 2010 Anesthesiology Salary Survey Report.
Read more...7 Steps for Creating a Viable Pay for Performance Model
The rising cost of healthcare has been an ongoing concern of the nation's business community. When the 2001 Institute of Medicine landmark report titled "Crossing the Quality Chasm" revealed that 98,000 hospitalized patients die unnecessarily each year from preventable medical errors, the nation's business and medical communities took notice. They realized expenditures for healthcare did not necessarily translate into higher quality healthcare. Not only were healthcare costs escalating, but also there was an opportunity for improvement in patient safety and quality — the pay for performance (P4P) movement was borne out of the premise — since medical complications were costly, improving quality had the potential to lower costs. Read more...Senate Letter to HHS Secretary Urges Review of Anesthesia Medicare Payments
Sixteen U.S. Senators have signed a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling for a review of Medicare payments for anesthesia services as possibly misvalued, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists and a copy of the letter.
Read more...Average ASA Status for Orthopedic Procedures by CMS Region
Here are statistics on the average ASA status for the top orthopedic procedure in ASCs by CMS region, according to Genascis. Read more...Ohio Court Clears ASC in Regional Anesthesia Complication Suit
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a lower court's judgment to clear an ASC, orthopedic surgeon and CRNA sued by a patient who claimed her lung was punctured during a regional block placement, according to an Ohio Court of Appeals news release.
Read more...New Jersey Anesthesiologist Charged With Conspiring to Sell Prescription Drugs
Anesthesiologist Barry K. Ray Jr., MD, of Tinton Falls, N.J., has been charged with conspiring to sell prescription drugs, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Read more...N.J. Physician Receives Research Grant for Study of Removal of Uterine Masses Under Local Anesthesia
Robert J. Rubino, MD, founder of The Rubino OB/GYN Group in New Jersey, has received a research grant to study the use of an FDA-approved device for the minimally invasive removal of uterine masses in the office under local anesthesia, according to a report from The Jersey Journal.
Read more...Study: Robot-Assisted Regional Anesthesia Could Let Anesthesiologists Perform from Remote Locations
A study in the September issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia reported an existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures, theoretically allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform procedures remotely, according to the Anesthesia & Analgesia report abstract.
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