Gone Phishing: Medical Group Penalized in Wake of Cyberattack
You’ve seen the old signs: “Out to lunch” or “Gone fishing.” Such messages placed conspicuously in front of small businesses may have been commonplace…
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Year-End Strategic Planning for Anesthesia
SUMMARY: The end of the year may be a good time for anesthesia practices to come together to consider their plans and priorities for…
Outlawing the Opaque:
Congress Set to Vote on Transparency Mandate Seeing non-descript shapes and fuzzy images is a common occurrence for those driving on a stormy night…
CORONIS HEALTH EMPWR Coat Fund
Coronis Health worked with The Empowerment Plan, a Detroit-based nonprofit organization focused on permanently elevating families from the generational cycle of homelessness. Employees from…
Anesthesia for Chronic Pain
Summary It is becoming more difficult for anesthesia providers to obtain reimbursement for a chronic pain case. Payer policies have become more stringent and…
Defining General Anesthesia: A Moving Target?
Summary For the last several years, anesthesia providers have been able to rely on a clear standard for determining whether or not an anesthesia…
What Makes for an Ideal Relationship Between an Anesthesia Practice and the Hospital Administration?
Summary Not every anesthesia practice has a winning strategy when it comes to the all-important relationship with the hospital. Today’s article addresses the dynamics…
Why Anesthesia Practices Should Have an Appropriate Collection Agency
Summary There is a difference between what a billing service can do and what a collection agency can do. There are also differences in…
Mum’s the Word: Are Hospitals Underreporting Problematic Providers?
It wasn’t an out-and-out lie, really. You just failed to mention a few details; that’s all! This may be representative of the internal dialog…
IDR Fees for Anesthesia Providers: The Latest and Greatest
Summary In response to a recent federal court ruling, HHS and other departments have proposed a new fee amount for accessing the IDR process…
Friendly Physician Models: The Basics Through Five Frequently Asked Questions
KATHRYN HICKNER, ESQ. Brennan Manna & Diamond, LLC, Cleveland, OH During the past several years, many health law practices have noticed a dramatic increase…
More Bad News For the Company Model and its Sponsors
BY MARK F. WEISS, JD The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA “Everyone is doing it” is…
