Disinformation or Misinformation by Any Other Name
BY KELLY DENNIS, MBA, ACS-AN, CANPC, CHCA, CPMA, CPC, CPC-I, Perfect Office Solutions, Inc., Leesburg, FL Whomever said knowledge is power perhaps should have…
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Working Together to Remain Compliant and to Avoid Potential Auditing
BY LYNN COOK, CHC, Vice President of Anesthesia Practice Management, Coronis Health, PA The goal of this article is to help you gain an…
Strategies for Measuring Accounts Receivable Performance
BY JODY LOCKE, MA, Vice President of Anesthesia and Pain Practice Management Services, Coronis Health, Jackson, MI The question every anesthesia provider wants to…
Have You Sold Out Your Future for Stipend Support?
BY MARK F. WEISS, JD, The Mark F. Weiss Law Firm, Dallas, TX, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA No one who understands the…
You Finally Got Some Assistance: How Should You Distribute It?
BY SHENA J. SCOTT, MBA, FACMPE, Founder & CEO, Scott Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Melbourne, FL After months of negotiation, you finally receive some much-needed…
The Challenge of Communicating with Anesthesia Patients
Not only is anesthesia an arcane service not fully understood and appreciated by most Americans, but explaining how anesthesia charges are calculated and paid…
Beyond the Yellow Brick Road: Dr. Oz Takes Command
Whenever you start going down an unfamiliar road, you’re often surprised by its twists and turns, by its unexpected sights. Of course, it would…
Lasing the Target: When Doctors Become the Subject of an Audit
“Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do when they come for you?” The opening jingle from the reality TV show, Cops, casually…
Medicare Dis-Advantage: The Growing Dismay with MA Plans
We all remember that popular jock or cheerleader back in high school who used to be personable and approachable until their popularity went to…
What Leads Hospital Administrators to Change Anesthesia Practices?
For more than a decade, the three scariest letters to anesthesia practice managers have been the letters RFP. When a hospital administration decides to…
When Technology Won’t Wait: Action Plan for AI in the Healthcare Space
Okay, it’s a thing. Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” is a real, legitimate phenomenon that has burst suddenly onto the scene and is not just…
Surgery Centers on the Ascendancy: What the Rise of ASCs Means for Anesthesia
The mighty Mike Mentzer battled to the top of the body-building world in the late 1970s with a unique approach to muscle development that…
