Murky Waters: Where the Medical Record Meets AI
BY JUSTIN VAUGHN, MDIV, Vice President of Anesthesia Compliance, Coronis Health, Pineville, LA Down in bayou country, where the maze of marshlands meets the…
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Pre-Operative Clinics and the Ascent of Perioperative Medicine
BY CHRIS STEEL, MD, Director of Anesthesia Services, White River Health;Chief Medical Consultant, E1 Precision Consulting and Long Game Health, Batesville, AR Perioperative medicine…
Flip Rooms in the OR: Why Administrators Push for Them—and Why Anesthesiologists Often Don’t
BY GARY KEELING, CPA, MBA, Vice President Anesthesia RCM, Coronis Health, Tampa, FL A “flip room” assigns one surgeon to two adjacent ORs with…
AI in Anesthesia: Disruption, Opportunity and the Future of Care Delivery
BY KENDALL R. LUTZ, Vice President of Client Services, Coronis Health, Jackson MI INTRODUCTION Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from the periphery of healthcare…
OB Anesthesia: A Strategic Opportunity Amidst Industry Challenges
Providing 24/7 coverage for obstetric cases has long been a defining feature of anesthesia practices. For some, it represents an invaluable revenue opportunity; for…
Denied! Insurance Impediments to Payment
“Your Honor, my client requests bail.” “Denied!” is the one-word reply, as the gavel is driven down with particular relish in order to underscore…
Hunkering Down: Hospitals in for a Difficult Period?
It’s 1917. You’re in a muddy trench somewhere in France. All of a sudden, you hear a whizzing sound overhead. You squat down low…
Welcome to the Holodeck: Virtual Care Has Just Gone to a Whole New Level
“Beam me up, Scotty.” That meme, originating from the 60s sci-fi series Star Trek, is not too far off the mark here in 2025. We actually…
The Keys to Effective Coaching
In many ways, an anesthesia department is very similar to a sports team. The goal of the sports team is to win the championship…
The Importance of Pathology Documentation
Pathology reports/results documentation is critical for several reasons. It allows us to bill for all services provided and ensure being reimbursed for said services.…
The Perioperative Medicine Clinic: Rethinking the PSH
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) originally introduced the perioperative surgical home (PSH) concept in the early 2010s as a coordinated, team-based care model…
The Latest Setback: Medicare Bundles Certain Blocks with Anesthesia
And the trend continues: a snip here and a slice there. The anesthesia specialty seems to be enduring a long-term series of cutbacks to…
