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Jennifer Rock-Klotz, M.B.A.; Nicholas M. Halzack, M.P.H. ASA Monitor 08 2016, Vol.80, 14-17. Jennifer Rock-Klotz, M.B.A., is ASA Health Policy Analyst. Nicholas M. Halzack, M.P.H., is ASA Senior Health Policy Analyst ASC Locations and Consolidation Three states with the most ASCs per capita (Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries) are Maryland, Wyoming and Georgia (with the least are Vermont, District […]
Read MoreThe group denies any wrongdoing, calling the pay-to-play claims “meritless” and the product of a “disgruntled” ex-employee. Did an anesthesia group give its ASCs free propofol in exchange for lucrative contracts? An anesthesia group that allegedly offered free medications to ambulatory surgery centers in exchange for the facilities granting the group exclusive contracts has agreed […]
Read MoreJames C. Eisenach, M.D. ASA Monitor 07 2016, Vol.80, 32-33. James C. Eisenach, M.D., is F.M. James III Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In April, Harold Varmus, Nobel Prize laureate for the discovery of oncogenes and former director of the National Institutes of Health, commented […]
Read MoreNot every patient responds to opioids the same way, some patients simply do not get the same pain relief from typical doses. Chances are, these patients may possess a specific genetic variation, which could also increase their chances of becoming addicted to opioids. By Thomas G. Ciccone and Priyank Kumar, PhD As useful as opioids can be for […]
Read MoreMatthew T. Popovich, Ph.D. ASA Monitor 07 2016, Vol.80, 56-57. Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D., is ASA Director of Quality and Regulatory Affairs. According to the 2014 PQRS Experience Report, the average incentive for anesthesiologists who qualified for the incentive was $208, and the most CMS paid to an anesthesiologist was $6,734. Related to payment adjustments, anesthesiologists […]
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