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Uncategorized Published - 6 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Medicare Cutting Payments to 2610 Hospitals Over High Readmission Rates

I wanted to share this with our readers since most of them practice in a hospital. Medicare is reducing payments to 2610 hospitals from October 1, 2014, through September 30, 2015, because of high 30-day readmission rates, Kaiser Health News reports. That’s three quarters of the hospitals that can be penalized under Medicare’s Readmission Reduction […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 6 things never to say when you’re the boss

Managers, supervisors and team leaders have a responsibility to address others’ concerns and behavior in a way that’s both effective and considerate. How you say something is what people will remember about the conversation, so exercise caution when speaking about almost any topic. Be a coach instead of a critic!  Here are six things anyone […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Anesthesia Consulting

Anesthesia Consulting requests usually are from two types of need: those requesting an evaluation of the clinical quality for the anesthesia practice and those wanting assistance with the perioperative process improvement along with practice management of the department. Regardless of the reason for the anesthesia consultation the process starts out the same with an extended […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Pain Clinic Documentation Requirements

Pain physicians need consistent and efficient methods to document their interaction with and treatment of patients. Here is a Documentation Checklist: 1) The pt’s medical history both general and pain specific  along with the Physical exam findings 2) If you have a physical exam from another practitioner then list any impressions concerning your review of another practitioner’s […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 October, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Billing and Collections

Here is an example of an anesthesiologist claiming to have discovered two massive fraud cases. A New York anesthesiologist is the driving force behind a pair of lawsuits in trial courts in New York and California involving millions of dollars in what he states are fraudulent anesthesia billing claims. The anesthesiologist, Berton Forman, MD allege […]

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