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Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review While demand for anesthesia services has skyrocketed, Medicare reimbursements have shrunk, according to VMG Health’s 2023 “Physician Alignment: Tips & Trends” report. Here are five notes on the decline of anesthesia reimbursements: 1. Medicare reimbursements for anesthesia services decreased from $22.2730 per unit in 2019 to $21.1249 in 2023 under […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s ASC Review Former Los Angeles-based anesthesiologist Stephen Kyo-Sung Kim, MD, was ordered to be released Dec. 4 following two years in prison in connection with a 2021 guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow physician during surgery, according to a Dec. 4 report from MyNewsLA. Dr. Kim admitted […]
Read MoreAuthors: Vincent Bargnes, III, MD et al ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 34–35. Figure 1: Series of events associated with the DEI component of a preoperative clinic rotation. Anesthesiology is faced with disparities between patient populations across the spectrum of surgical services, including orthopedics, cardiothoracic, and obstetrics, that plague the United States health care system […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review CMS finalized a 3.1% payment rate for ASCs in its 2024 final rule, an increase of .3% from the original rule. Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, and Kara Newbury, the organization’s director of government affairs and regulatory counsel, laid out what this means for ASCs in an […]
Read MoreaUTHORS: Jie Tian, MD, PhD; Zhaolan Hu, MD, PhD ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, The 28th annual meeting of the Chinese Society of Anesthesiology (CSA) took place from September 21-24, 2023, in the picturesque city of Changsha, China. During this event, over 10,000 attendees from 20 countries and regions engaged in workshops, seminars, and presentations covering […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chris D. Glover, MD, MBA, FASA et al ASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 1–7. The tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic remains seared into the fabric of our society, with over 1 million lives lost, significant economic impacts, and a health care workforce that remains frustrated and in critically short supply. Early on, federal legislation […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 17. According to the STOP-Bang screening tool, which of the following variables is MOST likely a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? (A) Female sex (B) Body mass index of 38 kg/m2 (C) Neck circumference of 35 cm (about 14 inches) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common […]
Read MoreAuthor: Claire Wallace Becker’s Spine Review Texas-based pain management specialist Oscar Lightner, MD, has been sentenced to seven years in prison over his role in the operation of a pill mill clinic that unlawfully prescribed over 600,000 opioid pills in exchange for cash. Dr. Lightner and his stepson Andres Martinez Jr. operated pain clinic Jomori Health and […]
Read MoreASA Monitor December 2023, Vol. 87, 16–17. Mary Dale Peterson, MD, MSHCA, FACHE, served as ASA’s fourth female president, leading the society at the highest level in 2019-20. Notably, she followed female colleague Linda J. Mason, MD, FASA (2018-19) and preceded Beverly K. Philip, MD, FACA, FASA (2020-21). That was an unprecedented string of female leadership […]
Read MoreAuthors: Jiabin Liu, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.S.A. et al Anesthesiology December 2023, Vol. 139, 769–781. Background Various studies have demonstrated racial disparities in perioperative care and outcomes. The authors hypothesize that among lower extremity total joint arthroplasty patients, evidence-based perioperative practice utilization increased over time among all racial groups, and that standardized evidence-based perioperative practice care protocols […]
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