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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 5 must-reads for healthcare leaders

This was interesting so I wanted to share with our readers. 1. Your next CEO could come from an unlikely place The most similar C-suite executive to the CEO in terms of leadership style, thinking style and emotional competency is chief human resources officer, with the exception of the COO, whose duties overlap with the […]

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Uncategorized Published - 30 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: DOJ recovers $2.3B in healthcare False Claims Act cases in FY 2014

The Department of Justice has announced it recovered $5.69 billion in civil settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2014, with $2.3 billion resulting from false claims cases against federal healthcare programs. The 2014 fiscal year marked the fifth consecutive year the DOJ has recovered more than $2 billion in false […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Wait as Long as Possible for Noncardiac Surgery After Stroke

Authors: Jørgensen ME et al. JAMA 2014 Jul 16. Risk for postoperative adverse cardiovascular events was especially high during the first 9 months after stroke. Stroke is a known risk factor for adverse perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Whether this relation is time dependent is unclear. Researchers in Denmark examined a nationwide cohort […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Patient collections: 5 challenges to address

The proliferation of high-deductible health plans has not only caused hardship for patients, but has added a difficult layer of administrative and financial burden for physician practices and ambulatory surgery centers. The challenges of collecting balances from patients are multi-fold, with practice managers and consultants citing the following issues: 1. Despite the movement toward consumer-directed […]

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Uncategorized Published - 29 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: Insights into Bundled Payments

I wanted to share this because while it even though it does not involve it directly bundle payments are very important to our specialty. California Bundled Payment Study Shows Lackluster Results Bundled payments have been a popular topic of discussion in the world of accountable care. In fact, some research shows that bundled payments and […]

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