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Uncategorized Published - 23 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 12 Changes That Will Affect Doctors’ Income in 2015

Get Ready for Some Big Changes in 2015 The new year will bring several developments, some of which may be troubling to physicians, and others that may bring welcome news. These changes can affect physicians’ incomes to varying degrees and are likely to have at least some effect on many or most practices. The following […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: 4 reasons managers hesitate to confront obnoxious employees

Sometimes managers recognize why they tolerate habitually impolite employees, and sometimes they don’t. Here are four reasons managers put up with such behaviors: 1. “But he/she is one of my top performers.” Managers may fear productivity would drop and the worker would be difficult to replace. Perhaps the employee has a special technical skill or […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: ICD-10 implementation need not delay reimbursements

Well-prepared healthcare providers will be able to keep revenue cycles optimized. It’s not hard to understand why many physicians are asking for a two-year delay of ICD-10 implementation. We keep telling physicians that they may have to survive without reimbursementrevenue for six months after Oct. 1, 2015. Why would anyone want to go through that? […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: CFO of pain management clinics admits receiving $459k in kickbacks

Vic Wadhwa, the former CFO of a group of pain management clinics located in central Maryland, has pleaded guilty to soliciting and receiving kickbacks in return for referrals, according to the Department of Justice. Mr. Wadhwa served as the financial leader at clinics that generated hundreds of urine samples each month and sent the samples […]

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Uncategorized Published - 22 December, 2014    By - Dr. Clemens
Anesthesia Management: ICD-10 testing: CMS announces dates, pubs guidance

A new ICD-10 end-to-end testing period for providers, as well as associated guidance for testing, was revealed this week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The new testing period, which will involve a second sample group of providers, according to CMS, will run from April 26, 2015, through May 1, 2015; other testing […]

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