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Author: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review Anesthesiologist Ellis Richard “Rich” Clark, MD, won a $1.6 million whistleblower verdict against Northbank Surgical Center in Salem, Ore. The center fired him after he raised patient safety concerns, according to a Sept. 22 article in The Lund Report. The case is now on appeal. Dr. Clark sued Salem Surgery […]
Read MoreAuthor: Francesca Mathewes Becker’s ASC Review As anesthesia staffing pressures continue to challenge ASCs, some leaders are looking for ways to build more stable teams while maintaining greater control over costs and care delivery. For Lori Pagan, CEO of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Orthopaedics NorthEast, that has meant sticking with an employed anesthesia model. Her center […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jakob Emerson Becker’s Payer Issues The No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process has now generated more than $22 billion in total costs since 2022, with dispute volume still accelerating and the courts, Congress and federal regulators all moving in different directions on how to respond. Providers continue to win about 85% of resolved cases, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mohamed M. Tawfik International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia Volume 68 November 2026 Highlights Data on anesthetic management for cesarean delivery in patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy are scarce. We describe anesthetic management, challenges, and outcomes in 15 patients undergoing cesarean delivery at our hospital. Single-shot spinal, continuous spinal, and general anesthesia were […]
Read MoreAuthor: Bob Burleigh Healthcare Business Management Associates Navigating Gray Areas in Documentation and Coding The Issue Not every coding decision is clear-cut. Physician documentation may by incomplete, ambiguous, or inconsistent with the level of service apparently provided. In those situations, billing employees face a recurring temptation: to fill the gap — to select a code that “seems […]
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