Author: Len Strazewski, AMA Health Care Pulse Report via Linkin AMA survey of 200-plus health systems across U.S. shows which residents are at greatest risk of burnout—and when. Physician burnout is a crisis in medicine and a serious problem for individual doctors, but it can hurt more than the professionals who have followed their […]
Read MoreAuthor: Helen Olkaba, MS ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 30. G2211 – Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient’s single, serious condition […]
Read MoreASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 14. AI digital biomarker for lung fibrosis diagnosis Imvaria Inc. has gained FDA approval for Fibresolve, an AI-driven digital biomarker solution facilitating noninvasive diagnosis of lung fibrosis, notably idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Lung fibrosis is a life-threatening disease, with IPF being particularly devastating. Current therapies are expensive and potentially toxic […]
Read MoreAuthor: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review ASCs are facing major obstacles to securing anesthesia coverage, and the decline in reimbursements is exacerbating the issue. Here are six notes about the decline of reimbursements: 1. The average anesthesia reimbursement rate for 2023 was $21.88, a 5.5% decline from 2019, according to a Jan. 16 blog post from Coronis […]
Read MoreAuthor: Jennifer R. Root, MD, FASA ASA Monitor April 2024, Vol. 88, 32. For most of my career, when I have seen something unusual (like a sneeze under a general anesthetic – I’ve seen it twice now), the only people to discuss it with are your partners. And unless you are in an academic environment, that […]
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