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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Prioritizing Measures and Indicators Beyond a Payment Program 2023

Authors: Matthew T. Popovich, PhD; Katie Wochos, MPPA ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 29. Much attention has been placed upon participation in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including reporting quality measures for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or joining an Alternative Payment Model (APM). But for many anesthesiologists, the need to participate and do well […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
A Case for Whole Blood Resuscitation

Author: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 24–32. “When patients are bleeding, they’re bleeding whole blood. We need to give them back what they’re bleeding.” It’s a simple concept, but one that hasn’t been widely used since blood component therapy became the norm during the Vietnam War. For Justin Richards, MD, and a growing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
APSF Technology Education Initiative (TEI) in Collaboration with ASA 2023

ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, e2. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF), in collaboration with ASA, has launched an online course on low-flow anesthesia using guided simulation to help the learner develop the mental models needed to comfortably embark on a practice of low-flow anesthesia. The course is free to all anesthesia professionals and offers […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
UpToDate® 2023

ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 18. UpToDate® and ASA Monitor are collaborating to present select content abstracts on “What’s New in Anesthesiology.” UpToDate is an evidence-based, clinical support resource used worldwide by healthcare practitioners to make decisions at the point of care. For complete, current “What’s New” content, or to become a subscriber for full content […]

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Uncategorized Published - 3 March, 2023    By - Dr Clemens
Low-Flow Anesthesia…100 Years Later 2023

Authors: Jeffrey M. Feldman, MD, MSE; Samsun (Sem) Lampotang, PhD, FSSH, FAIMBE ASA Monitor March 2023, Vol. 87, 36. “The signs of oxygen want and plane of anesthesia as shown by color, muscular phenomena, etc. must be watched constantly…” Ralph Waters, MD, Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1926 One hundred years ago, Dr. Ralph Waters introduced carbon dioxide absorbents to […]

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