Anesthesia CME 2020: Complete Your CME Requirements
There are so many ways to complete your CME credits, it can be hard to find the right course for you. Below are a few anesthesia CME 2020 courses that we think will provide you with the latest knowledge you need for the practice of anesthesia. If you’re looking for…
Anesthesia Seminars 2020: Simulations and Seminars
The new year is upon us – now is a great time to determine which seminars and simulation courses you will be attending to complete your CME requirements. If you’re looking for other ways to complete your CME requirements: Check out our anesthesia 2020 conferences list…
Insourcing vs Outsourcing Anesthesia Billing
Medical billing, coding, and collections are all essential components to keeping your anesthesia practice running smoothly. Your revenue and cash flow are entirely dependent upon these billing processes. So it’s obviously critical to ensure that these processes are as…
Anesthesia Compliance: How 2020 MPFS will Impact Anesthesiologists
In early summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offered anesthesiologists a glimpse at the reforms happening to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for the Calendar Year 2020 (CY 2020). CMS has…
Anesthesiologist Billing Services: What to Look for in an Anesthesia Biller
What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear anesthesia billing services? Complicated coding? Clean claim submissions? Collecting complete payments? All of these are fundamental components of anesthesiologist billing services – however, they are…
Anesthesia Conferences 2020: Plan for the New Year
As we gear up for the new year, you should begin planning out which conferences and meetings you want to attend. Here’s a list of the main anesthesia conferences happening this year. Check out the other types of events you can attend to complete your CME in…
Why the Right Medical Billing Provider Helps to Secure Your Anesthesia Independence
We have previously written about the specific steps you can take to secure anesthesia independence, however, securing a partner is by far the most important. The right medical billing provider will be able to support your practice to ensure you remain independent….
Securing Anesthesia Independence with Improved Anesthesia Practice Operations
Improving your anesthesia practice operations is the best way to secure your independence as an anesthesiologist. Before trying to improve operations, you should secure a partner who can provide insight into what other successful groups are doing and provide support…
Finding the Best Anesthesia Billing Company: Not All Billing Partners Are Equal
FACT: Anesthesiologist salaries in America have exploded over the past decade, yet, many doctors don’t enjoy their full compensation because their billing providers aren’t collecting all the money that’s owed to them. If you feel that your take-home pay has not…
Why You Should Hold onto Your Independent Anesthesia Practice
In a consolidating healthcare environment, it can be easy to be drawn into the idea of a practice buy out. Large groups promise ongoing profit sharing and a guaranteed income – but it’s not that simple. When you choose to give up your independent anesthesia practice,…
Anesthesia Solutions: Anesthesia Practice Management Solutions
With aggressive acquisitions since 2012, the chance of holding onto your independent anesthesia practice becomes more challenging each day. Besides the nagging potential of acquisition, the complexity of coding, billing, and other administrative needs is one of the…
Medical Strategic Planning: Creating an Anesthesia Practice Strategic Plan
Every type of practice should complete medical strategic planning. Creating this plan helps you determine the future of your practice and allows everyone involved to understand the goals of the group. When it comes to creating an anesthesia practice strategic plan –…
Anesthesia Medicare Programs: QPP 2020 Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are at it again! They have revised their payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and included proposed changes on how the government will pay anesthesiologists participating in the Quality Payment…
Steps to Securing Anesthesia Independence
The current anesthesia healthcare environment is changing at a rapid pace. In a world of constant consolidation, it can be difficult to hold onto your independence – but it is possible. Here are some steps you can take to secure your anesthesia independence. Want all…
What to Look for When Choosing Anesthesia Management Services
Many anesthesiologists today strive to hold onto their independence. They want to make their own decisions on important financial issues, and they prefer to leave the daily demands of running a lucrative practice to qualified practice management partners. This…
Understanding the Anesthesia Healthcare Environment
The media is inundated with articles on the consolidation of healthcare. According to these posts, all physicians, including anesthesiologists, are under pressure to sell their practices and join larger groups. While this is a trend we are seeing – it doesn’t have to…
The Future of Anesthesiology: What Anesthesia Providers Can Expect?
Where do you see yourself five years from now? We often hear this question during interviews, but it seems cliché to ask an independent anesthesia provider who most likely plans on continuing to run their practice or retire. However, as the healthcare market continues…
Anesthesia Billing: Fixed-Price Billing Model for Regional Hospitals
As financial uncertainty for regional hospitals increases, fixed-price options are increasingly important. Anesthesia billing is different from other types of medical billing. Additional conversion factors, time factors, modifiers, and more make it extremely…
Anesthesia Revenue Cycle Management: Improve Anesthesia RCM Processes
Finance and health are two complex fields on their own. And we know you’re busy. Your main focus should be on your practice and patients. However, having a basic understanding and knowing the tricks-of-the-trade when it comes to anesthesia revenue cycle management…
Independent Anesthesia Practice: How to Hold onto Your Independence
It’s no secret that physicians across the country are struggling to remain independent. More than ever before, doctors are leaving their independent practices to join larger groups and hospitals – and anesthesiologists are no exception. However, it doesn’t have to be…
Payor Mix: Why it Matters for Your Anesthesia Practice
Reimbursements for anesthesia services from insurance companies, Medicare, and private sources are on the decline. This means anesthesiologists across the country have to work smarter to ensure their receivables will cover the costs needed to keep their practices…
Billing Anesthesia: It’s Harder Than It Seems
Billing anesthesia services involves a lot more than just correctly coding and submitting clean claims and collecting payments. Billing anesthesia requires specialty-specific expertise and detail-oriented coding specialists, coupled with a relentless reconciliation…
Surprise Anesthesia Medical Billing: Understanding the New Surprise Billing Legislation
Surprise billing has been a long-time issue and continues to persist at insurance becomes increasingly complicated. Post-treatment patients are often shocked to learn that a doctor that they worked within their normal office or hospital setting isn’t covered by…
Anesthesia Documentation: Maximize Revenue with Proper Documentation
To maximize practice revenue and payment from payors, your billing company must submit clean claims. For general billing, this is a fairly simple practice but when it comes to anesthesia billing the complications increase tenfold. Here are some reminders about common…