Anesthesia Practice | Part 1: Setting Up Your Anesthesia Practice
This is part one of a multi-part series on setting up an anesthesia practice. In this post, we'll be discussing the basics of setting up an anesthesia practice. In part two we review everything you need to consider when deciding between in-house vs. outsourced...
Upcoming Webinar: How the New Tax Bill Will Impact Anesthesiologists
Note: This webinar has already taken place. You can watch the recording here, or see the latest updates on our blog. The new tax bill has everyone on edge. The 600-page document significantly changes the US tax program and impacts everyone. While having an...
Anesthesia Billing is Not a Commodity
We have said it before, and we will say it again…and again and again: anesthesia billing is complicated. It is not a generic commodity service. Hospitals and anesthesia groups that treat it that way will get burned through a loss of revenue or, worse, running afoul of...
Negotiating with Hospitals: How Anesthesiologists Can Get the Best Deal
It’s no secret that life is becoming more challenging for independent anesthesia groups. Large anesthesia chains, like Somnia, MEDNAX, Sheridan, and NAPA, are becoming the provider of choice for many hospitals. At the same time, hospitals are becoming more demanding,...
Anesthesia Billing: Revenue Cycle Management Services
Revenue cycle management is a central component of all healthcare billing, but is particularly important for anesthesia billing, as most practitioners don’t have much of a back-office staff (if any). Anesthesiologists that want to ensure they’re getting paid 100% of...
Accounting for Anesthesiologists | End of Year Accounting: Here’s What You Need to Prepare
The end of the year is quickly approaching. In order for your accountant to best serve you, there are a few end of year to-do items that need to be completed and submitted. Keep in mind that the holidays tend to be hectic for everyone, so submitting these items as...
Anesthesia Billing: Not as Easy as It Should Be
Anesthesia billing and revenue management should be easy. In a perfect world, it would look something like this: Anesthesiology services are performed. The anesthesiologist writes up their notes by hand or in an EHR and hands it off to their billing company. A coding...
Anesthesia Billing Services: We Advocate for You
As a working physician, you already know that the billing and collection process in the America is fundamentally broken. Most anesthesiologists collect less than they are entitled to receive for their services. This isn’t due to coding disputes or rejected claims....
Anesthesia Practice Management: Anesthesiologists Are “Lone Wolves” No More
As the healthcare industry shifts toward value-based reimbursements, it’s no secret that hospitals are finding the transition difficult. As an anesthesiologist, you’ve probably seen your hospital struggling to balance improving efficiency and outcomes while lowering...
Anesthesia Billing Consultants: Getting You More of the Money You Earned
As an anesthesiologist, your main concern is the comfort and safety of your patients. You shouldn’t have to deal with the complexities of medical billing, which is why you rely on your anesthesia billing consultants to handle the nitty-gritty of billing and ensure...
Accountants for Anesthesiology: Specialized Accounting Services
As an anesthesiologist, you’ve earned the right to be called a specialist. Nobody can do your job but you: not a cardiologist, not a general practitioner, not a plumber. Shouldn’t your accountants be just as specialized you are? Fusion Anesthesia provides accounting...
Anesthesiologist Salaries: Receive Your Full Compensation
According to recent findings, while most physician salaries have been relatively stagnant for the past decade, anesthesiologist salaries in the United States have been continuing to increase. However, many anesthesiologists are not feeling the full benefits of this...
Anesthesiology Accounting | Accountants for Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology accounting: one of the many anesthesia practice services offered by Fusion Anesthesia. For over 40 years, Fusion Anesthesia has been providing accounting, tax advice, bill paying, and payroll services to anesthesiologists. You’re a specialist. Shouldn't...
Accounts Receivable Medical Billing: The Myth of 30 Days
What is Days in Accounts Receivable? Days in Accounts Receivable = the average time from performing services to receiving payments. It’s also known as Accounts Receivable Days and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). Generally speaking, lower is better. But not if it means...
Changing Anesthesia Billing Services
Handing over your entire revenue stream to a third-party is a big deal. Whether you're changing from another medical billing company or transitioning from a full or part-time employee, you might have concerns that cash flow could be disrupted or that crucial...
Our Secret Nerd Sauce for Anesthesia Billing
If you talk to most billing companies they’ll tell you that they collect the maximum amount possible for their clients. But if you talk to our clients, they’ll consistently tell you that we collect 5-15% more revenue than their previous billing companies. We have a...
Anesthesiology Billing: Why We Never Lose a Client
At Fusion Anesthesiology, we’re experts at anesthesiology billing. From coding clean claims, collecting every dime our anesthesiologists are owed by payers, and safely minimizing our client’s tax bills, we do it all. But the sad truth is we’re not very good...
Anesthesia Practice Management
The principals of Fusion Anesthesia have been providing practice management and billing service for anesthesiologists for over 40 years. Unlike other anesthesia practice management companies, Fusion Anesthesia offers a range of services that provide complete answers...
Anesthesiologist Billing: How to Maximize Revenue
Anesthesiologist billing and revenue management for anesthesiology should be easy. Anesthesiology services are performed. The anesthesiologist writes up their notes by hand or in an EHR and hands it off to their billing company. A coding technician looks up the...
Top 5 Signs You Need To Change Anesthesiology Billing Providers
Evaluating the performance of their current billing company is quite hard for most anesthesiologists. At Fusion Anesthesiology, we’ve been serving anesthesiologists for over 40 years. Many of our clients tell us they didn't realize what they were missing until after...