Intensifying payer oversight of anesthesia reimbursement is spurring hospitals and anesthesia groups to examine closely which procedures receive anesthesia support. “Payer pressure is forcing much ...
Anesthesia scares many patients more than the actual surgery. In fact, no one really understands anesthesia. Why do some drugs make people feel no pain and experience no obvious consciousness—yet they ...
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BOSTON — Patients overestimate the amount postoperative pain they will experience after surgery, according to an abstract presented October 21 here at Anesthesiology 2017 from the American Society of ...
(HealthDay News) — After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for ...
After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount of time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures. Anthem Blue Cross Blue ...
The fourth problem addressed in ASC anesthesia billing would be: use correct modifiers. Because most knee, shoulder, elbow, etc. diagnostic arthroscopy procedures are done now in ASCs, the request for ...
BOSTON - Patients significantly overestimate the anticipated amount of pain they'll experience following surgery, which researchers say can cause unnecessary anxiety in patients, according to a study ...