Are you billing correctly ? 
A recent memo from a billing company asks, "Are You Billing Correctly ?" Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs), Program Safeguard Contractors and other agencies including theDepartment of Justice are becoming more aggressive in their auditing activities. To help you stay out of their viewfinders, we offer an updated list of some top compliance risks.
Anesthesia time. The venerable ASA and Medicare definition states that“Anesthesia time begins when the anesthesiologist begins... Write Comment (0 comments) |
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Should nurse anesthetists have the ability to administer anesthesia to Medicare patients without physician supervision? Yes, certified registered nurse anesthetists perform the service with equal safety, or even more safely, than anesthesiologists  90% No, nurse anesthetists do not have sufficient training to practice the procedure on their own Write Comment (0 comments) |
"Now, tensions among hospitals, doctors and nurse anesthetists are raw over this issue. But eventually, common sense and practicality must prevail." "For many hospitals that already struggle to have trained, licensed professionals available to treat patients, removing the option that a CRNA can practice without physician oversight could be devastating both to the patients and to the facilities where they practice. Physicians need to show proof of the cause of their disdain for the use of CRNAs. Perhaps they can point to some real evidence that patient safety is increased when they are there. If they can't, they should accept the probability that patient care can and should be—especially in rural areas—a shared, cooperative responsibility..".Read "Scope of Practice Battle Overlooks Reality..." Write Comment (0 comments) |
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