Medical Business Management would like to join with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) in honoring Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists during National CRNA week. The week of January 20th has been set aside to show appreciation for CRNAs and to raise awareness for the important work that they do.Nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia […]
Traditionally, MAC anesthesia cases and general anesthesia cases were very easy to differentiate. General anesthesia refers to patients that are completely asleep and have an endotracheal tube down the throat. MAC anesthesia (Monitored Anesthesia Care) refers to patients that are not completely asleep (various levels of sedation) and were not intubated. Propofol and MAC Anesthesia […]
MAC stands for Monitored Anesthesia Care. MAC is not necessarily a type of anesthesia but more of a style of anesthesia. Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) includes all aspects of anesthesia care, a pre-procedure visit, intra-procedure care and post-procedure anesthesia management. While MAC may include the administration of sedatives and analgesics often used for Moderate Sedation, […]
It can be tough to learn all the ins and outs of MACRA, but 2017 is the time to do just that – and with a little help from Medical Business Management, you can get all the details a little easier with our cheat sheets (under the MACRA tab on our website). Keep reading to […]
If you work in the medical field, you know all about MACRA – the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act that instituted the Quality Payment Program (QPP). QPP brings three programs together under one umbrella: PQRS, Meaningful Use, and Value Payment Modifier. Under the new system, there are quality reporting requirements that come along with […]
Even in an overall flat-pay situation for medical professionals, anesthesia salaries are on the rise—but there’s a threat to that trend in the form of a decrease in the number of surgeons. This could cause a future drop in the demand for anesthesiologists, leaving some anesthesia providers out of work. The Current State of Anesthesia […]
When it comes to medical billing errors, the numbers are staggering: as many as 80% of all medical claims submitted to insurance carriers contain errors costing approximately $68 billion. Additionally, the incorrect coding of about 55% of evaluation and management (E/M) claims has resulted in roughly $6.7 billion worth of erroneous Medicare payments. Physicians […]
Modifier codes are sometimes used to signal abnormal circumstances related to anesthesia care. These 5-digit qualifying circumstances codes are recognized as modifiers when they are billed as separate line items in order to report services that were provided under unusually difficult circumstances (i.e. unique operative conditions, extenuating issues with the patient’s condition, etc.). Read on […]
It’s essential to stay vigilant when it comes to calculating anesthesia time units. Not properly doing so can result in delayed or denied claims, decreased revenue, and audits – which can have a negative impact on your practice’s reputation. Take a moment to look over this guide on the basics of calculating anesthesia time units […]
Accuracy is essential when it comes to physical status modifiers in the anesthesiology field, and as of January 2016, the ASA Physical Status Classification System (modifiers P1-P6) includes examples to assist in choosing the appropriate modifier. The original version was published in 1941 by Meyer Saklad, and then by ASA in a booklet for the […]
