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The Expanding Role of Anesthesiologists in the CMS TEAM Model
Anesthesiologists have pioneered forward-thinking initiatives such as the perioperative surgical home, but these ...
JANUARY 22, 2025
Telemedicine in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ensuring Access to Care
With implementation of social distancing and quarantines to prevent infectious transmission in order to ...
MAY 6, 2020
ASA COVID-19 Town Hall: Response to Eliminating Scope of Practice Rules
The president of the ASA issued a brief response on the federal government’s decision to waive scope of ...
APRIL 3, 2020
2018 Payment Update: CMS Releases Two Final Rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules in early November that will affect ...
JANUARY 11, 2018
Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement: A Bundled-Payment Primer
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is implementing bundled payments and quality metrics for numerous ...
MAY 5, 2017
CMS Program Reduces Hospital Readmission Rates in 49 States
Federal efforts to curb readmissions using payment penalties appear to be paying off, with an 8% overall reduction ...
DECEMBER 28, 2016
CMS Proposes Removing Pain Questions From Payment Calculations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing to remove the Hospital Consumer Assessment of ...
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Qualified Clinical Data Registry Reporting: The Future Is Now
Anesthesia providers can participate in the Physician Quality Reporting System through claims, qualified ...
JULY 7, 2016
CMS To Further Scrutinize Opioid Use
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be keeping a more watchful eye on opioid use in Medicaid ...
FEBRUARY 3, 2016