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Practice Management
 
 

ASA's practice management services are provided out of the Office of Governmental Affairs in Washington, D.C. Indexed here are a wide variety of materials related to managing an anesthesiology practice, including information as to reimbursement for anesthesiology services in both the public and private insurance sectors.

Practice Management News

 

arrow 07-02-09 - ASA wins reconsideration of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits

arrow 06-18-09 - Medicare Scam Alert

arrow 06-12-09 - ASA’s comments for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)

arrow 05-11-09 - CMS offers step-by-step guide to Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).

arrow 04-29-09 - ASA receives acknowledgement from OIG regarding request for Special Advisory Bulletin about the “company model”

arrow 04-24-09 - Information on FTC "Red Flag Rules"

arrow 04-21-09 - ASA signs joint letter from Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA) regarding 2010 PQRI

arrow 02-27-09 - Resident PM Education 2009 COPM Videos

arrow 02-12-09 - Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, and Management of Respiratory Depression Associated with Neuraxial Opioid Administration

arrow 02-04-09 - Abstracts from the 2009 Conference on Practice Management

Practice Management News Archives

 


Unlike legislation or other regulations affecting anesthesiology practice -- which are indexed on the Governmental and Legal Affairs site -- Medicare reimbursement regulations and related advisories are indexed on this site.

Personnel of the Washington Office concerned with Practice Management issues include:

Ron Szabat, J.D., LL.M.

Executive Vice President & General Counsel

   
Sharon Merrick, CCS-P Coding and Reimbursement Manager
   
Jason R. Byrd, J.D. Director of Practice Management, Quality and Regulatory Affairs