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.

01-29-10 - FDA UPDATE ON ANESTHESIA DRUG SHORTAGES 01-19-10 - Chronic Pain Essentials for Coders On-Demand Webinar Now Available 01-18-10 - ASA’s Letter to CMS on Hospital Interpretive Guidelines 01-15-10 - Clarification of PQRI Participation Requirements 01-12-10 - UPDATE: CMS issues correction to 2010 Physician Fee Schedule—Includes change to Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor 01-11-10 - CMS Issues New Interpretive Guidelines for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) 01-04-10 - ASA Submits Comment Letter to CMS on CY 2010 PFS Final Rule 12-23-09 - CMS issues revised interpretive guidelines concerning hospital anesthesia services 12-21-09 - Information regarding the holding of claims for services paid under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 12-15-09 - CMS posts transmittal on decision to eliminate use of consult codes (CPT® codes 99241 – 99245 and 99251-99255) 12-15-09 - Reporting new PQRI Measure 193 11-24-09 - ASA Clarification of Teaching and Payment Scenarios Under 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 11-18-09 - ASA joins other groups in applauding CMS adoption of long-awaited practice expense update 11-18-09 - 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program Extension 11-17-09 - Twelve organizations band together to preserve coverage of facet injections 11-17-09 - FDA Authorizes Importation of Propofol to Address Shortage 11-13-09 - CMS reports results of 2008 Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) 11-06-09 - Additional information about final rule for 2010 Physician Fee Schedule: key points include full teaching rule implementation, PQRI measures, phase-in of practice expense updates 10-06-09 - DEA schedules fospropofol as Schedule IV drug 10-06-09 - OIG posts FY 2010 work plan 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:

• Coding and Billing
  • Order your 2010 Relative Value Guide® and CROSSWALK® Here
  • HHS Issues Final ICD-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards Rule
  • On-Demand Webinar
    2009 Coding Update
    
    
• Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
  
  
• Medicare Web Page for Anesthesiology
  
  
• ASA NEWSLETTER Practice Management Columns
  
  
• Documents for Download (including items referenced in recent PM columns)
  
  
• ASA Comment Letters
  
  
• Medicare Conversion Factors for Anesthesia Services:
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
    
    
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Publications on Practice Management