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 News and Alert Archives
 
 
03-28-08
 Details on Malignant Hyperthermia
 
03-10-08
 Tamper-resistant prescriptions required beginning April 1, 2008
 
03-03-08
 ASA Responds to Nevada Hepatitis C Outbreak, Focuses on Infection Control
 
02-29-08
 FDA MedWatch: Baxter discontinues Edrophonium (Enlon).
 
02-27-08
 Aetna announces delay in implementation of new endoscopy policy.
 
02-27-08
 Aetna announcement
 
03-24-08
 Celebrate Doctors Day 2008
ASA Commemorates Doctors Day 2008
Doctors Day 2008 Fact Sheet
 
02-19-08
 10.6% SGR cut set for July 1: Ask Congress for positive Medicare payment updates!
 
02-15-08
 FDA MedWatch: Duragesic 25 mcg/hr (fentanyl transdermal system) CII Pain Patches Recalled
 
02-14-08
 ASA Smoking Cessation Video Uploaded to YouTube and Yahoo! Video
 
02-14-08
 Perioperative ACLS (Anesthesiology-based ACLS) now available.
 
02-13-08
 ASA Member Andy Harris, M.D., wins Republican primary for Maryland’s 1st Congressional District
 
02-07-08
 ASA and AMA conducting Physician Practice Information survey
 
01-31-08
 CMS corrects base unit value for CPT Code 00797—Anesthesia for intraperitoneal procedures in upper abdomen including laparoscopy; gastric restrictive procedure for morbid obesity
 
01-31-08
 Reminder: National Provider Identifier (NPI) implementation date is March 1, 2008
 
01-29-08
 Updated! Anesthesia Conversion Factors Through June 2008
 
01-24-08
 ASA informs CMS of incorrect base unit value for CPT Code 00797—Anesthesia for intraperitoneal procedures in upper abdomen including laparoscopy; gastric restrictive procedure for morbid obesity
 
01-17-08
 Now Available - Questions and Answers About Blood Management - Fourth Edition.
 
01-15-08
 Louisiana Court Declares Interventional Pain Management is Solely the Practice of Medicine and Is Not within Nurse Anesthetist Scope of Practice
 
01-14-08
 ASA Submits Amicus Brief regarding Lethal Injection
 
01-11-08
 ASA expresses “grave concerns” to Aetna regarding new endoscopy policy
 
01-11-08
 ASA Letter to Aetna
 
01-10-08
 The new Geriatric Anesthesiology Curriculum provides a comprehensive list of topics for the Consultant in Geriatric Anesthesiology..
 
01-08-08
 President Bush signs Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
 
01-04-08
 Aetna Policy
 
ASA Statement on Medical Necessity
 
01-01-08
 Movie Theater Ad on ASA Members’ dedication to patient safety.