01-26-10 |
Action needed: Urge your Senators to repeal the SGR |
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01-15-10 |
ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall – Thursday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m. EST |
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01-12-10 |
Coding Chronic Pain Essentials 1/14/10 Webinar – Space Still Available |
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12-14-09 |
ASA and FDA to Host Anesthesia Drug Shortage Call on 12/16/09 |
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12-10-09 |
ASA opposes extension of Medicare payment rates in letter to Senate Leader Reid – Take action today |
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12-09-09 |
ASA expresses strong opposition to Medicare buy-in in letter to Senate Leader Harry Reid |
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11-24-09 |
What’s on the horizon for coding & Medicare in 2010? 12/3/09 Webinar open for registration |
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11-23-09 |
U.S. Senate votes to proceed with health reform bill |
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11-19-09 |
U.S. House of Representatives passes SGR fix |
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11-19-09 |
Senate Democrats release health care reform legislation |
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11-18-09 |
ASA joins sign-on letter urging physician Members of Congress to support H.R. 3961, House SGR legislation |
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11-16-09 |
U.S. House to vote on permanent SGR fix—call your Representative today |
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11-13-09 |
CMS reports results of 2008 Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) |
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11-12-09 |
Materials from Nov. 11 Health Care Tele-Town Hall with Dr. Alex Hannenberg |
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11-09-09 |
ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall – Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. EST |
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11-06-09 |
ASA President Alex Hannenberg provides context on upcoming House vote on health bill, urges action against Senate legislation |
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11-06-09 |
Nov. 5, 2009 ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall |
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11-05-09 |
ASA/FDA Propofol Availability Call November 6th from 12-1 pm EST |
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11-05-09 |
U.S. Senate considering legislation that includes massive cuts to physician payments |
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11-04-09 |
ASA joins surgical groups in raising concerns about Senate bill |
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11-04-09 |
Health care reform update from ASA President Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D. |
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11-04-09 |
ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall: Thursday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m. EST – Register now (Members Only) |
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10-29-09 |
House Democrats release health reform bill: full House consideration expected soon |
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10-28-09 |
Urge support for anesthesiology-specific amendment to H.R. 3200 |
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10-22-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Analysis Reveals Rare Vision Loss After Surgery Becoming More Uncommon
- Read the abstract and full text article here. |
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10-21-09 |
Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D. Installed as President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists |
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10-21-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Study Shows Sedative May Ease Pain in Critically Ill Patients When Removing Them From Respiratory Support |
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10-20-09 |
Anesthesiology Specific Amendment to H.R. 3200 Introduced in House of Representatives |
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10-20-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Study finds Preoperative Biomarker Levels May Be More Reliable Than Postoperative Levels for Predicting Potential Patient Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
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10-20-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Persistent Postsurgical Pain: Is It In Your Genes? |
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10-20-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Pair of Studies Offers Important Insight Into Predicting Kidney Injury in Surgical Patients |
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10-19-09 |
Eugene P. Sinclair M.D., Honored with American Society of Anesthesiologists Elite Distinguished Service Award |
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10-19-09 |
ASA Highlights New Recommendations for Responsible Use of Propofol (ppt) |
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10-19-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: When Surgery Leads to More Pain |
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10-19-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Ending a Major Surgery Dissatisfaction – Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting |
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10-19-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Study Shows PTSD is a Risk Factor for Increased Mortality Rate in Veterans One Year After Surgery |
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10-19-09 |
ASA Annual Meeting Press Release: Study Shows Common Form of Pain Relief for Women After C-Sections is Safe for Morbidly Obese Women |
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10-19-09 |
Message to Members from Dr. Moore |
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10-15-09 |
Senate to consider SGR reform legislation |
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10-13-09 |
Senate Finance Committee passes health reform legislation |
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10-13-09 |
ASA president sends letter to U.S. House leaders urging negotiated payments in House health care reform legislation |
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10-06-09 |
ASA Members Get Discount on MGMA Cost Survey for Anesthesia Practices: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data |
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10-06-09 |
DEA schedules fospropofol as Schedule IV drug |
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10-06-09 |
OIG posts FY 2010 work plan |
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10-02-09 |
Update: Senate Finance Committee completes amendment process, plans to vote next Tuesday |
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09-30-09 |
Senate Finance Committee rejects amendment that would create public plan based on Medicare rates |
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09-29-09 |
Senate Finance Committee rejects amendment that would create public plan based on Medicare rates |
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09-29-09 |
ASA joins AMA, other groups on letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to require negotiated payment rates in health reform legislation |
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09-25-09 |
House reconsidering public plan tied to Medicare - call your Representative today! |
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09-25-09 |
CMS issues information about “never events” |
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09-24-09 |
ASA urges Senate Finance Committee to allow for free negotiation by physicians in any new health insurance offering |
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09-21-09 |
ASA applauds Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) for provisions in “America’s Healthy Future Act” that would allow for fair negotiation |
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09-17-09 |
ASA continues to work with other specialties in effort to update data used to calculate Practice Expense payments |
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09-17-09 |
White House invites physicians to join call on health insurance reform today, September 17 |
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09-16-09 |
Senate Finance Committee releases health reform legislation |
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09-16-09 |
ASA president responds to AANA "Reality Check" |
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09-10-09 |
ASA President responds to President Obama's health reform address |
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09-08-09 |
ASA obtains Senate Finance Committee “Framework for Comprehensive Health Reform” |
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09-04-09 |
ASA President visits Washington D.C., hosts first ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall |
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09-04-09 |
Audio of ASA Health Care Tele-Town Hall available online (Members Only) |
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09-03-09 |
Updated Practice Expense Values for Swan- Ganz Catheters |
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08-31-09 |
The American Society of Anesthesiologists opposes adoption of Noridian’s proposed non-coverage of CPT Codes 64622, 64623, 64476, 64476 |
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08-28-09 |
Recommendations for use of H1N1 vaccine from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): |
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08-27-09 |
ASA submits comment letter to CMS for 2010 Physician Fee Schedule |
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08-26-09 |
Join ASA President Roger Moore, M.D., for a Health Care Tele-Town Hall on Sept. 3 (Members Only) |
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08-26-09 |
Michael Jackson and Propofol Media Coverage Update- August 26, 2009 |
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08-25-09 |
Physicians invited to join White House conference call – 8:30 p.m. EDT TODAY |
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08-24-09 |
Action Alert: CMS proposes to cut values for pain services – Submit comments by Aug. 31 |
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08-20-09 |
Congressional Recess talking points
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08-20-09 |
ASA reaches out to President Obama over statement that public plan option is “not the essential element” of health reform |
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08-19-09 |
Attend a Congressional Town Hall meeting in your area |
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08-19-09 |
Congressional Recess update and action alert from ASA President Roger A. Moore, M.D. |
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08-11-09 |
FTC announces delay in enforcing Red Flag Rules |
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08-04-09 |
ASA Tips for Pediatric Anesthesia Patients Highlighted in U.S. News & World Report |
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08-03-09 |
Update: House committee votes Friday to de-link public plan from Medicare rates |
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07-31-09 |
Congressional Progressive Caucus fights to LINK public plan to Medicare payment rates |
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07-31-09 |
AMA response to ASA letter regarding H.R. 3200 |
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07-29-09 |
Health reform update: House reaches compromise, plans to vote in September |
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07-28-09 |
California Opts Out of Federal Physician Supervision Requirement |
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07-28-09 |
ASA Supports Health Care Notification Network (HCNN) |
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07-27-09 |
ASA sends letter to key House Committee chairmen reiterating serious concerns about Medicare rate-based public plan |
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07-24-09 |
SPECIAL REPORT ON HEALTH REFORM |
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07-23-09 |
Registration is open for the September 12-13 ASA/SCA Introduction to Transesophageal Echocardiography for Noncardiac Surgery Workshop |
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07-21-09 |
ASA reaches out to AMA, urges unity in fight against Medicare rate-based public plan |
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07-20-09 |
New link for submitting comments to CMS |
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07-17-09 |
ASA diverges from AMA over support of H.R. 3200 |
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07-15-09 |
New U.S. House health reform bill extends unacceptably low Medicare payment rates
Call your Member of Congress Today – Committee action already underway |
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07-15-09 |
BREAKING NEWS: New U.S. House health reform bill extends unacceptably low Medicare payment rates
Call your Member of Congress Today - Committee action begins tomorrow |
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07-14-09 |
CDC Health Advisory: Clinicians Advised to Halt Use of Propofol from Tainted Lots |
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07-13-09 |
ASA applauds "Blue Dog Coalition" for its stance on public plan option |
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07-13-09 |
Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) Executive Director Named |
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07-10-09 |
Action Alert: Submit comments to CMS about proposed rule for 2010 Physician Fee Schedule |
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07-10-09 |
ASA Submits Comments to FDA on Opioid REMS |
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07-07-09 |
ASA seeking survey participants for pain CPT® codes |
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07-06-09 |
ASA Statement Regarding Diprivan, Inquiries Regarding Death of Michael Jackson |
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07-06-09 |
AAMI Honors ASA member Julian M. Goldman, M.D. with AAMI Foundation/Institute for Technology in Health Care Clinical Application Award |
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07-02-09 |
CMS releases proposed 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule |
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07-02-09 |
ASA wins reconsideration of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits |
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07-02-09 |
ASA wins reconsideration of Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits |
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06-29-09 |
ASA President's update: Essential information on health care reform |
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06-29-09 |
ASA Member Contributes to Report on Death of Michael Jackson
ASA Member Patrick F. Annello, M.D., contributed to a June 26, FOX News report on reported use of Demerol and possible related links to death of Michael Jackson.
Read the full report: "Demerol: Did It Cause Michael Jackson's Death?" |
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06-25-09 |
Write your U.S. Representative about health care reform |
06-19-09 |
House Committees introduce health care reform legislation |
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06-18-09 |
Medicare Scam Alert |
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06-17-09 |
Submit comments to the Joint Commission regarding National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) and the Universal Protocol (UP) by June 23 |
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06-17-09 |
House Ways and Means Committee to hold hearing June 24 |
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06-16-09 |
President Obama addresses AMA Annual Meeting |
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06-15-09 |
Information for Eligible Professionals Who Participated in the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) |
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06-15-09 |
President Obama’s remarks to the AMA Annual Meeting |
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06-09-09 |
Senate HELP Committee releases health care reform legislation |
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06-09-09 |
Important Patient Safety News from Medtronic Regarding Kappa® and Sigma® series pacemakers |
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06-08-09 |
ASA President Speaks out on Preserving Physician Licensure Integrity in AMNews |
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06-05-09 |
ASA obtains partial draft of Senate HELP Committee health care reform legislation—“The American Health Choices Act” |
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06-04-09 |
ASA's Efforts on SEDASYS® |
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06-03-09 |
ASA sends letter to Senate HELP committee opposing Medicare-based public plan option |
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06-02-09 |
ASA sends letter to President Obama regarding HIT, Truth and Transparency and Health Care Reform |
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06-02-09 |
Alert: Contact your U.S. Senator to oppose a Medicare-based public plan option |
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05-29-09 |
Health Reform Timeline and Content Released |
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05-29-09 |
ASA Supports WHO World No Tobacco Day, Tobacco Free Initiative |
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05-28-09 |
ASA Comments to the FDA regarding SEDASYS |
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05-28-09 |
FDA panel deems SEDASYST "approvable" with conditions |
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05-19-09 |
ASA President's update on health care reform |
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05-18-09 |
Senate Finance Committee releases third set of policy options for financing health care reform |
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05-15-09 |
House Democrats discuss Energy and Commerce Committee reform plan |
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05-15-09 |
ASA submits comments to Senate Finance Committee regarding delivery system reform options |
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05-15-09 |
ASA Member John Zerwas, M.D., aids collapsed Texas State Representative |
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05-15-09 |
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee holds hearing about health care delivery reform |
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05-14-09 |
ASA President Roger Moore, M.D. Meets with U.S. Senators to Discuss Health System Reform |
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05-13-09 |
Senate Finance Committee holds roundtable on financing health care reform |
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05-11-09 |
Senate Finance Committee releases second set of policy options for improving delivery and expanding health care coverage |
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05-11-09 |
Groups send letter to Obama affirming health care reform with cost savings |
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05-11-09 |
CMS offers step-by-step guide to Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI). |
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05-01-09 |
FTC to delay implementation of "Red Flag Rules" |
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04-29-09 |
REMINDER: ASA members encouraged to participate in MGMA 2009 Cost Surveys by this Friday, May 1 |
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04-29-09 |
ASA receives acknowledgement from OIG regarding request for Special Advisory Bulletin about the "company model" |
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04-28-09 |
Senate Finance Committee releases first of three policy option documents on health system reform |
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04-28-09 |
OB anesthesia "study" ignores facts, distorts realty (Members Only) |
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04-27-09 |
Information regarding the Swine Flu |
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04-24-09 |
Information on FTC "Red Flag Rules" |
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04-23-09 |
Anesthesiology, May 2009 featured study press release: Conservative Blood Glucose Control May Offer Significantly Improved Outcomes for Vascular Surgery Patients |
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04-23-09 |
Anesthesiology, May 2009 featured study press release: PAI-1 Gene Could be Important Biomarker of Risk in Patients with Severe Pneumonia |
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04-21-09 |
ASA signs joint letter from Surgical Quality Alliance (SQA) regarding 2010 PQRI |
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04-20-09 |
Sens. Baucus and Kennedy send letter to President Obama affirming commitment to health reform |
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04-17-09 |
Comments Invited! Practice Advisory for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Infectious Complications Associated with Neuraxial Techniques |
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04-16-09 |
Dr. Johnstone Saluted By Dominion Post |
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04-16-09 |
CMS sends letter regarding inappropriate use of Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) |
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04-14-09 |
Louisiana Courts Determined Interventional Pain Management Not Within Scope of Practice of Nurse Anesthetists. |
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04-10-09 |
Two New Committees Forming for 2010 |
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04-02-09 |
Pain bill advances in Oklahoma state legislature |
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03-31-09 |
UPDATE: House passes National Pain Care Act -- Urge the Senate to do the same! |
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03-30-09 |
Anesthesiology Remains at the Forefront of Modern Medicine |
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03-30-09 |
Contact Congress in support of the National Pain Care Policy Act |
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03-30-09 |
Doctors' Day 2009 |
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03-24-09 |
ASA, Anesthesiology featured study press release “Risk Factors for Postoperative Delirium Identified, Simple Tests Can Predict Most Vulnerable Patients” |
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03-24-09 |
New: ASA Addresses Anesthesia and Pediatric Patients |
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03-24-09 |
April ASA, journal Anesthesiology Featured Study Press Release: Gene Variation Found to Help Predict Surgical Outcomes of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients |
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03-20-09 |
ASA requests Special Advisory Bulletin from OIG on “company model” |
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03-13-09 |
Message from ASA President Roger A. Moore, M.D., regarding health care reform |
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03-12-09 |
From the ASA Committee on Blood Management: National Heart Lung and Blood Institute Seeks Innovative Ideas for Research on Red Cells and Blood Management |
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03-12-09 |
Anesthesiologist Accused of Data Fabrication |
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03-09-09 |
Never Ending Pursuit - Advancing Patient Safety, Satisfaction Throughout the Surgical Experience |
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03-05-09 |
NIH Announces Challenge Grant Program |
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03-02-09 |
AMNews article “Court issues rare Stark ruling on physician-hospital agreement” |
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03-02-09 |
ASA Supports IHI “Sprint Action Day” For WHO Surgical Safety Checklist |
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02-27-09 |
ASA signs joint letter to FTC regarding “Red Flags Rule” |
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02-26-09 |
President Obama’s FY 2010 budget includes major health care funding changes |
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02-25-09 |
Wall Street Journal “Informed Patient” column highlights ASA Practice Advisory for the Prevention and Management of OR Fires |
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02-25-09 |
Stimulus bill includes $10.4 billion for NIH |
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02-24-09 |
ASA, Anesthesiology March 2009 featured study press release: Study Finds Risks and Benefits of Intensive Insulin Therapy in Neurosurgical Patients |
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02-24-09 |
Press Release - American Society of Anesthesiologists Releases New Recommendations for Anesthesia During MRI |
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02-24-09 |
ASA seeks participants in surveys for pain CPT® codes |
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02-23-09 |
ASA Seeks Response from NBME regarding Doctor of Nursing Practice Exam |
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02-20-09 |
President Obama signs stimulus bill into law
Legislation includes HIT, other health care provisions |
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02-19-09 |
Residents Invited to Enter Research Essay Contest |
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02-13-09 |
House- and Senate-passed stimulus includes HIT, other health care provisions |
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02-06-09 |
ASA sends letter to Senate HELP committee opposing Medicare-based public plan option |
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02-11-09 |
Senate passes economic stimulus bill, includes health care provisions |
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01-30-09 |
Nominations Sought for Distinguished Service Award |
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01-30-09 |
UnitedHealthcare extends physician appeal deadline to February 11, 2009 |
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01-29-09 |
FDA MedWatch - Nationwide recall of multiple ETHEX generic drug products due to manufacturing deficiencies |
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01-21-09 |
111th Congress: Health care committee assignments |
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01-16-09 |
HHS Issues Final ICD-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards Rule |
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01-16-09 |
FDA MedWatch - Topical Anesthetics: Public Health Advisory issued regarding serious hazards of using skin numbing products |
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01-15-09 |
U.S. House of Representatives votes to extend SCHIP program |
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01-09-09 |
2009 PQRI Update: Clarification on Anesthesiologists’ Reporting of Measures 128 and 130 |
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01-06-09 |
Louisiana Court affirms judgment that pain management is the practice of medicine |
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01-05-09 |
Reminder: 2009-10 Lansdale Public Policy Fellowship applications due Jan. 30 |
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01-05-09 |
Nominations Sought for FAER Mentoring Excellence in Research Award |
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01-02-09 |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a correction notice to the 2009 Physician Fee Schedule |
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