Practice Management

Merit-based Incentive Payment System: 2022 Measures and Activities for Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

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Original Resources from the Practice
Management Committee

Why All Physicians Should Understand Coding

Jun 30, 2021, 10:48 AM by Shalini Shah, MD, MBA

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Understanding the CPT® Process

Aug 1, 2019, 15:59 PM by Kevin Vorenkamp, MD, FASA

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Understanding Clinical Practice Guidelines and Medical Review

Aug 1, 2019, 15:59 PM by Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, MBA

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Value Proposition in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Service

Aug 1, 2019, 15:57 PM by Alexandru Visan, MD, MBA, and Jennifer Noerenberg, MD

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How Physician Payments Are Determined

Aug 1, 2019, 15:56 PM by Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, MBA

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A Primer on Coding in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management

Aug 1, 2019, 15:54 PM by Kamen Vlassakov, MD, Melanie Donnelly, MD, MPH, and Jeff L. Xu, MD

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Health Policy Updates

A Task Made (Somewhat) Easier: Positive Advances in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

Mar 8, 2023, 17:24 PM by Dawn Elliott Knapp, PA-C

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Prior Authorization for Facet Joint Interventions Would Restrict Timely Access to Medically Necessary Services

Sep 12, 2022, 12:00 PM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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Support of Spinal Cord Stimulation Coverage for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy Refractory to Conventional Management

Sep 12, 2022, 09:29 AM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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ASRA Pain Medicine Consensus Guidelines Shared with AHRQ for Its Systematic Review

Sep 12, 2022, 00:00 AM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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Five Takeaways from New Requirements under the No Surprises Act

Jun 17, 2022, 15:23 PM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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A Guide to Participation in Performance Year 2023

Dec 16, 2021, 13:41 PM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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CY 2022 MPFS: Medicare Valuation and National Average Reimbursement for Selected Codes

Dec 8, 2021, 10:03 AM by ASRA Pain Medicine

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Comments on Medicare Proposed Rule Regarding Outpatient and Ambulatory Payments

Oct 18, 2021, 10:09 AM by ASRA

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Comments on Medicare Payment Policies: Conversion Factor, Labor Pricing, Telehealth, and More

Oct 18, 2021, 09:58 AM by ASRA

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Joint Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination of Health Care Personnel

Aug 1, 2021, 18:37 PM by ASRA

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AMA Meeting Highlights: Telehealth, Prior Authorization, Scope of Practice

Jul 23, 2021, 09:59 AM by Angie Stengel, MS, CAE, ASRA Executive Director

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ASRA Guide to Medicare Prior Authorization for Implanted Spinal Neurostimulator Procedures Performed in Outpatient Hospital Settings

Jun 9, 2021, 17:42 PM by ASRA/Hart Health Strategies, Inc.

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ASRA Guide to the Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Contractor Program

Jun 8, 2021, 13:52 PM by Hart Health Strategies

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Prior Authorization for Spinal Cord Stimulation Procedures

Apr 13, 2021, 12:08 PM by ASRA

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Major Changes in Medicare Physician Payments for Calendar Year (CY) 2021

Feb 5, 2021, 12:20 PM by ASRA

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ASRA/ASA Ad Hoc Working Group on Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

Jan 24, 2021, 11:33 AM by ASRA

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Issue Brief: Medicare Policy Updates on Evaluation and Management Visits

Jan 6, 2021, 00:00 AM by ASRA

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A Guide to Participation in Performance Year 2021

Jan 3, 2021, 09:03 AM by ASRA

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Comparison of CY 2021 OPPS and ASC Proposed and Final Policies

Dec 2, 2020, 00:00 AM by ASRA

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New Principal Care Management (PCM) Services Provide Compensation for Specialist-Led Disease Management

Dec 5, 2019, 00:00 AM by ASRA

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External Resources

AMA Private Practice Simple Solutions Learn about MACRA

Starting a New Regional Anesthesia Program

Strong for Surgery: American College of Surgeons

Speak Up: Anesthesia and Sedation

Acute Pain Management Protocols (Ohio Department of Health)

Health Facts for You from University of Wisconsin

Opioid Crisis Synopsis (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center)

Peripheral Nerve Block Patient-Education Materials from OHSU

Practice Management Resources from UCSD

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