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Steadiness in Uncertainty: Leading Through the Shifts in the Anesthesia Labor Market In today’s healthcare landscape, few challenges are as complex—or as urgent—as navigating the shifting anesthesia labor market. Demand for anesthesia services continues to grow, but...
The Anesthesia Cost of Convenience While it may seem convenient to flip operating rooms and fill staffing gaps with temporary or less experienced anesthesia providers to have a CRNA available for that MRI case, the question today is, “Can our facility afford it?”...
The anesthesia provider shortage is not just a looming crisis; it is an immediate challenge that affects patient care, surgical schedules, and the overall efficacy of our healthcare system. As the demand for surgery increases and the population ages, the strain on...
There are certainly measures our country, businesses and healthcare workers can take to slow the spread of future outbreaks. For anesthesia providers, it is time to return to the operating room to provide the care our patients need.
The Covid-19 crisis has caused the world economy to come to a screeching halt. As anesthesia providers, it feels as though we are taking a double hit in some ways.
The emotional effects of a crisis such as Covid-19 are far-reaching and should not be underestimated.
We are all experiencing a pandemic from an infectious disease called coronavirus, or COVID-19. As employers, the primary concern is . . .
The current Covid-19 pandemic is something we have never experienced in our company nor is something that I have experienced personally in my 25 years in healthcare. This crisis is the third major one our company has overcome . . .
As a full-service anesthesia management company, DPI fields many questions surrounding the various types of anesthesia staffing models and how they impact operating room efficiency.
A question that routinely arises when facilities are looking to transition their anesthesia services is, “How fast can you staff our facility?” Even in ideal situations, there are a few factors that must be considered prior to recruiting new providers.
There are three transitional elements a new anesthesia group should focus on to make the transition as smooth and seamless as possible. The first key is . . .
Anesthesia billing has many unique facets that make it different from other medical specialty billing. One unique element is the use of modifiers. . .
If you own an anesthesia practice, you are likely interested in learning more about QBI and how it can save you money. We’re here to help explain.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made its final base unit value decisions for anesthesia codes for 2018.
Changes in healthcare billing, reporting, and documentation that have been implemented recently are well-known now among clinicians and revenue cycle management…