ASA Newsletter - January 2010<br />
Practice Management - Measuring Productivity and Performance In a New EraABC has been providing billing and practice management solutions for over 30 years to the anesthesia specialty.<br />
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ABC has been providing billing and practice management solutions for over<br />
30 years to the anesthesia specialty.<br />
With several hundred clients representing over 8000 anesthesiologists<br />
nationwide, we customize solutions that meet the needs of groups large and<br />
small.<br />
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Our team of industry experts can design solutions to meet all your billing and<br />
practice management needs so you can focus on doing what you do best.<<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=1">ASA Newsletter - January 2010Practice Management</a> ASA Newsletter - January 2010Practice Management<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=2">ABC has been providing billing and practice manage</a> ABC has been providing billing and practice manage<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=3">Cardiac Output Monitoring from an Endotracheal Tub</a> Cardiac Output Monitoring from an Endotracheal Tub<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=4">ASA NewsletterVolume 74 - Number 1 - January 201</a> ASA NewsletterVolume 74 - Number 1 - January 201<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=5">SonoPlex – THE Ultrasound Nerve Block CannulaW</a> SonoPlex – THE Ultrasound Nerve Block CannulaW<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=6">2010As a child growing up in Buffalo, </a> 2010As a child growing up in Buffalo, <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=7">must be willing to look beyond the familiarand a</a> must be willing to look beyond the familiarand a<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=8">Finding Value in VolunteerismAlexander A. Hann</a> Finding Value in VolunteerismAlexander A. Hann<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=9">On the other side of the country, Associate</a> On the other side of the country, Associate<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=10">Happy New Year! Happy New Medicare Payment Rule!</a> Happy New Year! Happy New Medicare Payment Rule!<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=11">ANESTHESIOLOGYREVIEW COURSE 2010APRIL 10-16 </a> ANESTHESIOLOGYREVIEW COURSE 2010APRIL 10-16 <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=12">‘How YOU Doin?’ Using the 2009 MGMA Cost Survey of</a> ‘How YOU Doin?’ Using the 2009 MGMA Cost Survey of<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=13">Figure 2: Median Encounters Per Anesthetizing Site</a> Figure 2: Median Encounters Per Anesthetizing Site<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=14">groups who have stabilized may see expansion resta</a> groups who have stabilized may see expansion resta<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=15">AccessGranted.Introducing Anesthesia Revenue M</a> AccessGranted.Introducing Anesthesia Revenue M<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=16">ASA Consultation Program: A Member Benefit, and Co</a> ASA Consultation Program: A Member Benefit, and Co<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=17">QMDA who have maintained an interest and proficien</a> QMDA who have maintained an interest and proficien<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=18">Figure 1.The graph outlines (in percentage)the m</a> Figure 1.The graph outlines (in percentage)the m<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=19"> Sign up for our Informatve weekyeAlerts </a> Sign up for our Informatve weekyeAlerts <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=20">Managing Hospital and O.R. ThroughputBrian M. </a> Managing Hospital and O.R. ThroughputBrian M. <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=21">Figure 1:Daily hospital patient discharges plotted</a> Figure 1:Daily hospital patient discharges plotted<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=22">(KPIs) are identified and tied to process improvem</a> (KPIs) are identified and tied to process improvem<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=23">Figure 3:Software application displaying real-time</a> Figure 3:Software application displaying real-time<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=24">Performance Improvement Program Using AIMS </a> Performance Improvement Program Using AIMS <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=25">technique information that, in combination with ot</a> technique information that, in combination with ot<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=26">Figure 2Continued from page 23Bibliograp</a> Figure 2Continued from page 23Bibliograp<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=27"></a> <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=28">Engineering Parallel Processing Perioperative Syst</a> Engineering Parallel Processing Perioperative Syst<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=29">Trying to raise throughput has a cost in terms of </a> Trying to raise throughput has a cost in terms of <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=30">ACE QuestionIn patients who have undergone ort</a> ACE QuestionIn patients who have undergone ort<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=31"></a> <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=32">Continued from page 27simulation will likely be </a> Continued from page 27simulation will likely be <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=33">Figure 1: Flow Diagrams of Parallel Processing Per</a> Figure 1: Flow Diagrams of Parallel Processing Per<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=34">Education: A New Focus and a New Section of Anesth</a> Education: A New Focus and a New Section of Anesth<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=35">I very much remember CPCs as a medical student, wh</a> I very much remember CPCs as a medical student, wh<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=36">Call for Candidatesfor 2010 PresidentialSchola</a> Call for Candidatesfor 2010 PresidentialSchola<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=37">2010 Annual JournalSymposium Call for Abstracts</a> 2010 Annual JournalSymposium Call for Abstracts<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=38">ASA Takes Top Billing at PR Award Event in D.C.</a> ASA Takes Top Billing at PR Award Event in D.C.<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=39">Residents Invited to Enter Research Essay Contest</a> Residents Invited to Enter Research Essay Contest<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=40">With all of the angst over the uncertainties of he</a> With all of the angst over the uncertainties of he<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=41">2008 NEWSLETTER, which was written by ASA Executiv</a> 2008 NEWSLETTER, which was written by ASA Executiv<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=42"> As reported in several “State Beat” articles l</a> As reported in several “State Beat” articles l<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=43">New York.1 Beginning in January 2009, the attorne</a> New York.1 Beginning in January 2009, the attorne<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=44">ASA Approves Qualifications for Director of Liver </a> ASA Approves Qualifications for Director of Liver <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=45">or physicians who participate in the program. Th</a> or physicians who participate in the program. Th<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=46">A Road Less TraveledZach W. Chambers, M.D., Pr</a> A Road Less TraveledZach W. Chambers, M.D., Pr<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=47">Anesthesiology residents volunteering in New Orlea</a> Anesthesiology residents volunteering in New Orlea<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=48"> The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) met </a> The American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) met <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=49">Call for PBLDsCatherine M. Kuhn, M.D., Chair</a> Call for PBLDsCatherine M. Kuhn, M.D., Chair<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=50">Bold Assertions I enjoyed Dr. Mary Ann Va</a> Bold Assertions I enjoyed Dr. Mary Ann Va<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=51">Care of the critically ill is becoming a significa</a> Care of the critically ill is becoming a significa<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=52">record speeds in this highly technological era. </a> record speeds in this highly technological era. <a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=53">The American Society of Anesthesiologists is pleas</a> The American Society of Anesthesiologists is pleas<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=54">A Message from Our Chair: This I BelieveDenham</a> A Message from Our Chair: This I BelieveDenham<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=55">of residents through the Resident Scholar pr</a> of residents through the Resident Scholar pr<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=56">NEWSLETTERPOSITIONS AVAILABLE • PROFESSIONAL</a> NEWSLETTERPOSITIONS AVAILABLE • PROFESSIONAL<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=57">2010 Certificate in Business Administration Progra</a> 2010 Certificate in Business Administration Progra<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=58">ASA NEWSLETTERAnesthesia Business Consultants...</a> ASA NEWSLETTERAnesthesia Business Consultants...<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=59">The essentials of chronic pain for coders webinar</a> The essentials of chronic pain for coders webinar<a title="January 2010 ASA Newsletter page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/31022123?page=60">AccessGranted.Introducing Anesthesia Revenue M</a> AccessGranted.Introducing Anesthesia Revenue M