by MBA Medical | Jun 11, 2015 | Blog
Machines replacing human workers has long been associated with the manufacturing workforce. But it’s encroaching on all kinds of professions, including anesthesiology. The Sedasys anesthesiology machine is currently only being used in four hospitals, and is restricted...
by MBA Medical | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved two new Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measures and 16 non-PQRS measures developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists and its affiliate, Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI). That...
by MBA Medical | May 7, 2015 | Blog
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to accumulate what it says are successful tests of handling claims with ICD-10 codes. CMS says that 775 physicians and other providers submitted nearly 9,000 claims during acknowledgement testing in...
by MBA Medical | May 6, 2015 | Blog
According to a new survey from the nationwide American Hospital Association, the exchange of health information between acute care hospitals and outside ambulatory providers jumped by 23 percent last year. The results were released by the Office of the National...
by MBA Medical | Apr 10, 2015 | Blog
According to a recent national survey, 56 percent of Americans have search for price information before getting care, and 69 percent of the adults surveyed said they would find it helpful to have access to a website that displayed what different doctors charged for...
