Practice Management
ASA offers its members a wide variety of practice management services out of the Office of Governmental and Legal Affairs in Washington, D.C. The resources on this page are designed to help you manage a successful anesthesiology practice. If you have any questions, please contact one of the staff members listed below for assistance.
Sharon Merrick, M.S., CCS-P
Director of Payment and Practice Management
Coding and Billing
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2014
Practice Management Course Offerings
ICD 10 CM PCS
Interpretive Guidelines Implementation Templates
Medicare
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
Practice Parameters
Quality Management and Departmental Administrative (QMDA) Toolkit
Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC)
Survey Results for Commercial Anesthesia Conversion Factor
Practice Management FAQs
Practice Management Tools for Residents
CMS Presentation on Avoiding EPrescribing and PQRS Penalties
Bibliography of Payment and Practice Management Writings
Company Model
Practice Management News
03-26-23 - Noridian Clarifies Sequestration Payment Cuts
02-19-13 - Participate in ICD-10 Survey
02-15-13 - Voice Opposition to the "Company Model"
01-15-13 - ASA Responds to Proposed CMS Measure to Provide Appropriate Monitoring to Patients Using Opioids via Patient Controlled Analgesia
01-04-13 - CMS Releases the Revised Locale Specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013
08-03-12 - CMS Releases Provider Compliance Map to give providers and stakeholders information on the following Contractors: Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM), Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT), Medicare Recovery Audit Operations (RACs), and Medicare Administrative Contractor (MACs).
06-11-12 - CMS issues notice that Version 4010 transactions will deny on/after 7/1/2012
04-11-12 - QMDA Quality Checklist
04-09-12 - HHS Proposes 1-Year Delay for ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation, New Health Plan Identifier and changes to National Provider Identifier Requirements
04-03-12 - Updated Information About 2011 and 2012 Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor
03-27-12 - Additional Increase in Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor Applicable to All 2012 Claims
03-16-12 - ASA Requests NQF Endorse Surgical CAHPS Measure
03-13-12 - CMS Issues Updated Locale-Specific Anesthesia Conversion Factors
01-27-12 - CMS Announces 5010 Changes for Non-Specific Procedure Codes
01-18-12 - CMS Issues Update on "Not Otherwise Classified" Codes
01-05-12 - FDA Approves a Class REMS for TIRF Products
01-04-12 - ASA Offers NCCI Clarification
12-22-11 - ASA and X12 Reach Agreement --5010 Special Information Requirement for Non-Specific CPT Codes Only Applies to a Single Anesthesia Code, CPT 01999
11-18-11 - CMS Announces 90-Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA 5010 Transaction Standards
11-18-11 - CMS Announces FY2011 Error Rates and New Demonstrations to Target Improper Payments
11-07-11 - Changes for Anesthesia Claims Under 5010 Transaction Code Set
11-02-11 - CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulation
10-05-11 - Important Information about January 1, 2012 transition to 5010 format for claims processing for Medicare and all payers
08-11-11 - ICD-10 Industry Progress Survey – Please Respond by August 31
08-08-11 - Important Information About Medicare Provider Enrollment
08-01-11 - New Regulation Regarding Reporting of Anesthesia Time
07-27-11 - ASA Submits Comments to CMS in Regard to the Agency's NPRM on the Five Year Review
07-14-11 - ASA Update on Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use
07-06-11 - ASA Expresses Concern to CMS over Rejection of RUC Recommendations
07-05-11 - CMS Releases 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
06-03-11 - ASA Responds to Accountable Care Organization Proposed Rule
05-19-11 -New Interpretive Guidelines Implementation Templates Released
05-09-11 - CMS Announces National Version 5010 Testing Day
02-25-11 - ASA Submits Comments to OIG on "Company Model"
02-22-11 - ASA Adds Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) webpage to Practice Managment webpage
02-08-11 - Reprocessing Claims Affected by the Affordable Care Act and 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Changes
02-04-11 - ASA Nominates Robert E Kettler M.D. to MEDCAC
01-21-11 - ASA Scores Major Victory on Labor Epidural Supervison
01-12-11 - CMS Issues Reminder on New Timely Claims Filing Deadlines
01-09-11 - AMA Issues Correction to Nov 2010 CPT Assistant Article Regarding Fluoroscopy and Interlaminar Epidural Injections
01-03-11 - ASA Submits Comments to CMS Regarding the CY 2011 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
12-22-10 - ASA Sends Joint Letter to The Joint Commission Concerning Medication Management
12-21-10 - Anesthesia Payment Update
12-15-10 - RAC Findings of Potential Note to Anesthesiologists
12-08-10 - Participation Needed in Important RUC Survey
12-06-10 - ASA Responds to CMS' Request for Information on Accountable Care Organizations
11-29-10 - Important Update on PECOS Ordering Referring
11-29-10 - CMS Introduces the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
11-17-10 - Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Releases Pain Study
11-16-10 - Request for Information from CMS Regarding ACOs
11-04-10 - Incentive Payment Update for 2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
11-03-10 - ASA Nominates Lee A. Fleisher, M.D., to the PCORI Methodology Committee
10-22-10 - NCQA Releases Proposed Standards for ACOs
10-20-10 - Be the First to Know about Changes Impacting Anesthesiology with ASA’s Webinar: What’s On the Horizon for Anesthesiology in 2011?
10-13-10 - New ASA Ad Hoc Committee on ACOs
10-04-10 - National Quality Forum Webinar: ABC's of Measurement
10-01-10 - ASA Update on Succinylcholine and Other Drug Shortages
09-23-10 - The 2010 Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey (MCPSS) Results Are Now Available!
08-25-10 - OIG Finds Inappropriate Medicare Payments for Transforaminal Epidural Injection Services
08-24-10 - ASA Submits Comments to CMS FY2011 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
08-24-10 - ASA Nominates James P. Rathmell, M.D. and Richard W. Rosenquist, M.D. to Pain Care Committees
08-23-10 - ASA Files a Motion to Intervene in the “Red Flags Rule”
08-20-10 - ASA on-demand webinar on “Review of Recent Regulatory Rules Impacting Anesthesiology” now available for purchase
08-19-10 - FDA Upholds ASA Stance on Safe Use of Propofol
08-12-10 - Please complete the ASA and ASCCA Survey on Critical Care Medicine
08-11-10 - ASA Nominates Peggy G. Duke, M.D. to PCPI Executive Committee At-Large Seat
08-04-10 - CMS Announces Educational Series for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
07-13-10 - CMS and ONC Release Final EHR Rules
07-09-10 - CMS Releases New Outpatient Measures for the Hospital Compare Website
07-07-10 - Updated Anesthesia Conversion Factors by Locale
06-30-10 - CMS to Review PECOS Enrollment Process
Practice Management News Archives