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Volume 81, Issue 6
June 2017
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Editorial

An Apology, and MACRA 2 Years On
N. Martin Giesecke, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 4–5.
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Topics: apologies , medicare access and chip reauthorization act

Administrative Update

Gathering Around the Well
John F. Dombrowski, M.D., P.C.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 6–7.
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Topics: anesthesia care , best practice , billing and payment , intensive care unit , knowledge acquisition

Features

MACRA Reporting: How to Succeed
Karen B. Domino, M.D., M.P.H.; Michael B. Simon, M.D., M.B.A.; DeLaine Schmitz, MSHL
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 8–10.
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Topics: medicare access and chip reauthorization act
Improvement Activities Under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Richard P. Dutton, M.D., M.B.A.; Teodora Orhideea Nicolescu, M.D., M.B.A.-H.C.M.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 12–15.
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Topics: mips
MACRA’s Second Birthday: The Terrible Twos?
Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 16–17.
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Topics: agenda , chronic disease , electronic medical records , fee for service payment plan , incentives
Anesthesia Quality Institute Update: A Successful 2016 and Plans for 2017
DeLaine Schmitz, MSHL; Leslie Kociemba, M.P.H.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 18–20.
View Articletitled, Anesthesia Quality Institute Update: A Successful 2016 and Plans for 2017
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Topics: electroconvulsive therapy , electrophysiological studies , epidural cortical stimulation , medicare , medicare access and chip reauthorization act
Quality Management and APMs
Roseanne Fischoff, M.P.P.; Zach Hochstetler, M.P.P., M.B.A.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 22–23.
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Topics: quality improvement
Registry Reporting: Managing the Reporting Process in Your Practice
Annette Antos; Benjamin Westlake; Matthew T. Popovich, Ph.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 24–25.
View Articletitled, Registry Reporting: Managing the Reporting Process in Your Practice
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Topics: billing and payment , conversation , medicare access and chip reauthorization act , quality improvement , surgical procedures, operative

Articles

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT TM 2017 Critical Changes, Critical Strategies
Joseph W. Szokol, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 26–29.
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Topics: practice management
ASA Executive Physician Leadership Program: First Class
Julie G. Broussard, R.Ph., M.D.; Kraig S. de Lanzac, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 30–32.
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Topics: leadership
FAER Abstract Poster Session: A PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Conference Gem
Edward (Ted) A. Yaghmour, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 34–35.
View Articletitled, FAER Abstract Poster Session: A PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Conference Gem
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Topics: posters , practice management
Does ASA Hear the Plea of Small and Medium-Sized Groups?
Lilian Kanai, M.D., M.B.A.; Patrick H. Allaire, M.D.; Keith J. Chamberlin, M.D., M.B.A.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 36–37.
View Articletitled, Does ASA Hear the Plea of Small and Medium-Sized Groups?
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Topics: consultation , group practice , practice management , voice
The Whitecoats Are Coming! (To Boston in October)
James P. Rathmell, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 40–41.
View Articletitled, The Whitecoats Are Coming! <em>(To Boston in October)</em>
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Topics: arts , ether, ethyl , ethers , gardens , museums
Cardinal Events in the History of Anesthesia … This Month … That Year
Lalitha Sundararaman, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 42–43.
View Articletitled, Cardinal Events in the History of Anesthesia … This Month … That Year
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Topics: chloroform , snow - weather , patients' rooms
A Case Report From the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 44–45.
View Articletitled, A Case Report From the Anesthesia Incident Reporting System
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Topics: incident reporting , medicare access and chip reauthorization act
SEE Question
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 46–47.
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Topics: surgical procedures, operative , syringes , ephedrine , phenylephrine , academic medical centers
ACE Question
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 51.
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Topics: anesthesiology continuing education (ace)

Committees

When Blood Is Not an Option: The Case for a Standardized Blood Transfusion Consent Form
Tim D. Jorgenson, M.D.; Babak Golbaba, M.D.; Nicole R. Guinn, M.D.; Charles E. Smith, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 48–50.
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Topics: blood transfusion

What’s New in

ASA Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters: Update for 2016-17
Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 52–53.
View Articletitled, ASA Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters: Update for 2016-17
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Topics: advisory committees , anesthesia, conduction , guidelines , pain , prevention
WFSA Quarterly Update
Berend Mets, M.B., Ph.D., FRCA
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 54–55.
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Topics: kenya , partnerships , patient safety , pediatrics , perioperative medicine

Payment & Practice Management

Some Things Don’t Change with MACRA
Sharon K. Merrick, M.S., CCS-P
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 56–57.
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Topics: medicare access and chip reauthorization act

Resident Review

Burnout in Residency
Erin Bettendorf, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 58–59.
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Topics: burnout , internship and residency

ASA News

Announcement of Candidates for Elected Office
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 60.
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in Memoriam

In Memoriam
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 60.
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FAER

FAER ‘Swimming With Sharks’ to Buoy Entrepreneurs This October
James C. Eisenach, M.D.
ASA Monitor June 2017, Vol. 81, 62–64.
View Articletitled, FAER ‘Swimming With Sharks’ to Buoy Entrepreneurs This October
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Topics: entrepreneurs , sharks , swimming

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