Month: December 2010

Anesthesia specialists Anesthesia specialists are responsible for making informed medical decisions to provide comfort and maintain vital life functions while you are receiving anesthesia and in recovery.Anesthesia specialists include anesthesiologists and qualified nurse or dental anesthetists. Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologists are medical doctors who, after obtaining their medical degree and completing their internship, complete an additional 3 ... Read More

Medical direction may apply to a single anesthesia service furnished by a CRNA or up to four concurrent anesthesia services. A physician who is directing the administration of anesthesia to four surgical members is not expected to be involved routinely in furnishing any additional services to other members. Addressing an emergency of short duration in ... Read More

Patient Controlled Analgesia Patient controlled analgesia (PCA) services are reimbursable when they are administered by an anesthesiologist and are performed for the control of postoperative pain. A separately identifiable physician-recipient encounter should be reflected in the medical record documentation. PCA pumps are usually administered through an intravenous (IV) line or the PCA pump is connected ... Read More