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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Report of the Annual Meeting of the ASA Board of Directors
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Report from ASA Director, Dr. Chris Yeakel
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
PCA Guidelines
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The San Diego Patient Safety Task Force on PCA Guidelines. 
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Anesthesia Quality Institute
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The Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI) is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation formed with seed money from the American Society of Anesthesiologists to serve as a clearing house of information for the specialty.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
New Assignment of Benefits Law in Florida
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Florida now requires that insurers pay out-of-network providers directly.  Long a tactic by insurers to unfairly negotiate below market rates with physicians, Florida lawmakers said "No more."
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Letter from ASA President regarding Healthcare Reform
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ASA President outlines ASA's work with Congress on healthcare reform proposals.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
SCSA Members Attend 2009 ASA Legislative Conference
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Dr. Jennifer Root describes this year's ASA Legislative Conference.
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
2009 ASA Director's Report
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ASA District Director Chris Yeakel, M.D. reports on the March Board of Directors' Meeting in Chicago.
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Monday, January 12, 2009
ASA 2008 Annual Meeting Report
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ASA Director Chris Yeakel, M.D. reports on the 2008 ASA Annual Meeting held in Orlando.
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
BCBS reverses proposal to end reimbursement for routine GI procedures
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In May 2008, BCBS and their Managed Care company, BlueChoice, announced that they would no longer pay for anesthesia services for "routine" colonoscopies and EGDs.  The service would be considered "medically unnecessary".


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Sunday, October 21, 2007
How to Hire an AA
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Following is an article by Al Rothstein, American Academy of Anesthesiologists Assistants on some of the issues involved in hiring AAs for your practices.  His story is based on the experience of the first AA hired in the state of Florida.
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