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10/21/2021 Anesthesiology Grand Rounds - The Effect on Anesthesiologists from Economic Related Legislation

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Demonstrate what makes up an Anesthesia bill
  • Describe how MACRA replaced SGR, what the QPP performance categories are, and its associated fee timeline
  • Identify the different versions of Value Based Payment Models in our common healthcare settings
  • Review recent regulatory effects on physician payment, and how upcoming legislation around topics like Surprise Medical Billing may impact physician anesthesiologist payment

Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.


The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:
Jonathan Gal, MD, MBA, MS, FASA — System Medical Director, Facility Revenue Integrity & Optimization Mid-Revenue Cycle & Clinical Business Intelligence System Medical Director, Offsite Ambulatory Surgery Centers Anesthesia Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Director, Governmental & Reimbursement Affairs Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Health System
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.