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Physician Anesthesiologists are easily the most underappreciated providers in the perioperative process. To begin with, they are the only physicians to care for the patient throughout her pre-, intra-, and post-operative phases. Each phase requires a seamless...

It’s hard to believe that 2018 is coming to a close, and I’m reflecting back over all that we have accomplished this year as a company. From my vantage point at Graphium Health, I can see so many great accomplishments this past year. Given my area of primary...

At my house, we’ve had an interesting experience: cable cutting. At some point we looked at our DirecTV or Dish Network bill and simply couldn’t handle it anymore. It was time to take action. The process started about a year and-a-half ago- maybe 2 years. Here’s what...

Time for a little bit of fun on a Friday. Here is a collection of funny one-liners, supposedly exactly as found in the medical record: Patient has left her white blood cells at another hospital. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. On...

What is the CPS, and how might anesthesia providers’ Medicare reimbursements be adjusted based on MACRA compliance?   The 2018 MACRA program consists of 4 categories that are weighted differently to calculate a Composite Performance Score for a given NPI/TIN...

Tweet If you’ve been following the medical community on social media, it’s easy to see a pattern of growing concern around one topic: Physician Burnout. A few Twitter posts show the anxiety of physician burnout in the medical world: Burnout isn’t just an issue for...

Tweet Introduction Anesthesia groups commonly provide services at multiple facilities ranging from paper-based surgery or GI centers to large facilities with fully integrated EHRs. Consequently, the RCM processes for these groups too frequently relies on a paper form...