@article{b04f04ddc42148beafe43adea55c7d05,
title = "Regional anesthesia and the acute pain service: Compliance and controversies",
abstract = "Purpose of reviewThe aims of this article are three-fold: first, to describe the necessary elements that result in accurate and compliant billing practice; second, to discuss billing in the context of new blocks and liposomal bupivacaine; and third, to gain a better understanding of compliance law.Recent findingsRegional anesthesia techniques provide an appealing alternative to opioid medication for pain management. However, these techniques also increase the cost of care. As new peripheral and fascial plane blocks emerge, proper coding has become more complex.SummaryFamiliarity with documentation, billing, and compliance requirements can help maintain proper reimbursement rates, as well as limit potential downstream consequences. Most importantly this can help increase the viability and success of an acute pain service.",
keywords = "billing, compliance, documentation, regional anesthesia",
author = "May, {Keith A.} and Craven, {Jack M.} and Crystal Wright and Bryant Tran",
note = "Funding Information: Funding for Medicare comes from the Medicare Trust Fund, and the Federal Government takes the role of protecting the trust very seriously. Multiple organizations can conduct audits – referred to as {\textquoteleft}medical reviews{\textquoteright} or {\textquoteleft}medical claim reviews{\textquoteright}. Those organizations include Medicare Administrative Contractors, Supplemental Medical Review Contractors, Zone Program Integrity Contractors, Program Safeguard Contractors, Comprehensive Error Rate Testing Contractors, and Recovery Audit Contractors . CMS and their agents utilize large-scale data analysis to examine potential vulnerabilities for improper payment. They may also examine individual claims, which can open up an institution's billing practices to a larger audit. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/ACO.0000000000001118",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "224--229",
journal = "Current opinion in anaesthesiology",
issn = "0952-7907",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "2",
}