Anesthesia Coding Alert

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Question: Over the weekend, we had one anesthesiologist and two Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) on call. One doctor was medically directing the two CRNAs, and the anesthesiologist was called for an emergency C-Section. Can the anesthesiologist still report medical direction if they were present for part of the case? Maryland Subscriber Answer: No — once the anesthesiologist leaves the two medically [...]
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