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American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting

ASCRS: 2018

Anesthesia Services Not Covered for Cataract Surgery

Michael Patterson, DO, Shachar Tauber, MD, Tal Raviv, MD

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Anthem's recent guidelines—which suggest that eye surgeons should monitor cataract anesthesia themselves—has surprised surgeons, who call the new guidelines "unacceptable." Find out why Michael Patterson, DO; Shachar Tauber, MD; and Tal Raviv, MD, strongly disagree with Anthem's recently proposed guidelines.

Posted: 4/16/2018

Keywords:

Anesthesia

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Anesthesia Services Not Covered for Cataract Surgery

Michael Patterson, DO, Shachar Tauber, MD, Tal Raviv, MD

Anthem's recent guidelines—which suggest that eye surgeons should monitor cataract anesthesia themselves—has surprised surgeons, who call the new guidelines "unacceptable." Find out why Michael Patterson, DO; Shachar Tauber, MD; and Tal Raviv, MD, strongly disagree with Anthem's recently proposed guidelines.

Posted: 4/16/2018

Keywords:

Anesthesia

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