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Hi all, Anyone in and around Chicago knows the less then sterling reputation of Continental anesthesia as an employer. I am considering working there and know that they rotate their docs to different hospitals. I was just wondering how many hospitals this group works out of? The names...

For anybody practicing IPM this is a great success in protecting not only our filed, but our pts. from those who are not adequately trained to perform IPM!! Of the note, this is a sign if others want to continue to support and advance our specialty, especially politically, should join ASIPP...

Hi all, Does anyone out there have any info. or personal experience doing a joint venture with hospitals for a pain clinic? What I specifically want to know is it feasable under the new Stark III laws to get an "income garauntee" from a hospital to provide pain services without being an...

Don't want to be the "sky is falling" guy, but these cuts are REAL threat. 10-20% is what seems to be expected!! If people are interested go to the ASIPP websites and look at the link for expected medicare cuts for our procedure predicted for 2008. Looks like anything from 10-20%!! Act...

Hi all, I've been an attending now for almost a year in a private practice group in an office setting. I like it so far. I may have an oppurtunity however to build up a pain program as basically the only pain guy in a 200 bed hospital. Any advice on pros and cons of a hospital job vs. an...

Hi all, For those who are the more experienced practitioners out there: What course or book or even both would u suggest to improve on improving on billing in the pain world. Any help is appreciated.

Look this forum is terrific for people in the same field to get together and discuss stuff, but this is not the place to complain about other practitioners (physician or other) if u realistically think someone is commiting fraud. IF u believe someone is commiting fraud to the government...

Tenesma the few posts I have read from you made me feel u were a very bright guy in not only the theory of medicine but the practice and business side as well. So I am quite surprised that you would spend the time stating over and over again that these people (especially non physicians) are...

I'm not sure if everybody has heard this so if u have ignore it and if u haven't listen up!! It seems that one of the reasons our procedure reimbursements always are decreasing is that CMS (medicare) has many interventional pain physicians labeled with the code for anesthesiologists, which of...

I can tell u what I know of the programs. MGH and BWH both have great reps. and will give u good training in either. The big differences is the great research done at MGH and the differences in personality (MGH being more oldschool and BWH more "touchy feely".) Have a freind at BWH and hung...

Hi all, Good luck to all on the interview trail. Just wanted to drop my 2 cents from some close info. from my best friend who is finishing up at the Brigham this yr. He agrees they don't do much trauma at all. He says that is fine though since trauma is basically consists of being up all...

From what I've heard as top programs were: Texas Tech UCLA BID BWH Cleveland Clinic Let me know if u heard of others.

From what I've heard as top programs were: Texas Tech UCLA BID BWH Cleveland Clinic Let me know if u heard of others.

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there know where are the good pain programs to do a pain fellowship if one was interested, especially those that are very interventional?? I've heard of Beth-Israel Deaconess, Brigham and Womens, UCLA, and some program in Texas ?Galveston. Any...

Hi all, I was wondering if anyone out there know where are the good pain programs to do a pain fellowship if one was interested, especially those that are very interventional?? I've heard of Beth-Israel Deaconess, Brigham and Womens, UCLA, and some program in Texas ?Galveston. Any...