Nurse-anesthetists Lawsuit
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Nurse-anesthetists are specially trained nurses who can administer anesthesia, generally under the supervision of an anesthesiologist who is medically trained, but are increasingly being allowed to practice unsupervised. Medicare will now allow hospitals to bill for the services of unsupervised nurse-anesthetists. While nurse-anesthetists cost less to employ than anesthesiologists, some institutions still bill for anesthesiologists= supervision of these nurses. A lawsuit was filed in 1997 by the Minnesota Association of Nurse-Anesthetists charging Allina Health Corporation, five group practices, four hospitals and 65 doctors with billing fraud for billing Medicare for anesthesiologists= supervision where se
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