The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification system has been an integral tool in preoperative evaluation for over six decades. It categorises patients’ pre‐operative ...

Anesthesia coders must carefully review medical records to determine appropriate billable elements, such as a patient’s ASA physical status classification, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants ...

For over 80 years, anesthesiologists have used the ASA PS classification system to describe and assess a patient’s preoperative status, existing diseases and medical conditions to determine the ...

Tony Mira, founder of anesthesia billing and software company Anesthesia Business Consultants, explained the importance of a quality physical status assessment before undergoing anesthesia in a July 5 ...

Information on functional status—whether or not a person can carry out routine daily tasks independently—improves the ability to predict risk of death in patients undergoing surgery, according to a ...