Q&A My Surgical Center Shut Down The MUA Program

Dr. Tirado they just did away with my MUA program in our Surgical Center What do I do Now?

Dear Doctor Tirado,

My surgical center just did away with our MUA program. When asked they told me that the American Society of Anesthesia frowned upon the MUA procedure. What should I do now.

Dr. Worried in Missouri,

Dear Dr. Worried,

I think the first thing to do would be to find out what's really going on here.

Yes, approximately 4-6 years ago the ASAHQ did issue a report that they were not in favor of chiropractors performing MUA. However this was only an opinion not a general consensus. This by no means discontinued the majority of surgical centers and anesthesiologist (who rely on this procedure as a large source of their income) throughout the county from performing and being involved in MUA procedures.

If your surgical center came to you and brought this to your attention. Then why not ask them if it applies to other doctors such as Orthopods and Physiatrist, Oral Surgeons as well as Osteopaths. MUA of shoulder, knee, TMJ,wrist, shoulder etc... are all performed by these specialties. In fact MUA of the extremity is typically billed out and performed in conjunction with most arthroscopy's and laminectomys.

So If it's an across the board decision then I"m afraid you'll just have to suck it up, move on and consider it their loss and find another surgical center. If it's a surgical center in which you have a financial investor interest in then you should consult your attorney. However, if it's just a decision to ban you because your a chiropractor (which may be happening) from performing procedures in the facility... then challenge the decision if you feel strong enough that it's worth defending and consult with the administrator. If not then consider it their loss of income and move on to another surgical center that appreciates your business

I hope this helps.

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Dr. Jason Tirado
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