Concerned over third-party interference in clinical decision-making for anaesthesia


THE Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (AMM), representing the collective expertise of its 13 constituent Colleges, expresses profound concern regarding a recent directive issued by a third-party administrator (TPA) concerning the use of anaesthesia for daycare surgical cases.

The directive in question mandates that medical practitioners must seek prior approval and provide written justification for the use of general anaesthesia, favouring local anaesthesia as a default.

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