Anesthesia

Healthcare digital learning platform TrueLearn has acquired APEX Anesthesia Review, an exam preparation provider for registered nurse anesthetists. 

Here are six anesthesia updates ASC leaders should know that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 21:

In 2017, the West Virginia School of Nursing welcomed its first class of doctor of nursing practice nurse anesthetists in Morgantown, and the first 15 students from the program are now celebrating their graduation.  

Phoenix Children's has finalized a transfer agreement with Phoenix-based Valley Anesthesiology Consultants to bring 39 of its pediatric anesthesiologists to Children's. 

Here are four anesthesiologists making headlines since Nov. 15:

Here are eight key stats on anesthesiologist pay to know in 2022:

A recent suit was filed against UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, Calif., accusing an anesthesiologist and Gerard Manecke Jr., MD, former chief of anesthesiology, among others, of not giving a patient enough anesthesia and then falsifying official medical…

 The coworkers of anesthesiologist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., MD, who allegedly injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, testified they were "terrified" of him to federal investigators, D Magazine reported Nov. 23. 

Medical providers, including anesthesiologists, face ongoing challenges when it comes to collecting medical debts from many Americans, according to a new blog post from founder and CEO of MiraMed Global and president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, Tony Mira.

Certified registered nurse anesthetists consistently outearn their advanced practice peers, according to Medscape's "APRN Compensation Report 2022," released Nov. 11.