Anesthesia

The No Surprises Act was designed to remove the costs of out-of-network providers as a barrier to patient care, but its independent dispute process has been an obstacle, Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, wrote in an August blog…

As anesthesia services grow and change, anesthesia provider service agreements need to clarify three important things in their contracts with hospitals, according to MiraMed CEO Tony Mira in a Sept. 7 op-ed: responsibilities, risks and rewards. 

Dallas police are investigating the death of an anesthesiologist who worked at an ASC where a potentially compromised IV bag was found, The Dallas Morning News reported Sept. 7. 

According to a March report from the American Medical Association, there are around 1,774 open first-year positions for anesthesiology residents. 

From a Florida endoscopy center partnership to a university medical center, here are six anesthesia partnerships Becker's has reported on in the last 30 days. 

Ravi Chandra, MD, a vascular surgeon and political appointee of the Florida Board of Medicine, allegedly failed to ensure his Ocala-based office complied with a state anesthesia regulation, Tampa Bay Times reported Sept. 7. 

Outpatient care centers are the top paying site of service for certified nurse anesthetists, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Here are three anesthesiologists who have made headlines since Aug. 29:

United Digestive, a gastroenterology-focused practice management company, is offering anesthesia services at three Southwest Florida endoscopy centers.

North American Partners in Anesthesia teamed up with Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, N.Y.