Tampa, Fla.-based Physician Partners of America has added Hammad Malik, MD, a board-certified anesthesiologist and fellowship-trained pain management physician, to its South Florida practices, according to an April 20 news release. Dr. Malik specializes in minimally invasive treatments for spine,…
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A newly published Brookings Institution databook tracking outcomes under the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process reveals that providers are winning big in arbitration — and that the law may be pushing reimbursement up, not down. The publication analyzes…
From a growing array of policies cutting down on anesthesia reimbursements to federal policies limiting student loans, the anesthesia workforce faces numerous disruptions in an already strained specialty. Facilities reporting anesthesia shortages rose from 35% in 2020 to 78% by…
Los Angeles-based Keck School of Medicine of USC has appointed Earl Strum, MD, as chair of its anesthesiology department. Dr. Strum is a clinical professor of anesthesiology and population and public health sciences at the university and has served as…
A Texas appeals court upheld a non-compete injunction against four CRNAs, barring them from practicing within a 20-mile radius of their former workplaces for three years, according to an April 17 report by the Human Resources Director. The Court of…
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A New York City anesthesiologist who founded a chain of COVID-19 testing clinics has pleaded guilty to fraudulently billing insurance companies for services never rendered, causing at least $24 million in losses, the Justice Department said in an April 17…
The anesthesia job market of the next decade will look nothing like the one that came before it, according to Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Mr. Tieder advises students on this…
The anesthesia shortage isn’t a future problem, and, according to one anesthesia expert, most ASCs aren’t ready for it. Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, said centers that treat anesthesia as a…
The anesthesia workforce shortage has been persistent across healthcare for years, forcing leaders to shift strategies and adapt workflows to meet a demand for surgical services that shows no signs of slowing down. Garo Derparseghian, MD, an anesthesiologist at Los…
A provision buried in the Affordable Care Act already prohibits reimbursing certified registered nurse anesthetists at a lower rate than physicians for the same work. It just has never been enforced. Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, clinical assistant professor at the…