The federal government hopes to put an end to the practice of information blocking by financially penalizing developers and removing incentives for providers, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
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Federal agents raided Ava Pain Management in Tempe, Ariz., and arrested two employees April 18, according to ABC 15 Arizona.
A longtime Rochester, N.Y.-based Cornerstone Eye Associates employee allegedly used her position as the Lasik refraction surgery coordinator to illegally prescribe 5,000-plus opioids, local ABC News affiliate 13WHAM reports.
Louisiana neurologist Anil Prasad, MD, was charged with conspiring to dispense controlled substances and commit healthcare fraud, according to the Department of Justice.
Physicians in Kentucky are among 53 medical professionals in six states facing charges related to a widespread opioid crackdown, according to the Department of Justice.
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Five medical professionals in Kentucky's Eastern District were charged in connection to schemes involving healthcare fraud and the illegal distribution of controlled substances, according to the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice charged 32 people in Tennessee, including Jeffrey Young, a nurse practitioner known as the "Rock Doc," as part of a massive crackdown on illegal prescribing practices, The Tennessean reports.
Anesthesia clinicians should weigh the pros and cons before using medical scribes to alleviate administrative burden, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Most anesthesiologists who would choose to go into medicine again would also select the same specialty, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2019."
Lawrenceburg, Ind.-based Highpoint Health selected Seven Hills Anesthesia as its surgical sedation services provider.