Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia signed a new five-year agreement.
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An effective opioid prescribing policy entails clear communication, technology utilization and referral management, according to a Medical Group Management Association report.
CRH Medical Corp., purchased 51 percent of Kirkland-based Lake Washington Anesthesia, a gastroenterology anesthesia practice.
Pain Center of Cutler Bay (Fla.) Owner and Operator Armando Falcon, MD, was arrested on charges of illegally distributing large quantities of prescription painkillers.
Providers often hold three misconceptions about concurrency, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira: that concurrency is synonymous with medical direction, it only applies to physicians or it only applies to certain insurance companies.
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Effective business decision-making requires closely monitoring key management metrics to prepare for critical practice challenges, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants' Jody Locke, anesthesia and pain management services vice president.
Tampa (Fla.) Outpatient Surgical Facility and North Tampa Outpatient Surgical Facility's President and CEO Devanand Mangar, MD, helped create a think tank focused on preventing opioid abuse, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.
Although there are hurdles to implementing blockchain, such as the costs of setting up blockchain systems and the shortage of blockchain developers, it has many potential applications in anesthesiology, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
The CMS' proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 includes changes to the quality payment program and a slight increase in the anesthesia conversion factor.
As surgical procedures migrate to the outpatient setting, it's essential for anesthesia practices to have a variety of service locations, such as ASCs, endoscopy centers and physician offices, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants' Jody Locke, MA.