Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico will pay a former medical resident $800,000 to settle allegations that she faced hostility and retaliation after reporting an alleged rape, the Albuquerque Journal reports.
Anesthesia
The FDA approved Kala Pharmaceuticals' loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 1 percent for postsurgery eye pain and inflammation.
Patients dismissed alone after an outpatient ambulatory procedure with anesthesia have no increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to patients released with an escort, according to a study published in Mayo Clinical Proceedings.
Toronto, Canada-based Toronto General Hospital's Transitional Pain Service successfully reduced perioperative opioid use in complex pain patients, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Pain.
The Olean, N.Y., community is standing with recently dismissed anesthesia group Olean-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists, the Olean Times Herald reports.
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Healthcare organizations must overcome the perception artificial intelligence is still developing so the technology can become a helpful support tool in the specialty, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Des Moines, Iowa-based Mercy Center for Pain Medicine is opening a satellite pain center at an outpatient facility Aug. 24.
EHR adoption has significantly improved prescribing practices in emergency departments and ASCs, HSTpathways Nurse and Clinical Applications Director Maura Dent Cash, BSN, told EHRIntelligence.com.
Anesthesia providers are required to issue an advance beneficiary notice when a service typically covered by insurance might not be covered in a certain circumstance, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Olean, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Anesthesiologists is losing its contract with Olean General Hospital, which the group served since 1994, the Olean Times Herald reports.