Anesthesia Business Consultants compared the average rotator cuff repair times per CPT code for nine busy surgeons and found significant variance in the average units per case.
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Anesthesiologist James Allen Jr., DO, pleaded guilty June 4 to filing false tax returns for eight years, according to the Department of Justice.
Kelly McQueen, MD, will take over the University of Wisconsin-Madison's anesthesiology department, which had been characterized as a difficult place for female physicians under the previous leadership, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.
Patients who used a smartphone app reduced their opioid use after total knee replacement surgery, according to a study presented at Euroanaesthesia in Vienna, Austria, June 1-3.
A strong relationship between ASCs and anesthesia providers is key to ASC success, according to SimplifyASC.
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Last-minute anesthesia service cancellations or staff outages can debilitate ASC operations and finances, according to Watkinsville, Ga.-based anesthesia management provider CarePlus Management.
The American Pain Society could cease operations, in part due to costly legal battles, according to an email obtained by MedPage Today.
Southington (Conn.) Surgery Center's anesthesia team was recognized for reliable service in a national performance survey.
Insurers are putting up new roadblocks to prevent anesthesia practices from getting paid, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
A window sign suggesting that Physician Partners of America would cut off all opioid prescriptions was "unauthorized" and "untrue," according to the Tampa, Fla.-based surgery center and pain clinic operator.