The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists issued a call to action to the healthcare community to utilize opioid-sparing pain management techniques to prevent addiction.
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California legislators introduced a bill to allow the state to dictate the cost of healthcare in commercial markets, which is being met with fierce opposition.
Los Gatos, Calif.-based OrthoNorCal orthopedic surgeon Nicholas Abidi spoke to KION about how OrthoNorCal is using alternatives to opioids.
Perioperative surgical home care models continue to gain positive momentum in the anesthesia space. Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira wrote a blog post on the patient-centered care models.
Anesthesiologists make an average of $269,350 a year in Connecticut, the most of any profession in the state, the Hartford Courant reports.
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Sheldon Cho, MD, is leaving the Physician Partners of America practice in Winter Haven, Fla., to rejoin his first PPOA practice in Rockledge, Fla.
Vancouver, Canada-based CRH Medical acquired a 51 percent interest in Dayton-based Western Ohio Sedation Associates.
Jonathan Lukas Beebe, MD, was named one of News Star's 7th Annual Healthcare Heroes.
An FDA panel found Celebrex does not cause a greater risk of heart attacks and strokes compared to two other commonly prescribed painkillers, NPR reports.
Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira discussed upcoming changes to CMS' Recovery Audit Program and devised a series of recommendations to prepare for the audit and appeals process, in a recent blog post.