A study published in The Lancet examined ketamine's effectiveness in lowering pain or reducing the need for opioids.
Anesthesia
As market contractions push anesthesia groups towards alignment, Anesthesia Business Consultants President Tony Mira cited 11 more methods from Myckowiak Associates, PC, Attorney Vicki Myckowiak, Esq. groups can use to prepare for this alignment.
As the market undergoes a period of contraction, the threat of shrinking payments and legislative uncertainty have created an environment where anesthesia and hospitals have to align, Anesthesia Business Consultants President Tony Mira said in a blog post.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists awarded Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists President Kraig de Lanzac, MD, the 2017 Bertram W. Coffer, MD, Excellence in Government Award.
A new payment rule prevents nurse anesthetists from getting paid in a dozen states, according to a lawsuit from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Cook CountyRecord reports.
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MiraMed Global Services and Plexus Technology Group launched their new platform MACRA MadeEasy.
Fort Worth, Texas-based JPS Health Network named Robert M. Frohm, MD, its new anesthesiology department chair.
Union Anesthesia Associates and Raritan Anesthesia Associates Pain Management opened a new location in Jersey City, N.J., Tap into Union reports.
California has the most anesthesiologists per state in the country, according to data Kaiser Family Foundation gathered from Redi-Data in April 2017.
Luvell Glanton Jr., MD, of Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital, used Abbott's BurstDR stimulation to support patients with chronic pain, the Hannibal Courier-Post reports.