Physician engagement is key for organizations looking to strengthen their clinical team in the current, uncertain healthcare landscape.
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Researchers presented a study showing that hydrocodone's prescriptions have plummeted since officials rescheduled the drug from III to II, Anesthesia News reports.
New Albany, N.Y.-based Baptist Health Floyd is considering adding a 4,394 square-foot expansion to its pain management center, the News and Tribune reports.
Baltimore-based John Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality awarded approximately $4 million for improving surgical care across the United States.
The Indianapolis-based Indiana University School of Medicine added a master's program in anesthesia to its curriculum.
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Effective pain management is key for a successful transition to value-based care. New practice models have sprung up to ensure a seamless patient experience that incorporates pain management.
First-year University of Buffalo (N.Y.) anesthesiology residents Michael Ferrante, MD, and Alexander Heleba, MD, watched a man fall to the floor and not immediately get up upon the residents walking into KeyBank Center in Buffalo.
Healthcare-related pollution is on par with the amount of lives lost from preventable medical errors. So what can anesthesiologists do to be green? A feature in Anesthesia News examines what anesthesiologists can do to be green.
The anesthesia and respiratory device market is largely varied and thriving so far this year.
A study in Anesthesiology details a noninvasive nociception monitor that gauges a patient's pain during surgery.