Anesthesia

Bundled Care / Value Based Care: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) will be impacted by the challenges of bundled and value based care as the trend continues. As we move away from fee for service and toward bundled care, where…

Alvaro Liceaga, MD, of Regional Pain Treatment Medical Center in Fullerton, Calif., discusses how outpatient surgery has affected anesthesia practices and how the field will continue to evolve.

Ravi Bhalodia, MD, has joined the Colorado Clinic, a neurology, pain management, regenerative medicine and sports medicine practice with locations throughout the state.

Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia recently selected Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia to manage its anesthesia services.

MEDNAX has acquired two anesthesiology practices: Florence, S.C.-based Medical Anesthesia Consultants and Florida-based Anesthesia Associates of Naples.

Adam Blomberg, MD, the national education director for Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare's anesthesiology division, reminds anesthesiologists of their critical duty to ensure patient safety above anything else.

Pharmacogenomics may be the next big trend in anesthesia care, according to a recent industry and market news alert by Anesthesia Business Consultants' CEO and president Tony Mira.

The Dallas-based Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants has named Andrea Cameron the practice's new COO.

The global market for anesthetic and respiratory devices will almost double by 2020, according to a BCC Research report. The report includes analysis of major players, innovative technology and market dynamics related to anesthesia and respiratory devices.

Bruce Weiner, RN, has been named president-elect of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.