Anesthesia

In recent years, independent anesthesia practice groups across the country have seen remarkable shifts in the competitive landscape of their industry as numerous practice groups have partnered with regional or national strategic players, sold to private equity investment firms or…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Jeffrey S. Plagenhoef, MD, first vice president of the ASA Executive Committee.

According to a recent Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, the start of anesthesia time occurs before anesthesia is induced in the preoperative holding area and anesthesiologists tend not to record that time, which can add up to great sums of…

The Joint Commission released 10 years of sentinel event root cause data reported to the organization between 2004 and the second quarter of 2014. The following are the top causes of anesthesia-related sentinel events (104 events total), based on a…

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named John P. Abenstein, MSEE, MD, president.

Over the last decade or so, anesthesia drug shortage issues appear to have been compounding. While the passage of the 2012 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act — which included a provision to mitigate national drug shortages —…

John Neeld, MD, received the 2013 Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists in recognition of his contributions to dramatically advance the safety of anesthesia.

Anesthesia risk management programs help facilities protect themselves as well as their patients, according to an abeo blog post.

Sedasys launched its SEDASYS System, a computer-assisted personalized sedation system, in the United States.

Anesthesia-related complications have decreased by more than half in four years, according to the Anesthesia Quality Institute's National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry.