A study published in the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management analyzed closed anesthesia medical malpractice claims reported to The Doctors Company, a medical malpractice insurance company which has a membership of 75,000.
Anesthesia
There are many complex issues facing anesthesia in ambulatory surgery centers today, and a group of industry experts gathered at the Becker’s ASC 21st Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 23 to discuss key trends.
Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists named Timothy Starck, MD, president, according to a Rockford Register Star report.
The global market for anesthetic and respiratory devices is expected to grow to $19.6 billion in 2018, according to analysis by Reportbuyer.
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…
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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 —…