Congress' committees of jurisdiction are currently considering massive changes to the physician payment system, including repealing the sustainable growth rate and creating a stable period of payments, according to Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Tennessee Board of Pharmacy are investigating seven adverse events reported from steroid injections compounded by Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MEDNAX has acquired Anesthesia Specialists of Houston, the third anesthesiology practice in Texas to join MEDNAX's American Anesthesiology division.
A recent survey by the International Anesthesia Research Society found frequent problems with pulse oximetry sensors, including 53.2 percent of anesthesiologists who have trouble getting an oxygen saturation reading in as many as half of their cases.
In formally submitted comments, the American Society of Anesthesiologists supported a report from the U.S. Senate on re-examining healthcare information technology adoption strategies.
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This week the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passes the Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act, which differentiates between traditional compounding pharmacies and compounding manufacturers, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
CPT copyright 2013 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Anesthesiologists often grapple with how to accurately report post-operative pain management procedures. Historically, epidurals and blocks that are placed pre-operatively for the…
Oklahoma's recent deadly tornado and subsequent devastation — including the near-total loss of a nearby hospital — reminds healthcare facilities to continuously update and train with their disaster emergency plan, according to Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business…
West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh, Pa. named Ahmed Badr, MD, as chair of the department of anesthesiology, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.
The FDA has issued an alert for healthcare providers to quarantine any sterile products distributed from NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas and not administer them to patients, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.