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Study: Short Interactive Videos Could Increase Patient Knowledge of Anesthesia

Short interactive animation videos could help patients' understanding of anesthesia and reduce anesthesiologists' interview time, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Balance Billing Anesthesia Patients Who Go Out of Network

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

Thwarting the Myth of Anesthesia as a 'Black Box': Q&A With John Ansorge of Somnia Anesthesia Services

John Ansorge is CFO of Somnia Anesthesia Services. Mr. Ansorge joined Somnia in 2010. He has more than 20 years experience in hospital finance, most recently holding the position of interim CFO for Stamford (Conn.) Health System, a 305-bed teaching…

Harvard Anesthesiologist Talks to New York Times About 'How Anesthesia Works'

In a New York Times article, Emery Neal Brown, MD, a professor of anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School and a practicing physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, answered questions about how anesthesia works.

Anesthesiologist Representative Calls Texas Medicaid Rates 'Woefully Inadequate'

Proposed cuts to Texas Medicaid funding could hurt healthcare in rural areas, says Republican Rep. John Zerwas, an anesthesiologist from suburban Houston, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

Anesthesia & Analgesia Retracts 22 Articles Published by Dr. Joachim Boldt

Medical journal Anesthesia & Analgesia has announced the retraction of 22 articles it published by Joachim Boldt, MD, PhD.

Smokers Experience More Pain After Ambulatory Surgery

Smokers experience higher levels of pain and suffer from severe pain more frequently following ambulatory surgery, according to a study presented at the 2010 meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

ASA Asks CMS to Revise Meaningful Use Criteria

On Feb. 18, the American Society of Anesthesiologists submitted a letter to CMS advising changes to meaningful use criteria of electronic health records, according to an ASA release.

Interventional Pain Management: A Physician Specialty

The following article is written by Kenneth Elmassian, DO, a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Pain affects an estimated 75 million Americans, which is more than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined, according to the American Pain…

March FDA Committee Meeting to Discuss Pediatric Anesthesia

The Food and Drug Administration has announced a meeting of its anesthetic and life support drugs advisory committee on March 10, 2011, according to a Reuters report.