Anesthesia

Patients believe that changes to the healthcare system may lead to lower standards of care, citing particular concerns over anesthesia administration and less time with physicians, according to the Vital Health Report, a survey conducted by the American Society of…

Numerical rating scale pain scores accurately measure pain intensity in relation to perceived need for medicine, pain relief and pain satisfaction in children, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists urged CMS to limit requirements for the structure of ACOs, create explicit safe harbors and provide timely, detailed data to enable them to identify cost and quality improvements in the construction of ACOs, according to…

Here are four ways the provision of anesthesia can help improve operations and save your ASC money.

Anesthesia and pain management-focused billing and practice management company Anesthesia Business Consultants has partnered with clinical information system iMDsoft, according to an iMDsoft news release.

Erlinda Vidal, MD, an anesthesiologist practicing in Watertown, N.Y., has agreed to stop practicing medicine in the state after being accused of negligence, according to a Watertown Daily Times report.

The president of the N.J. Association of Nurse Anesthetists is calling for changes that would allow CRNAs to provide anesthesia to hospital patients without the supervision of a physician in an op-ed column for The Times of Trenton.

The Federal Drug Administration has granted an appeal by Ethicon Endo-Surgery to reconsider approval of the Sedasys System, a computer-assisted personalized sedation system, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

The World Health Organization is conducting a pilot project to study the use of pulse oximetry during surgery, hoping to make anesthesia safer for patients in the developing world and facilitate greater access to the technology, according to a WHO…

Emergency Medical Services Corporation has announced that AnesthesiaCare, an affiliate of the company's EmCare segment, has agreed to acquire Milford (Conn.) Anesthesia Associates, according to a Bradenton report.