The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog has published a follow-up report addressing questions raised by commenters to its coverage of a recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health…
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Doug Yunker, MD, an anesthesiologist and medical director of Upper Arlington Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, discusses four ways ASCs can improve profitability.
Anesthesiologist Aisha Goheer, MD, has joined the medical staff of Somerset (Pa.) Hospital, according to a news release from the hospital.
Doug Yunker, MD, an anesthesiologist who is medical director of Upper Arlington Surgery Center in Columbus, Ohio, reviews some of the advantages and disadvantages of employing versus contracting anesthesiologists, both from the anesthesiologists' point of view and from the hospital…
A free, revised manual on professional liability for anesthesiologists is now available for download from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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The use of the fascia iliaca pain block to encourage quicker recovery from knee surgery is featured in a report by Pantagraph in Illinois.
Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists, discusses his thoughts and observations regarding the recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health Affairs, claiming certified registered…
A new study, published in the August issue of Health Affairs and funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, claims there is no increased patient risk when nurse anesthetists provide anesthesia services without physician supervision, according to a news…
The latest quarterly health survey of 1,000 Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists reveals that more than 75 percent of respondents expressed concerns about anesthesia during surgery.
Thomas Wherry, MD, an anesthesiologist, medical director of Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, a company dedicated to finding strategic solutions for issues relating to anesthesia care, discusses four ways ASCs can make improve anesthesia provision more efficient.