Randy Graybeal, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) with Somnia Anesthesia Services who works out of Providence Regional Medical Center in Washington, offers four ways anesthesiologists and CRNAs can reduce errors and improve communications while continuing to provide excellent quality…
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Researchers have developed and validated a system that could improve post-operative care by measuring patient recovery from surgery with general anesthesia, according to the study abstract published in the October issue of Anesthesiology.
Somnia Anesthesia Services has announced John Ansorge will serve as the company's CFO.
Anesthesiologists and general surgeons make more money on average than any other profession in the country, followed closely by emergency room physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists and psychiatrists, according to reports by CNN Money and Young Money.
The debate over whether CRNAs should be allowed to administer anesthesia without physician supervision has continued throughout the country on the heels of Colorado becoming the 16th state to opt out of the federal Medicare rule.
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Anesthesiologist Andy Harris, MD, a Republican House candidate in Maryland and opponent of healthcare reform, was recently promoted in a 60-second radio ad by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, according to a report by Politico.
Like many other specialties, the practice of anesthesiology has suffered as of late due to reimbursement cuts, fear of malpractice and provider shortages. At the same time, technological advances are improving perioperative care and placing a greater emphasis on a…
Somnia Anesthesia Services has produced the second in a series of videos on "Managing Anesthesia Costs and Quality Improvement."
American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of MEDNAX, has announced the acquisition of Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, a physician group practice providing anesthesia care and pain management services at nine hospitals, 12 ASCs and 10 pain management centers around Charlotte, N.C., according to…
Anesthesiologists from at least 39 states and the District of Columbia have donated more than $250,000 to the campaign of Maryland Congress hopeful Andy Harris, the Republican challenger to Democratic incumbent Frank Kratovil, according to a Baltimore Sun report.