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…
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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.
Single-specialty orthopedic surgery and anesthesiology groups showed revenue increases in 2009, while gastroenterology, cardiology and urology groups showed revenue declines, according to a release from MGMA.
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The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists and the Colorado Medical Society have filed a lawsuit in Denver District Court aimed at stopping CRNAs from administering anesthesia in rural hospitals without physician supervision after the Colorado governor elected to opt out the…
Surgical patients with known heart disease risks who are given beta blockers before and after surgery have a significantly reduced chance of post-operative death compared to those not given beta blockers, according to a study by researches at San Francisco…
The president and the director of the N.C. Society of Anesthesiologists defended the state's requirement that physicians supervise nurse anesthetists when providing anesthesia in an op-ed article published in the News & Observer.
Colorado has joined 15 other states in allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without physician supervision, according to a Huffington Post report.