Anesthesia

One of the biggest challenges facing the practice of anesthesia are recent changes in infection control rules, according to Clifford Gevirtz, MD, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia Services who practices throughout New York and Long Island, N.Y. Some anesthesiologists may…

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter is planning a policy change that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician's supervision, a decision that has angered Colorado anesthesiologists, according to a Denver Post report.

Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., says the challenge of aligning anesthesiologists with the financial interests of an ASC can be overcome by giving the anesthesiologists a financial investment in the center.

Here are seven statistics about compensation of anesthesiologists based on partnership, weeks worked and practice revenue, based on 2009 data, according to the MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey.

Here are the top 12 "action items" salaried anesthesiologists would like to improve in their practice environment, based on whether the anesthesiologists are salaried employees or owners/partners, according to the Locum Tenens 2010 Anesthesiology Salary Survey Report.

The rising cost of healthcare has been an ongoing concern of the nation's business community. When the 2001 Institute of Medicine landmark report titled "Crossing the Quality Chasm" revealed that 98,000 hospitalized patients die unnecessarily each year from preventable medical…

Sixteen U.S. Senators have signed a letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calling for a review of Medicare payments for anesthesia services as possibly misvalued, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists and a copy of the letter.

Here are statistics on the average ASA status for the top orthopedic procedure in ASCs by CMS region, according to Genascis.

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a lower court's judgment to clear an ASC, orthopedic surgeon and CRNA sued by a patient who claimed her lung was punctured during a regional block placement, according to an Ohio Court of Appeals…

Anesthesiologist Barry K. Ray Jr., MD, of Tinton Falls, N.J., has been charged with conspiring to sell prescription drugs, according to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.