Marc Koch, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia Services and an anesthesiologist, shares the following comments regarding the recent study by The Lewin Group, published in the Journal of Nursing Economics, that claims the certified registered nurse anesthetist-only…
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A new study claims a certified registered nurse anesthetist working as the sole anesthesia provider is the most cost-effective model of anesthesia delivery and doesn't impact care quality, according to an American Association of Nurse Anesthetists news release.
Keith Metz, MD, knows why surgeons choose to work at ASCs. A practicing clinical anesthesiologist and medical director at Great Lakes Surgical Center in Southfield, Mich., Dr. Metz organized a surgeon group to develop an ASC in 2003, hoping for…
James Geiger, MD, is an anesthesiologist serving five hospitals and five surgery centers in Phoenix, Ariz.
A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy.
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists has published an update on the propofol shortage.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
Anesthesiologist Alan Berk, MD, is part of Dallas-based TX-AN Anesthesia Group, which services hospitals and surgery centers in Dallas and Plano, Texas.
A new law in Pennsylvania will require ASCs and hospitals to have a circulating nurse in the OR during procedures using general anesthesia or deep sedation.
Kamal Tiwari, MD, an anesthesiologist practicing in Bloomington, Ind., at The Pain Management & Surgery Center of Southern Indiana, has been charged with healthcare fraud, healthcare fraud resulting in serious bodily injury and 11 counts of unlawful drug distribution, according…