Metropolitan Medical Services of North Carolina and Spacelabs Healthcare have announced a distributorship that will allow MMS to sell the Spacelabs' BleaseSirius anesthesia delivery system in Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and to certain accounts near Asheville, N.C., according to…
Anesthesia
Propofol injection is commonly used by ASCs and other healthcare providers because it is a quick acting sedative. Use of the drug has risen especially in gastroenterology, where it can provide an additional level of comfort for patients undergoing colonoscopy.…
Amy Mowles is president and CEO of Mowles Medical Practice Management.Q: I've been reading about the propofol recall and shortage. What might this mean for my ASC?
Somnia Anesthesia Services recently presented a free webinar entitled "Keeping Your Surgeons Satisfied — The Role of Anesthesia Management in Meeting Their Demands and Optimizing the OR."
A transmittal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has listed four new Category III codes for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System set to take effect on July 1.
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it will stop manufacturing propofol, which could further exacerbate a months-long shortage of the anesthetic, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
CMS Transmittal 59 provides additional clarifications to the agency's Interpretive Guidelines for the Anesthesia Services Conditions of Participation, according an American Society of Anesthesiologists news release.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists announced that it does not support the current Medicare Physician Fee Fix in the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, as it does not provide provisions to fix the sustainable growth rate,…
Q: There is a continuing dispute at our surgery center regarding body mass index requirements/restrictions for patients. Our current policy states that BMI less than 39 is acceptable. Many of our surgeons (especially ophthalmologists) are arguing that a 39 BMI…
Researchers from The Netherlands found that asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction was a significant predictor of 30-day cardiovascular events following surgery, indicating a need to diagnose the condition preoperatively and to better manage it around the time of surgery, according to…