Douglas H. Irvine, MD, PhD, is an anesthesiologist at East Portland Surgical Center in Portland, Ore.Q: Many spine-focused ASCs struggle to recruit well-regarded anesthesiologists. How can ASCs make themselves attractive to such practitioners?
Anesthesia
New templates and resources are available for anesthesiologists to help them comply with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services new Interpretive Guidelines for hospital Conditions of Participation, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Ross Alexander, MBA, administrator of The Surgery Center of Fort Collins (Colo.), shares four approaches his ASC takes to ensure effective working relationships with its anesthesiologists.
The Hillsborough County (Fla.) Board of County Commissioners voted 7-0 in support of licensing pain management clinics in the region after the Sheriff's Office warned of a pattern of illegal drug abuse linked to clinics in the area, according to…
A study presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 26th annual meeting investigated methods for reducing the estimated $1 billion spent annually on pain care treatment in the United States and found that intrathecal drug delivery systems could save…
Advertisement
The American Academy of Pain Medicine released a statement voicing strong support of certain components of the healthcare reform legislation that will "improve the quality of life for people who suffer with chronic and acute pain," according to an AAPM…
Researchers based out of The Netherlands found that in morbidly obese patients (BMI 38–60 kg m-2), lower doses of propofol are not as effective for anesthesia in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, according to a study published in the European Journal…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class I recall of GE Healthcare's Aisys and Avance Anesthesia systems, due to a defect in control board wiring harnesses, which can cause the machine to unexpectedly shut down, terminating ventilation,…
Q: What kinds of anesthesia are needed for spine procedures? Beth Johnson of Blue Chip Surgical: Normally general anesthesia is required.
Alice Coombs, MD, of Sharon, Mass., an anesthesiologist and critical care physician at South Shore Hospital, has been named as president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, according to a report in The Boston Herald.