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.
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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…
Anesthesiologists will be represented by two colleagues on the AMA's board of trustees following elections held during the Association's recent annual meeting.
Increasingly, surgery centers and practices related to surgery centers attempt to profit from the providing of anesthesia services. In the last couple of years, the American Society for Anesthesia has attacked various models as improper kickback relationships and has argued…
Somnia Anesthesia Services has sponsored a white paper with HFMA entitled "Driving Value in Anesthesia Services."
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ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with "breathing tube" devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to accept a high risk of PONV, excessive pain (if undertreated…
Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of American Society of Anesthesiologists discusses the current propofol shortage and other challenges facing anesthesiologists.
Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and profitability?
The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine has published a practice advisory on local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) called "Guidelines for the Management of Severe Local Anaesthetic Toxicity."
McKesson has announced the Connect-Rx software Release 7.1, which provides improved functionality for the company's AcuDose-Rx medication dispensing cabinets and Anesthesia-Rx medication carts and includes increases in charge capture, expanded restocking capabilities for pharmacies, improved medication availability for nursing and…