Ronald Lewis, MD, a Louisiana-based anesthesiologist, died on Jan. 6 at 91, according to an obituary from the American Press.
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Cincinnati Children's has expanded its anesthesia partnership with Getinge to provide patients with the Flow anesthesia platform.
Here are 10 notes on pay for certified registered nurse anesthetists:
A woman has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group, both located in the Portland area, after contracting the life-threatening hepatitis C virus, according to a Jan. 10 report from Oregon Live.
In November 2024, CMS finalized a 94-cent (2.83%) conversion factor decrease from 2024. The physician fee schedule conversion factor for 2025 is $32.35, down from $33.29 in 2024.
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Private equity has an ever-tightening grip in healthcare, across nearly every physician specialty, including anesthesia.
A Medscape report released Jan. 8 indicated that personalized interventions may "significantly" reduce preoperative anxiety in patients.
Liberal, Kan.-based Southwest Medical Center has partnered with multi-specialty medical group Sound Physicians to provide comprehensive anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 7 report from KSCB News.
Here are five issues anesthesia providers are watching as we begin 2025:
As all physicians are heading into 2025 battling nationwide shortages and ongoing reimbursement cuts, here are five numbers that are scaring anesthesiologists right now: