More than 15 anesthesia leaders — anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists — joined Becker's to discuss how the anesthesia workforce will evolve over the next five years.
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Springfield, Ill.-based Prairie Cardiovascular has added Jeetendra Patel, MD, to its staff.
Jerry Bruggeman, MD, of Columbia, Mo., has pleaded guilty to making false statements to Medicare.
ASCs are closely monitoring the acceleration of hospital consolidation in various markets.
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners' bid to acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance is back on the table, Bloomberg reported Feb. 18.
Here are seven anesthesia lawsuits that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 1:
As federal policy updates come out of Washington at a rapid pace under a new presidential administration, ASC leaders and physicians remain watchful of policy shifts and legislation that will directly impact their practices.
Cardiology has emerged as a leading specialty in the ASC industry, and the specialty has a number of promising areas of growth in the coming years:
In the last six months, 16.6% more nurse anesthetists have billed Medicare than anesthesiologists, according to a Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies report published Feb. 7 by the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
In February, the American Society of Anesthesiologists issued guidance surrounding the use of ketamine in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders.