In the midst of tighter state and federal regulations on opioids, it is increasingly difficult for physicians to accurately assess a patient's condition in the time allotted, according to a physician editorial in The Huffington Post.
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A Johns Hopkins study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that the genetically engineered drug etanercept falls short in effectiveness compared to the current standard of care for steroid injections.
The American Board of Internal Medicine's proposal to convert the Maintenance of Certification to the Maintenance of Licensure would be unnecessarily burdensome for physicians, according to an editorial by Alieta Eck, MD, of Piscataway, N.J.
Seriously injured trauma patients transported to hospitals by helicopter are 16 percent more likely to survive than patients brought in by ground ambulance, according to the Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist who led the study.
Florida Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology Associates has partnered with New-York based private equity firm MTS Health Investors to secure additional capital. MTS will retain a "significant" stake in the physician group, according to a release, but specific terms of the transaction were…
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the United Kingdom offers free guidance on infection control, which has recently been updated since its last release in 2003.
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
Duke University sophomore had ACL surgery at the Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center on April 12 after suffering an injury during spring practice with the women's soccer team, according to a Go Duke report.
Michael A. Goldfarb, MD, FACS, medical director of Monmouth Medical Center's Cranmer Ambulatory Surgery Center, was recently named president-elect of the New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, according to a report by The Hub.
MMRGlobal has announced it will continue installing MMRPro systems at ambulatory surgery centers managed by Regent Surgical Health, a leading surgery center management and development company.