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A Tennessee bill that would restrict nurse anesthetists' ability to provide pain management services is unnecessarily costly and harmful for patients in underserved areas, according to a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
The TriState Pain Institute in Fort Mohave, Ariz., recently appointed Charles Stevens, MD, to the practice.
In malpractice cases, higher defense costs and malpractice premiums are ultimately passed down to patients through higher physician fees, according to a New England Journal of Medicine study reported on Philly.com.
The healthcare industry has seen a surge in demand for physician and nurse executives as new types of healthcare models emerge, according to a report from The Atlantic.
Examining the brains of healthy volunteers, a team of scientists has imaged the process of returning to consciousness after being administered general anesthesia, according to a News-Medical report.
National medical group Mednax today announced the acquisition of Burlington (N.C.) Anesthesia. The physician group consists of an anesthesia care team model that includes six anesthesiologists and 12 nurse anesthetists.