Russ Greene, administrator of Physicians' Surgery Center in Fayetteville, Ark., lists seven mistakes ambulatory surgery centers make when contracting with anesthesia providers.
The Latest
Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society, has reported continued increase in the journal's impact factor, the rating of academic and scientific journals tracked and published annually by Thomson Reuters.
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado in Aurora found that propofol scheduling did not change how providers practiced, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
CMS and the American Academy of Professional Coders hosted a Code-a-Thon on April 26, at which coding experts from AAPC responded to nearly 250 questions from more than 1,200 participants, according to a CMS release.
Mark J. Lema, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of anesthesiology at the University of Buffalo (N.Y.), will receive the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Distinguished Service award, the organization's highest tribute for service and achievement.
President Obama recently proposed raising the age of Medicare eligibility incrementally through 2036, as his administration works with Republican leaders to make an Aug. 2 deadline for increasing the nation's borrowing limit, according to a USA Today report.
Penn State-Hershey (Pa.) Health System has implemented a wide range of policies to combat the July effect, despite some skepticism in the validity of the phenomenon, according to a Patriot-News report.
A CMS report shows Parkland Memorial “repeatedly violated” a now-deceased patient’s rights by improperly restraining and secluding him, according to a news report from The Oklahoman. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on Parkland Memorial Hospital.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a part of the CDC, offers a free, downloadable and adaptable poster which shows the proper and improper technique for passing and loading sharps.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics' new Gastrointestinal Pain Program brings together gastroenterologists and pain physicians in a new multi-disciplinary treatment approach, according to a news release by Stanford.