We’ve all seen the statistics showing the dramatic trends toward acquisitions of practices by hospitals, the creation of large practice organizations and the disappearance of the individual ...

As surgical procedures migrate to the outpatient setting, it’s essential for anesthesia practices to have a variety of service locations, such as ASCs, endoscopy centers and physician offices, ...

Anesthesia is quickly becoming one of the most decisive, and volatile, forces shaping ASC performance. A wave of policy changes across CMS and commercial payers is redefining how anesthesia is paid, ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...

There’s nothing short of an everyday miracle — a medical, pharmacological, technological miracle — unfolding in an operating room at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. Recently, on an ...

When I was first applying to MSA programs, I asked every program if they had any medical missions or global health initiatives on my interview day. Many programs have a fundraising component like CWRU ...

The article argues against a Florida proposal to allow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice without physician supervision. It asserts that physician-led, team-based anesthesia ...

JACKSON, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Billing managers and IT staff for anesthesia practices should be in the middle phases of testing their systems’ ability to process claims under the new “5010” ...

Dental sedation is emerging as a lucrative cash-pay market for anesthesia providers, driven by baby boomer demand for same-day dental implant procedures and investor interest. At the same time, ...

Master’s prepared CRNAs who are granted advanced standing can complete the curriculum in 24 months with much of the program offered online. The schedule of classes is designed to accommodate working ...

The annual scientific conference of the Syrian Society of Anesthesiologists and the Association of Anesthesia and Pain Management Specialists has opened in Damascus, focusing on anesthesia in critical ...