CMS has made severe hyperglycemia and severe hypoglycemia reportable hospital-harm measures. The reporting requirement is here, and the payment consequence arrives in the 2028 determination. A meaningful share of these events originate in the perioperative pathway, where the surgical stress…
Anesthesia
The use of desflurane, a common anesthetic, has been on the decline in recent years as healthcare institutions have begun to sunset it in response to environmental concerns, Inside Climate News reported Jan. 5. Here are 10 things to know…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology urged the Department of Education to reconsider its proposal to define education for certified registered nurse anesthetists as a non-professional degree, which would cap unsubsidized student loans for future CRNAs at $100,000. In a…