Michael Duronio is vice president of business development for Anesthesia Staffing Consultants. Q: What is a mistake you have seen surgery centers make that hindered an effective relationship with it anesthesiologists and what could the surgery center have done to…
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Thomas Wherry, MD, an anesthesiologist, medical director of Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, a company dedicated to finding strategic solutions for issues relating to anesthesia care, discusses the emerging trend of ASCs subsidizing or employing anesthesiologists.
Compared with hospitals, relationships between anesthesiologists and surgeons at ASCs are excellent, but there is also an elevated level of expectation at ASCs, says Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director of Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, a company…
Elizabeth Pahk Cressman, MD, PhD, a retired anesthesiologist, has donated $8 million to the Norton Healthcare Foundation in Louisville, Ky., according to a news release from Norton Healthcare.
Anesthesiologist Stephen Hirshorn, MD, of University Community Hospital-Carrollwood in Tampa, Fla., has received the Friend of Nursing Award from the hospital, according to a report by Nurse.com.
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Susan Kizirian, chief operating officer for ASCOA, describes three steps ASCs can take to involve their anesthesiologists in reducing costs.
Developing a manipulation under anesthesia program at your ASC may provide you with a new revenue source. MUA is a non-invasive pain management technique performed by chiropractors, osteopathic physicians and medical doctors. The procedure involves stretching and deep massage of…
Daniele Mariconi, recruitment team leader at Somnia Anesthesia Services, explains how the company recruits anesthesiologists and nurse to service healthcare facilities, including hospitals, ASCs and physicians offices. The company currently has about 200 anesthesiology clinicians working with clients in 15…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed information regarding how to identify individuals who are Robo tripping, the abuse of over-the-counter cough and cold medications, and what can be done to prevent overdose and health complications.
Roanoke (Va.) Orthopaedic Center has three ORs and 18 physician-investors. T.K. Miller, MD, president and medical director of the facility, offers four best practices for ASCs working with anesthesiologists.