Care Coordination

A new governance proposal being considered by Georgia's Board of Regents would create a new board to oversee a health system that includes the Medical College of Georgia, its affiliated hospital, clinics and physician groups, according to a report in…

Palomar Pomerado Health, a two-hospital system in northern San Diego County, has merged with a medical group consisting of 43 physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, according to a report by the San Diego Tribune.

Anesthesiologists sometimes do not bring in other team members when cases are waiting and when number of operating rooms currently running is less than allocated in an anesthesia group staffing agreement, according to a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Mackinac Straits Health System is about to open a $27 million replacement for Mackinac Straits Hospital & Health Center in St. Ignace, Mich., according to a report by the Petoskey News.

Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor developed a perioperative sleep apnea prediction score based on independent clinical predictors of OSA to diagnose patients prior to surgery, according to a recent study published in the April issue of…

ASCs continuously search for new service lines to generate additional revenue for their centers. Orthopedic and pain management ASCs often look to spine surgery to provide that new revenue, but they often overlook a procedure they can add with no…

A new headset allows anesthesiologists to monitor data about a patient during surgery without taking their eyes off the patient, according to a study in the April issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the Journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

As part of the launch of its new "Thought Leadership" section on its Web site, Somnia Anesthesia Services has released a new white paper, "Delivery of Anesthesia in America's Hospitals: Understanding the Subsidy."

A task force of the American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed updated guidelines for chronic pain management that focus on optimizing pain control, enhancing functional abilities, enhancing patients' quality of life and minimizing adverse outcomes.

Joseph Stapleton, MD, is an anesthesiologist, pain physician and a partner at East Portland Surgical Center in Happy Valley, OR.