Care Coordination

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.

Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., has been accepted as a supporter member into the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions for its 17 pediatric services, according to a report in the Wichita Business Journal.

St. David's HealthCare has signed a lease with REIT Management & Research to build a freestanding emergency room in Bee Cave, Texas, according to a report in the Community Impact Newspaper.

Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, will spend $32 million to convert 150-bed King's Daughters Hospital to a regional children’s hospital, according to a Scott & White release.

Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., is opening its new $1.1 million Endoscopy Center on the third floor of its Lane Medical Plaza, according to a report in The Advocate.

An anesthesiology group has to constantly change to remain viable, says Howard Konowitz, MD, managing partner of Midwest Anesthesiologists HBRJ, a seven-physician group in Melrose Park, Ill. "If you can't reinvent the practice every nine months," he says, "you can't…