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Overcoming the Anesthesia Provider Shortage: Q & A with Marc Koch of Somnia Anesthesia

A critical shortage of anesthesia providers is currently impacting hospitals, ASCs and other surgical facilities throughout the United States. Here, Marc Koch, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Somnia Anesthesia, discusses how surgery facilities can adapt to overcome this provider…

Anesthesiologist Involvement in an ASC: Q&A With Howard Balkenbusch of Associated Anesthesiologists of Fort Wayne

Howard (Skip) Balkenbusch, CEO of Associated Anesthesiologists of Fort Wayne, Ind., offers is thoughts on the hotly debated topic of anesthesiologists' involvement with ASCs.

Bill Introduced to Reduce Primary Care Provider Shortage

Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) introduced a bill designed to increase the number of primary care providers as a result of the growing shortage of primary care providers, according to a report by the Bucks County Courier Times.

7 Companies for Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Know

Here are seven companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know.

Riverside Health System Receives Approval for New Hospital in Virginia

Riverside Health System, based in Newport News, Va., has received approval for the Certificate of Need required to build a new hospital in Williamsburg, Va., according to a report by the Daily Press.

Kaiser Permanente Signs Service Agreement With Colorado Hospital

Boulder (Colo.) Community Hospital has signed a hospital service agreement to provide care to two Kaiser Permanente health plans in Colorado, according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

8 Companies for Surgery Centers and Hospitals to Know

Here is a list of eight companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know.

National Organizations Urge CMS to Withdraw Physician Supervision Policy Change

The American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, Federation of American Hospitals and National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems asked CMS to withdraw a policy change requiring direct physician supervision for outpatient therapeutic services, according to…

Healthcare Associations Commit to Reducing Healthcare Spending Growth

Healthcare provider and manufacturing associations sent a letter to Pres. Obama this week vowing to cut healthcare spending growth by 1.5 percent (a 20 percent decrease in expected rate of growth) over the next decade to achieve an estimated $2…

Medicare Transitions Act Introduced in Senate

Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) introduced a new bill that aims to improve patient care and save billions of dollars each year in health care costs by ensuring that Medicare patients receive effective follow-up care after they leave a hospital, according…