Here are ten statistics on the earnings of occupational therapists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.
Compensation Issues
The New Hampshire Attorney General will begin reviewing the salaries of executives at New Hampshire nonprofit hospitals, according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.
Here are nine statistics on the earnings of athletic trainers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2010-2011 Edition.
ASCs have long relied on general anesthesia with "breathing tube" devices, followed by narcotic-based based pain management in surgery patients. The use of opioids, however, has led many facilities to accept a high risk of PONV, excessive pain (if undertreated…
Many orthopedics procedures, especially shoulder and knee surgeries, often require a pain block to manage the patients' pain postoperatively. However, these claims are some of the most commonly denied in ASCs on the first pass, often due to payor issues…
Robert Goldstein, MD, is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia Services.Q: What are some of the ways the growing propofol shortage could impact an ASC's operations and profitability?
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, La., is the first in the Lake Charles area to have anesthesia services covered in-network by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana after nearly six months of being out of network, according to a…
In April 2009, Sullivan, Cotter and Associates surveyed 142 organizations across the country for its fifth annual survey of physician on-call pay rates and practices. Here are some of the survey's key findings. Editor's note: Percentages offered throughout may total…
A study presented at the American Academy of Pain Medicine's 26th annual meeting investigated methods for reducing the estimated $1 billion spent annually on pain care treatment in the United States and found that intrathecal drug delivery systems could save…
Karen Rewerts has been named vice president of finance and CFO of SSM Health Care – St. Louis, according to an SSM news release.