Q: What is the current national perspective on manipulation under anesthesia and how does it pertain to ASCs?Robert Goldstein, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer, Somnia Anesthesia Services: Manipulation under anesthesia remains a very controversial procedure, with variable…

Cleveland Medical Devices has finalized an agreement to license its anesthesia monitoring — its NeuroSense line — and seizure detection technologies through Cleveland Heights, Ohio-based NeuroWave Systems, according to a report in Crain's Cleveland Business.

A new study from Research and Markets highlights the driving factors in the U.S. anesthesia devices market, including new technologies and the need for upgrades and replacements at surgical facilities, according to a Research and Markets news release.

Analogic Corp., a provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology based in Peabody, Mass., has released the Flex Focus 400 Anesthesia ultrasound scanner, a dedicated ultrasound system for regional anesthesia designed and manufactured by Analogic's BK Medical subsidiary, according…

Health reform will present many challenges for hospitals in the coming years. This will be a tumultuous period for our industry. Organizations that find their way through it will be the ones that have developed new ways of doing things.…

The Portex UniPerc Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kit, the first dedicated percutaneous tracheostomy option with tubes designed specifically for patients with larger necks, has received a 2010 Medical Design Excellence Award from Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine, according to a news…

Here are six statistics on the use of electronic medical records by office-based physicians, according to the National Center for Health Statistics' report "Electronic Medical Record Use by Office-based Physicians and Their Practices: United States, 2007."

Jatin Patel, owner of Rx Shop, Rajnish Mehta, Satender Singh, Naresh Jain and Sachin Amin have been arrested and charged with fabricating prescriptions and submitting the claims to Medicaid, Medicare and Tricare, according to a report in The Tampa Tribune.

An effort to establish corporate values and recruit excellent leadership in 2007 has blossomed into a companywide culture, satisfaction enhancement and performance measurement tool for surgery center developer Regent Surgical Health.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the reasonable cost payment for clinical laboratory tests performed by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds in qualified rural areas as part of their outpatient services for the cost reporting periods…