Legal & Regulatory Issues

A bill has been signed into law which requires nurse anesthetists (NAs) to have physician supervision when writing prescriptions and ordering tests and therapeutics for the immediate perioperative care of a patient, according to the bill and a press release…

A new study, published in the journal Gastroenterology, shows the hepatitis B and C virus can be transmitted during improper intravenous administration of anesthesia, according to a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association.

Harvard Medical School has set strict conflict-of-interest rules barring its more than 11,000 faculty from accepting personal gifts, travel and meals from drug and device manufacturers, according to a report by the Boston Globe.

Leslie Margolin, CEO, of California Anthem Blue Cross has resigned after defending controversial rake hikes of as much as 39 percent for individual policy holders, according to a report by the Sacramento Bee.

The following comments are from Daniel Van Riper, MD, an anesthesiologist for Blair County Anesthesia in Altoona, Pa., in response to "Impact of the Propofol Shortage on Anesthesiologists: Q&A With ASA President Alexander Hannenberg."I think the ASA or APSF should…

A new report by the Association of American Medical Colleges urges U.S. teaching hospitals to establish policies that manage financial relationships between physicians and industry so that they do not influence patient care, according to an AAMC news release.

Scott Reuben, MD, anesthesiologist, pain management specialist and former chief of the Baystate Medical Center Hospital acute pain clinic in Springfield, Mass., was sentenced by a federal court on Thursday to six months in jail plus three years supervised release…

Seven Houston-area residents who worked for a home health agency have been charged for alleged participation in a $5 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Department of Justice.

Scott Reuben, MD, former chief of the Baystate Medical Center Hospital acute pain clinic in Springfield, Mass., was sentenced by a federal court on Thursday to six months in jail plus three years supervised release after pleading guilty to healthcare…

James Geiger, MD, is an anesthesiologist serving five hospitals and five surgery centers in Phoenix, Ariz.