Legal & Regulatory Issues

Jeff Kaye, CEO of Kaye/Bassman International Corp., was recently featured in a story about improving career prospects in 2011 published by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Accreditation organizations should support uploading of case log files based on anesthesia information management systems, as AIMS databases have been widely adopted by academic anesthesia departments, according to a study published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.

While most of the more controversial provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are not scheduled to take effect until 2014, a number of provisions kicked in on Jan. 1, according to a report by the Christian Science…

The federal Deficit Panel's failed proposals on a physician fee-fix coupled with healthcare cuts are the basis of planned bipartisan legislation to be introduced in the Senate, according to a report by the American Medical News.

Republicans taking control of the House plan to schedule a vote to repeal the healthcare reform law before President Obama delivers his State of the Union address in late January, according to a report by the Washington Post.

An HHS release listed a variety of accomplishments for 2010, including the following seven.   

A bipartisan bill in the Senate would allow states to craft their own healthcare reform laws to replace the federal law, according to a report by the Washington Post.

New York State has adopted a regulatory amendment authorizing anesthesia providers in free-standing and hospital off-site ASCs to conduct post-anesthesia evaluations, according to a Healthcare Association of New York State release.

A recent webinar highlighted how healthcare reform will impact spine surgeons in hospitals and surgery centers. The webinar featured Nicola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN, of SpineSearch discussing the key issues associated with managing spine surgery.

Here are the 10 most-read news stories relating to anesthesia in 2010 on www.BeckersASC.com.