The New York Times has published a few letters to the editor discussing the publication's editorial column "Who Should Provide Anesthesia Care?" which centers around the ongoing debate about whether a CRNA can deliver anesthetics without the supervision of anesthesiologist.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to designate propofol as a "scheduled" drug, which would tighten restrictions on the drug's distribution and use, according to an Anesthesiology News report.
In two key procedural votes, the Senate failed to modify or repeal a tax reporting provision tucked away in the new healthcare reform law, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Here are five significant anesthesia-related stories making headlines in the past eight months. 1. Debate over whether CRNAs providing anesthesia services unsupervised put patients at risk. A study published in the August issue of Health Affairs and funded by the…
Anesthesiologist Cory L. Pickens, MD, of Billings, Mont., has pleaded guilty to prescription fraud, according to a report from the Missoulian and Associated Press.
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The Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists has sent a letter to Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter opposing his plan to opt out of a Medicare rule requiring physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists.
Concerned about the growing numbers of patients under observation in hospitals, CMS is considering tightening its rules for observation, including strictly limiting the length of observation period, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.
The New York Times opinion section published an editorial addressing a recent study by Research Triangle Institute International, funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists and published in Health Affairs, claiming CRNAs who provide anesthesia services without physician supervision…
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter is planning a policy change that would allow certified registered nurse anesthetists to administer anesthesia without a physician's supervision, a decision that has angered Colorado anesthesiologists, according to a Denver Post report.
John R. McLean, MD, a cardiologist from Salisbury, Md., has been indicted for allegedly putting unnecessary coronary stents in hundreds of patients and billing private and public payors for the procedures, according to a Baltimore Sun report.