The debate over whether CRNAs should be allowed to administer anesthesia without physician supervision has continued throughout the country on the heels of Colorado becoming the 16th state to opt out of the federal Medicare rule.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Like many other specialties, the practice of anesthesiology has suffered as of late due to reimbursement cuts, fear of malpractice and provider shortages. At the same time, technological advances are improving perioperative care and placing a greater emphasis on a…
Surgical patients with known heart disease risks who are given beta blockers before and after surgery have a significantly reduced chance of post-operative death compared to those not given beta blockers, according to a study by researches at San Francisco…
Patients dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid accounted for about one-third of all Medicare hospital stays in 2008, according to a report by AHRQ’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
The following reader question came in response to the column "Critical Guidance for Complying With Anesthesia Infection Control Rules," which features insight from Clifford Gevirtz, MD, an anesthesiologist with Somnia Anesthesia Services who practices throughout New York and Long Island,…
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N.J. Physician Receives Research Grant for Study of Removal of Uterine Masses Under Local Anesthesia
Robert J. Rubino, MD, founder of The Rubino OB/GYN Group in New Jersey, has received a research grant to study the use of an FDA-approved device for the minimally invasive removal of uterine masses in the office under local anesthesia,…
Haldor Advanced Technologies’ ORLocate, which tracks instruments and sponges during surgical procedures, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Haldor Advanced Technologies news release.
The American Stroke Association recently presented Woodland Healthcare in Woodland, Calif., with the Gold Plus Award in July for their involvement with the Get With the Guidelines program, an initiative aimed at improving and maintaining quality stroke care and treatment.…
The use of the fascia iliaca pain block to encourage quicker recovery from knee surgery is featured in a report by Pantagraph in Illinois.
The latest quarterly health survey of 1,000 Americans by the American Society of Anesthesiologists reveals that more than 75 percent of respondents expressed concerns about anesthesia during surgery.