Author: Patsy Newitt Becker’s ASC Review The No Surprises Act has created financial challenges for anesthesiologists, the American Society of Anesthesiologists said Nov. 15. The implementation of the law has harmed physicians specifically at small and medium-sized practices, the society said in a news release. Insurance companies have slashed payments for anesthesiologists by nearly 40 percent in […]
Read MoreAuthors: Richard C. Prielipp, MD, MBA, FCCM; Stuart K. Amateau, MD, PhD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF Reprinted from Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 2022 • Volume 134 • Number 6, pages 1189–1191, with permission from International Anesthesia Research Society. Professional titles and nomenclature were standardized and modified within the text consistent with APSF policy. Patients undergo over 11 […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kain, Zeev N. MD, MBA*,†,‡,§ Anesthesia & Analgesia: October 2022 – Volume 135 – Issue 4 – p 671-672 In a 1951 Electrical Engineering journal, R. G. Bickford suggested that brain electrical activity may be used to create a closed-loop system that controls the amount of anesthetic administrated to a patient in the operating room.1 It […]
Read MoreAuthors: Cesar Padilla, MD; Ciera Ward, MD ASA Monitor November 2022, Vol. 86, 29. The first few years in practice bring a mix of emotions, a host of new opportunities and experiences, evolving personal and professional demands, and recalibrated expectations for what professional support should look like. As young anesthesiologists ourselves – one year and four years […]
Read MoreAuthors: Luke S. Janik, MD et al Reprinted from Anesthesia & Analgesia, June 2022 • Volume 134 • Number 6, pages 1192–1200, with permission from International Anesthesia Research Society. Professional titles and nomenclature were standardized and modified within the text consistent with APSF policy. In this Pro-Con commentary article, the authors have been asked to refute or […]
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