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Author: John D. Mitchell, MD ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 35. As SEA President, I am grateful for the opportunity to share some of our efforts at SEA with the wider ASA community. This post-lockdown period has been one of tremendous growth for our society, fueled by the passion of our members to facilitate excellence […]
Read MoreAuthors: Matthew C. Miller, MD, FACS et al ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 24. Smaller hospitals often fear that “market share” will be devoured by larger organizations. Rural communities frequently fear that they will lose their local hospital altogether, which is often their largest employer. In reality, by fostering both higher volume and higher-acuity care […]
Read MoreAuthor: Mary Dale Peterson, MD, MHA, FACHE, FASA ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 11. As a health care executive (HCE), I know first-hand the challenges nearly every hospital and health system faces in today’s constrained environment. While some of the issues may vary regionally, many institutions are having to do more with less due to […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management July 2023 Adults with cirrhosis who reported pain, including widespread pain, were significantly more likely to also experience mood and cognitive disturbances, fatigue, poor sleep, and impaired physical and social function, based on data from more than 200 individuals.1 Chronic pain is common in cirrhosis, however, the classifications of […]
Read MoreAuthor: Kelly Wolfgang ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 31. The ASA guidelines make it clear: Physician anesthesiologist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, and certified anesthesiologist assistant participation in all deep sedation procedures provides the safest patient care overall. Yet, throughout the country, deep sedation is being provided by qualified nonanesthesia professionals, backed by Medicare regulations that […]
Read MoreASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 10. This month’s AIRS case reports both deal with communication. As we’ve done before, we presented the cases this time in a format that we’ve borrowed from NASA’s CALLBACK publication, which discusses events that have been entered into the Aviation Safety Reporting System. We’ll let you “interact” with the information […]
Read MoreRadius Anesthesia Medicare, the federal health insurance program that provides coverage for Americans aged 65 and older, has been a cornerstone of the nation’s healthcare system for decades. As healthcare costs have continued to rise, the need for fiscal responsibility and sustainability has become increasingly critical (1). In response to economic challenges, Medicare implemented several […]
Read MoreAuthor: Heidi Splete Practical Pain Management August 2023 Adults with chronic pain experienced positive changes in their daily lives after participating in a self-management intervention in a primary care setting, based on data from a small qualiative study involving 17 individuals.1 Current guidance for the management of chronic pain includes individualized and multidisciplinary strategies, wrote Ragnhild […]
Read MoreAuthors: Amber Campbell, MD, MS et al ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 34. The contribution of physicists and physics research has paved the way for many technological breakthroughs within the past two centuries. Radar, cellular phones, the internet, MRI, and even the discovery of the structure of DNA are attributable to physicists and their research. […]
Read MoreAuthors: Matthew Goldan; Vikas O’Reilly-Shah, MD, PhD, FASA ASA Monitor September 2023, Vol. 87, 29–32. In the past few years, interoperability has become a buzzword making the rounds in health data and regulatory circles. Whether or not your roles have brought you into contact with this term, it is important to understand how interoperability will impact the way clinical […]
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