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How ASCs can handle aerosol-generating procedures amid COVID-19 risks: 4 key strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic will affect daily operating room management by ASCs, according to a narrative review published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. -
Income offered to anesthesiologists, CRNAs — 24 numbers to know
Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists were among the most-requested specialists from 2019-20, according to Merritt Hawkins' "2020 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives and the Impact of COVID-19." -
Anesthesiologist compensation in 2020: 5 things to know
Anesthesiologists earn $398,000 a year, on average, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2020." -
NAPA extends services to 2 Maryland hospitals — 3 details
North American Partners in Anesthesia inked a deal to provide anesthesia services for two facilities affiliated with Cheverly-based University of Maryland Capital Region Health. -
CRH Medical acquires majority stake in group with $2M annual revenue
CRH Medical Corp. acquired a 51 percent interest in Central Virginia Anesthesia Associates, effective July 1. -
Woman robbed surgery center 5 times for narcotics
Brittney Oliver, 41, allegedly broke into American Fork (Utah) medical surgical center five times in the month of June to steal from the center's narcotics cabinet, the Daily Herald reports. -
Texas anesthesiologist pays $100K to settle false billing accusations
A Katy, Texas, anesthesiologist paid $100,000 to resolve allegations he falsely billed Medicare for acupuncture, Woodlands Online reports. -
California surgery center owner, companion allegedly defrauded $51M+ from insurance companies
Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Wellness Wave surgical center owner Randy Rosen, MD, and his companion allegedly defrauded 18 insurance companies for more than $51 million, local NBC affiliate NBC 4 reports. -
Surgical volumes still halved for nearly 1 in 4 anesthesia clients
Most of Anesthesia Business Consultants' clients are seeing volumes pick up after elective procedure restrictions, but as of late June, they haven't yet reached pre-COVID-19 levels, said Tony Mira, the company's president and CEO. -
Employment for anesthesia groups: 3 thoughts from an industry exec
Some hospital administrators are using the pandemic as a reason to employ anesthesia providers instead of contracting with them, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Preserving clinician safety, hospital capacity & supplies — 3 tips from an anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologist and trauma expert James Johnson, MD, led a team of nearly 200 physicians deployed to battle COVID-19 surges in New York City. -
Reintroducing elective cases: Key considerations for anesthesiologists
Prioritization, coordination and leadership are three key factors for successfully reintroducing elective cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, said American Society of Anesthesiologists President Mary Dale Peterson, MD, during a May 7 webinar. -
NAPA anesthesiologists to quit servicing Commonwealth Health System over $5M payment dispute — 5 insights
North American Partners in Anesthesia will pull its anesthesiologists from Commonwealth Health System's hospitals June 30, after a dispute around reconciliation payments, The Citizens' Voice reports. -
Court upholds nearly $2.7M award in anesthesiologist's breach-of-contract dispute
Anesthesiologist Amarjit Virk, MD, is entitled to the nearly $2.7 million in damages he was awarded in a wrongful termination suit against Williamsville, N.Y.-based Maple-Gate Anesthesiologists, his former employer, according to a June 8 court document obtained by Bloomberg Law. -
Pain group reopens 9 of 25 offices after brush with permanent closure: 3 details
Greenfield, Wis.-based Advanced Pain Management has reopened nine locations after filing a layoff notice with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development in April, Milwaukee Business Journal reports. -
Anesthesiologist didn't breach fiduciary duties to previous anesthesia group after split, court rules
The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's ruling that anesthesiologist Ronald Stevens, MD, didn't breach his fiduciary duties when he took business from his former anesthesia group, the Wyoming Times reports. -
Michigan health system hires new anesthesia group — 4 insights
Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health is switching to a new anesthesia provider after mediation efforts with the health system's former anesthesia group failed, Crain's Detroit Business reports. -
CRNA gets prison sentence, $15K fine for drug tampering in surgery, birthing centers
A certified registered nurse anesthetist in Charles City, Iowa, received a 34-month federal prison sentence and $15,000 fine May 29 for tampering with fentanyl vials in a hospital's surgery and birthing centers, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports. -
ASA survey: 90% of anesthesia practices saw volumes halved or worse during pandemic
During the pandemic, most physician anesthesiologists have leveraged their expertise in intubation, ventilation strategies and critical care medicine to help treat COVID-19 patients in critical and intensive care units, according to a recent survey by the American Society of Anesthesiologists. -
Unemployment rates have little effect on self-pay numbers, practice analysis finds
With more than 38.6 million U.S. workers on unemployment as of May 21, Anesthesia Business Consultants set out to find how this affected the percentage of patients without insurance.
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