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Minnesota pain clinic aims to increase access to naloxone
Minneapolis-based Nura, a pain clinic, will begin offering free Narcan kits to certain patients taking opiate analgesics. -
Anesthesia journal selects Dr. Brian Sites as editor-in-chief — 3 things to know
Brian D. Sites, MD, will become the next editor-in-chief of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. -
The 'pre-payment screening movement' is spreading — 3 things to know
Prominent health insurers are putting up roadblocks to swift reimbursement for postoperative pain blocks, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
CRH’s anesthesia business evolves as new leadership arrives
Since its inception in December 2014, CRH Anesthesia, a subsidiary of CRH Medical Corp., has expanded to provide anesthesia services in over 50 centers nationwide. -
3 medications that could affect outpatient outcomes
The quality of outpatient care could suffer if patients take certain medications before surgery, according to Raleigh (N.C.) Orthopaedic Surgery Center. -
3 factors could snare reimbursement for acute pain blocks
A few factors could have practices coming up short when it comes to reimbursement for acute pain blocks, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
What to do when drug diversion is suspected — 4 key steps
Healthcare organizations struggle to identify drug diversion because perpetrators often know how to hide the evidence, according to Tom Knight, chairman of the Healthcare Diversion Network. -
2 effective ways to identify drug diversion
Healthcare organizations need to go beyond education and awareness when it comes to combating drug diversion, according to Tom Knight, chairman of the Healthcare Diversion Network. -
How staff at Minnesota ASC minimizes opioid use
Anesthesiologist Christopher Davies, MD, and nurse anesthetist Neil Anderson, CRNA, practice at the Lakewalk Surgery Center in Duluth, Minn., where they strive to minimize the number of opioids their patients use, according to the Duluth News Tribune. -
ASIPP taps Dr. Charles Daknis as chapter president
The American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians named Charles Daknis, MD, president of its New Jersey chapter, TAPinto Holmdel & Colts Neck reports. -
Proposed anesthesia payments for 2020 — 3 things to know
Anesthesia providers could be reimbursed less for acute pain services in 2020, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Dr. David Walega testifies to House Committee on Small Business
David Walega, MD, testified to the House Committee on Small Business about removing barriers to pain care, the burden of prior authorization, and challenges related to the opioid epidemic, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists. -
Hospital employment of anesthesia providers is a last resort — here's why
If hospitals are unhappy with their contracted anesthesia services, they won't turn to hospital employment — they'll find a new group of anesthesia providers, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. -
Independent anesthesia practice strikes deal with Cincinnati hospital
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health West Hospital named Seven Hills Anesthesia its surgical sedation and related perioperative services provider. -
5 strategies for ensuring a positive patient experience at ASCs
Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists are key to ensuring a positive patient experience, which is linked to surgery center reimbursement, according to New Rochelle, N.Y.-based Somnia Anesthesia. -
Arizona Heart Anesthesia partners with joint venture organization — 3 highlights
Phoenix-based Arizona Heart Anesthesia joined National Partners in Healthcare. -
Surgery center nurse who switched syringes has license suspended — 7 insights
A Michigan nurse had her license suspended after she was found taking pain medicine syringes from a hospital she worked at and switching them with syringes from a surgery center she worked at. -
Merger creates 36-location integrated pain solutions entity — 3 things to know
Clearway Pain Solutions merged with KureSmart Pain Management, creating one of the country's largest practices devoted to integrated pain solutions. -
Dr. Narinder Grewal's pain clinic adds laser treatment option — 3 notes
Advanced Pain Management and Neurology Clinic in Valencia, Calif., will now offer percutaneous endoscopic laser discectomy consultations. -
Penn Medicine's Dr. Mark David Neuman: How 'simple interventions' can change opioid prescribing habits
Mark David Neuman, MD, is director of the Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, chair of the Penn Medicine Opioid Task Force, and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
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