Editor’s note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in ...

Despite the growth in use of procedural suites outside of the operating room, non-OR anesthesia (NORA) care remains a troubling concern for patient safety, experts say. Non-OR procedure suites -- such ...

Declining reimbursement rates have been the center of policy concerns shared by anesthesia providers across healthcare, especially in settings that rely more heavily on certified registered nurse ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Going with a minimalist approach that involves local instead of general anesthesia appears to have several advantages for patients undergoing TAVR, according to a new meta-analysis. In ...

Can patients communicate with the anesthesiologist and surgeon during general anesthesia? Well, thanks to a new cooperative patient anesthesia technique, says an Italian study. Can patients ...

Seeking to reduce the incidence of critical events in high-risk patients, the NAPA Anesthesia Patient Safety Institute (NAPSI)—NAPA’s certified Patient Safety Organization (PSO)—conducted a systemwide ...

A recent study published in PLOS One and conducted by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers in Boston reveals virtual reality use during hand surgery led to significant reductions in ...

CHICAGO – A medical accreditation group Tuesday urged hospitals nationwide to take steps to prevent "anesthesia awareness" — instances in which patients wake up during surgery and sometimes feel ...

Using regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint replacement decreases major complications by 17 percent, according to a new study. Using ...

October 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ --After decades of decline, the worldwide death rate from full anesthesia is quietly creeping higher. According to an article recently published in the German ...

Board-certified plastic surgeon shares a practical, question-based guide to help patients verify credentials, facility ...