The Impact of Colonoscopies on Anesthesia Care
An Expanding Opportunity Colonoscopy remains one of the most effective screening tools for colorectal cancer, with roughly 16 million Americans ages 45–90 screened annually.…
Resources
Hidden Pitfalls in Physician Employment Agreements: What Anesthesia Practitioners Should Negotiate Before Signing
By Christopher J. Ryan, Esq.,Taft, Southfield, MI Recently, anesthesiology has been at the center of consolidation, private equity investment and hospital-driven employment models. Many practitioners have joined large groups, consolidated health…
Key Strategic Thinking for Anesthesia Practices
By Jody Locke, MA, Vice President of Anesthesia and Pain Practice Management ServicesCoronis Health, Jackson, MI The world of anesthesia is in a constant state…
Effective Governance: Building A Foundation For Independence
By Shena J. Scott, MBA, FACMPEFounder & CEO, Scott Healthcare Consulting, Inc., Melbourne, FL Why Governance Matters for Independent Medical Groups Thinking of all…
Analyzing Anesthesia Subsidies
By Josephine Ballard, MSExecutive Vice President of Practice Management, Coronis Health, Jackson, MI On the surface, anesthesia support agreements seem simple: Collections – Provider Compensation…
ISN’T IT TIME? A Call for an Anesthesia Industry Network Dedicated to Objective Standards, Benchmarks and a Common Business Framework
By Robert M. Johnson, RCPT, MBA, Senior Vice President of Anesthesia OperationsMedaxion, Nashville, TN ABSTRACT The anesthesia industry is navigating one of the most consequential…
Latest Look At The Noncompete Landscape
In the usual context, competition is considered good. That’s capitalism at its finest and athletic pursuits at their very essence. And, yet, for years…
In The Eye Of The Beholder: Billing E/M With Intravitreal (And Other) Injections
It can’t be pleasant: watching a needle coming straight for your eye. And, yet, that is exactly what happens when you’ve been slated to…
The Anesthesia Manpower Shortage: A Changing Landscape with Long‑Term Opportunity
While the broader healthcare staffing crisis has certainly impacted anesthesiology, the specialty remains better positioned than many others. Anesthesia continues to face real challenges…
Hazards On The Horizon: Reviewing The Emerging Threats To Anesthesia Practices
It is a very real risk. Aging landmines from a bygone war dot the fields, jungles and deserts of a dozen battlefields now silent.…
Patient Safety Concerns: #3 – Adverse Events
“Do no harm” is a precept long accepted in the medical community throughout the world. While not part of the original Hippocratic oath, Hippocrates…
Stroke Management for Anesthesia
In the United States, nearly 795,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke annually, which equates to one stroke every 40 seconds. About 610,000 of…
