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…
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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…
Avoiding the Shoals: Navigating The Compliance Challenges Ahead
Maine is known for its beautiful lighthouses—sole sentinels warning wayward vessels from venturing too close to shore. The lighthouse serves as a powerful reminder…
Anesthesia And Cardiovascular Services
There was a time when the cardiovascular anesthesiologists were the top earners and the key leaders of so many anesthesia groups. Over time, however,…
Country Boy Can Survive: Medicare Payment for Rural Hospitals
They can skin a buck and run a trot line (to quote the well-known Hank, Jr. lyric), but can those who live in America’s…
Reducing The Strain: Hospital Slashes Non-Urgent ER Visits
Nikola Tesla was an innovator. Without his insight and experiments, we wouldn’t have the alternating current (AC) motor—which was an improvement upon the older…
Inpatient Versus Outpatient: What It Means in Today’s Anesthesia Market
There was a point in time when most surgical cases were performed in an inpatient operating room. Over time, many cases began to migrate into…
Cutting Through The Red Tape: Judge Strips Burdensome M&A Requirements
We’ve all seen the meme. There’s a long line of people waiting patiently for their turn to get into an exclusive night club. A…
