Many managers and administrators of ASCs are reluctant to adjust anesthesia protocols and procedures to reduce costs. Too often, a facility maintains a negative status quo for fear of disrupting its ...

A recent study found that the use and cost of anesthesia services in gastroenterology procedures is increasing, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report. The study, published in the ...

Uncomfortable or debilitating? A study done by Healthline found that 60 percent of people who have not given birth experience moderate to severe pain during IUD insertion and other contraceptive ...

A recent neuropsychological evaluation diagnosis impugned several controversial theories about anesthesia and cognitive decline. As a medicinal therapy to relieve pain and brain dysfunction, ...

The fourth problem addressed in ASC anesthesia billing would be: use correct modifiers. Because most knee, shoulder, elbow, etc. diagnostic arthroscopy procedures are done now in ASCs, the request for ...

More than one-third of Americans who undergo procedures involving anesthesia now have them outside of the operating room (O.R.), an increase of 27 percent in five years, according to an analysis of a ...

Anesthesia leaders told Becker’s the specialty is approaching a period of structural instability as financial pressure, workforce shortages and operational strain converge across hospitals and ASCs.

Researchers from Scotland found a significant drop in dental care visits after children in the U.K. underwent general anesthesia for dental procedures in a recent study. The findings were published on ...