Scott Mayer, CEO of Rosemont, Ill.-based Ambulatory Anesthesia Care, recently joined Becker’s to discuss the way that his organization is supporting ASCs in finding creative solutions to the ...

Anesthesia works by using medications (anesthetics) to temporarily block pain signals from traveling along your nerves to your brain, or by numbing the brain itself to cause unconsciousness. The ...

Anesthesia departments are being challenged to deliver the same level of safety and excellence with dwindling resources as hospitals face mounting financial strain. Across the country, anesthesia ...

If you’ve ever had surgery, you’ve probably wondered about how anesthesia works, or maybe even lied awake at night anxious about going under. If you’ve ever been there, I’m sure you remember: Right ...

In a webinar on May 8, Syed Ishaq, vice president of client development for Somnia Anesthesia; David Perlstein, MD, MBA, medical director at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx (N.Y.); and Thomas Dean, ...

When it comes to healthcare billing, few specialties are as misunderstood, or as intricate, as anesthesia. At first glance, it may seem logical to approach anesthesia revenue cycle the same way you ...

Officials have pointed to the anesthesia machines as a resource for hospitals. Anticipating ongoing shortages of ventilator machines as the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, states ...

Anesthesia is a very common and safe medical procedure that prevents you from feeling pain during medical interventions, such as surgery, certain diagnostic tests, and dental work. It works by ...

Doctors may use general anesthesia during delivery if regional anesthesia is not a suitable option. Doctors typically reserve general anesthesia for surgical deliveries, such as cesarean deliveries.

The only reason we have general anesthesia today is because of a Victorian party drug. Before general anesthesia, surgery was a gruesome affair. The only reason we now have the pain relief we do is ...