Articles

BCRA
July 17, 2017

The BCRA’s Hidden Impact on Small Businesses

The Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), like its House counterpart the American Health Care Act (AHCA), contains several ...
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July 5, 2017

Multipronged Approach Necessary to Avoid Serious Physician Shortage

Recent statistical reports indicate that the medical field is experiencing a shortage of both primary care and specialty physicians, increasing ...
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June 26, 2017

The AHCA’s Approach to Medicaid

On May 4, 2017, House Republicans fulfilled a key platform promise that has served as an effective political lynchpin for ...
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June 19, 2017

Cybersecurity Concerns in Healthcare

The recent institutional support for EHR and the proliferation of data accessing devices in the healthcare industry present both significant ...
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EMR
June 12, 2017

The Importance of EMRs and Leadership in Developing Outcomes Research ...

As outcomes research in anesthesiology progresses to novel heights, an increased emphasis on quality data reporting will be essential to ...
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Geriatric Patient
June 1, 2017

Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient

Anesthetic management of the geriatric patient is becoming increasingly commonplace. It is predicted that by 2030, 20% of the U.S. ...
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micro-hospital
May 25, 2017

Micro-Hospitals as an Alternative to Traditional Healthcare Facilities

Micro-hospitals have emerged as a growing trend nationwide that presents an alternative to traditional health care facilities. According to a ...
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Difficult airway
May 17, 2017

How to Manage a Difficult Airway

The management of the difficult airway is a topic both ubiquitous and enigmatic in the realm of clinical anesthesia care. ...
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May 11, 2017

A Day in the Life of a Physician Anesthesiologist

Providing safe and effective anesthesia services is a full day's work.  The physician anesthesiologist must thoroughly review each patient's medical ...
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May 2, 2017

Costs of Healthcare Performance Measurement for Anesthesia Services

As discussed in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, the fundamental purpose of healthcare is to achieve good health outcomes for ...
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heart rate
April 27, 2017

Intellewave and Heart Rate Variability: Applications in Anesthesia

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a parameter not often heard about in clinical practice, yet it has been studied for ...
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April 19, 2017

The IntuiTap Medical Device

Anesthesiologists commonly perform spinal blocks for a multitude of procedures, including lower body surgeries involving the genitourinary tract, orthopedic surgeries ...
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