Meaningful use is defined as using certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to “improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health ...

Upper and lower endoscopies are among the most prevalent procedures performed in the US today.  While historically sedation has been ...

As the healthcare system becomes increasingly electronic, it is necessary to examine the security measures that are in place to ...

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, during ...

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was signed into law in April 2015 and repeals the ...

Once a student registered nurse anesthetist (SRNA) graduates from an accredited training program and passes the National Certification Exam offered ...

As the use of electronic personal health information (PHI) continues to rise and public concern mounts over privacy and security ...

Operating room metrics are a part of evaluation and are important in measuring and comparing the quality of care and ...

With the Affordable Care Act’s increased emphasis on improving the quality of patient care, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has ...

As healthcare costs have come under increased scrutiny over the past several years, policymakers have increasingly realized that the reduction ...

Among the many factors that govern Medicare funding and expenditure, the Sustainable Growth Rate (more commonly referred to as SGR) ...

The Sedasys computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system is an anesthesiology machine that aims to automate anesthesia delivery(2). If successful, this ...