North American Partners in Anesthesia CEO John Di Capua, MD, talks about the biggest challenges and latest trends in hospital anesthesia for 2014. John Di Capua: Society is struggling to curb the cost ...

Anesthesia leaders say the specialty is facing a convergence of financial, workforce and operational pressures that threaten hospital stability nationwide. Stagnant Medicare rates, aggressive payer ...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of healthcare, anesthesia — once a behind-the-scenes specialty — is now taking center stage in hospital systems. Since the 1980s, anesthesia services were ...

It is likely only a matter of time until your hospital is asked to subsidize its anesthesia provider, if it hasn’t already faced this request. Anesthesia groups are more regularly asking hospitals for ...

The OHA uses data and resources to shape health policy, spearhead quality improvement and champion economic stability, according to a May 22 press release. The partnership aims to align Premier ...

Staffing and recruiting challenges for a local anesthesia group have come to a head this week at a local hospital. St. Joseph Medical Center, part of the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health system, is ...

Two of Trinity Health’s affiliate hospitals mounted lawsuits against a large anesthesia group alleging that noncompete and non-solicitation clauses included in its providers’ contracts restrict ...

Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before arriving at ...

In the Spotlight is a Modesto Bee series that digs into the high-profile local issues that readers care most about. Story idea? Email tips@modbee.com. Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is starting to ...

Doctors Medical Center of Modesto is starting to recover after it was knocked off-balance by a California Department of Public Health survey focused on anesthesia services. But as more surgeries ...