In recent decades, chronic pain has increasingly been diagnosed, resulting in many patients seeking medical attention. Both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies are used to treat chronic pain, and an individualized approach tends to be based on trial and error. Irrespective…
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Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Spine surgery is performed for a variety of conditions including scoliosis, malignancy, herniated disks, degenerative spine disease, and spinal stenosis. The scope of surgical techniques range from quick minimally invasive single-level procedures to prolonged operations involving multiple spinal levels with…
Fully Insured or Self-Funded? The Health Plan Options Available to Employers
There are two major methods by which companies provide health coverage for their workers – fully insured health plans and self funded health plans. Each kind of plan has advantages and disadvantages, and employers are careful to select the best…
Blockchain Solutions: An Opportunity for Anesthesiologists and Their Patients
A growing number of leaders in the healthcare industry are looking to blockchain technology as a means of increasing the accessibility and interoperability of medical information. First used to record trades of the online crypto-currency Bitcoin, blockchain technology documents online…
The Micro-Hospital Movement
Smaller-scale inpatient facilities, termed “micro-hospitals”, have emerged as an alternative to traditional health care facilities and seem to be growing in popularity nationwide. Already in 19 states, according to a recent US News & World Report, micro-hospitals serve as a…