Continuing education and evaluation in anesthesiology is crucial to maintaining high standards of quality patient care. In theory, recertification programs exist for the benefit of patients and physicians alike, though changing policies for certain specialties have sparked outrage and controversy…
Medical group acquisitions have continued to trend upwards in recent years. A study conducted by the Physicians Advocacy Institute (PAI) found that in a 5.5-year period from July 2012-January 2018, the percentage of hospital-employed physicians increased by over 70%. In…
The phenomenon of burnout is cited to affect over 50% of the medical workforce in the United States1. Burnout is known as a cluster of symptoms in which an individual experiences consistently low physical and emotional energy levels, deficits in…
Residency is a crucial step after medical school. It is during this training period that medical students develop into clinicians and acquire the skills to not only care for patients, but also deliberate on life-or-death decisions. For anesthesiology residents, this…
In medicine, reimbursement drives change in clinical practice faster than evidence. Bundled payments from Medicare since the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) epitomize a heightened value of measurable outcomes. The Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) directs physicians to…
Medical education continues to develop year after year, and anesthesiology continues to do so as well. In the conventional pathway of training to become a physician, future anesthesiologists are required to pass two years of a traditional pre-clinical academic program,…
Operations Management for clinics, hospitals, and surgical services represents multiple challenges with regards to managing patient flow and delivering services in a punctual, cost-sensitive manner. One important challenge that has gained interest in the press concerns the practice of double-booking…
In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services made a statement that the opioid crisis represented a nationwide public health emergency1. The recent recognition of widespread overuse of opioids from physicians and policy-makers alike supports this declaration. Opioid monotherapy…
Introduction of steroids into the epidural space are utilized for the treatment of pain from a variety of causes. Steroids have glucocorticoid properties which downregulate processes associated with inflammation of the nerve root from compression or irritation. They also treat…
Anemia is an independent risk factor associated with significant morbidity and mortality. As such, managing and treating a patient’s anemia is critical to reducing the associated risks of bleeding and transfusions.1 Patient blood management is a multidisciplinary approach to managing…