SummaryPatient handoffs are a significant source of errors in intraoperative and perioperative settings. Efforts to reduce these errors often succeed at first, but do not result in behavior change that lasts. A highly structured six-stage patient handoff implementation strategy developed at Midland Memorial Hospital in Texas has reduced handoff err...

Kathryn Hickner, Esq. Kohrman, Jackson & Krantz LLP, Cleveland, OH If you are anticipating buying or selling a practice during the coming months, you are not alone. The healthcare industry is experiencing a wave of integration. In fact, it has been occurring for several years. Many transactional healthcare attorneys have negotiated and closed d...

SummaryThe use of blockchain technology in healthcare could help solve problems of interoperability, privacy, security, transparency and patient access to information, transforming the sector, according to proponents. We explore potential uses for this emerging technology in healthcare and medicine, including anesthesia.Among emerging technologies,...

Jody Locke, MA Vice President of Anesthesia and Pain Practice Management Services Anesthesia Business Consultants, LLC, Jackson, MI The typical anesthesia practice now includes a combination of traditional hospital facilities and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), endoscopy centers and other outpatient venues such as doctors' offices. With the cont...

SummaryTwo new studies point to an increased demand for medical specialists, including anesthesiologists, in the coming years and decades. We review reports from the American Association of Medical Colleges and recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins, and offer thoughts on the implications of these findings for anesthesia groups and practitioners.Is there...