A Murdered CEO, Anesthesia Reimbursement (Almost) Restricted and Ubiquitous Corporate ‘Greedflation’: Signs of the Times?

A healthcare company executive is shot in the back and a privately held insurance company tries to restrict ...

APRIL 14, 2025

The Airway: The One Anesthesia Topic That Never Gets Old

In our business of anesthesia practice, one might say the mantra is “airway, airway, airway.”

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Hospital Subsidies: The Modern ‘Invisible Hand’ of Capitalism That Drives Anesthesia

In the last few months, we are aware of both regional and national groups being forced to take a 12% to 25% pay cut ...

JULY 15, 2024

What Pizza, Warfare and Venture Capital Can Teach Us About Anesthesia Management

There’s much being written and said about the profound changes in the business of healthcare today.

APRIL 3, 2024

Shakespeare, the OR And the Bank of Goodwill

William Shakespeare, arguably the greatest writer the English language has ever known, was to words what Leonardo ...

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Other Smoking Risk

Anesthesiologists are obsessed with the airway, but this isn’t about what we’re preoccupied by; ...

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Body Mass Index, Anesthesia and Political Correctness: Science Over Sentiment

Oftentimes in human discourse, when a controversial topic is discussed, there is a natural tendency for the ...

APRIL 5, 2023

The Inherent Hazards of Being an Anesthesiologist

The recent diagnoses of pancreatic cancer in three of my anesthesia colleagues have both saddened me and piqued my ...

JANUARY 13, 2023