The following article was written by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is one of the safest and most commonly performed adult procedures. The ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. "We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications," said ...

In November, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts announced that beginning Jan. 1, it would no longer cover the use of monitored anesthesia for certain gastrointestinal patients undergoing endoscopic, ...

A survey shows a desire to take more sedation responsibility back from anesthesiologists and certified nurse anesthetists.

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On January 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts implemented a policy that would have limited coverage of monitored anesthesia care for certain patients receiving colonoscopies and other ...