Joined March 2019
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Check out this article. Huge shout out to Brad Goldberg and the entire Chip Ganassi Racing Team for making my entire anesthesia team these intubation boxes! You guys are an amazing and helping save lives! racer.com/2020/04/09/indycar…

We have data from last the survey of groups who have been dropped mid-contract by their insurance carriers. We suspected carriers are doing this as a tactic to help get insurance-friendly surprise medical billing legislation passed. More than 60% have had contracts terminated
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It is UNCONSCIONABLE that a company can raise premiums, decrease benefits, harm the public, and demean and threaten well meaning doctors, then post $5 BILLION in PROFIT. ir.antheminc.com/news-releas…

We just had a great conversation with Justin Harvey on his Anesthesia Success Podcast (anesthesiasuccess.com/). We talked about a myriad of issues from anesthesia delivery models to non clinical consulting, and everything in between. Look for the podcast to drop in mid March!

I recently read this powerful book. This is why we constantly harp on opioid free Surgey and alternative pain treatments. goodreads.com/book/show/2252…

And our final announcement: 3. We plan to partner with the 525 Foundation to supply an opioid/pull Dropbox in the near future. Stay tuned for details! 525foundation.org/drop-2-sto… If you would like to support this initiative as well, please contact us!

We have some exciting new procedures to offer and news to share! 2. We now offer genicular nerve diagnostic block and radio frequency ablation with the CoolLief system (avanospainmanagement.com/art…) for chronic knee pain, Pre or post surgical and non surgical. Contact us for details.

We have some exciting new procedures to offer and news to share! 1. CMS will cover the full cost of acupuncture for chronic low back pain beginning January 2020. Please contact us to set up and appointment. cms.gov/medicare-coverage-da…

An unbiased review of liposomal bupivacaine. Plain and simple: it’s no better than plain bupivacaine! cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi…

Not only does continuous regional anesthesia reduce pain. In breast cancer, it improves long term survival, reduces metastasis, and increases remission duration. Amazing! anesthesiologynews.com/Pain-…

As we have continued to focus this year on the Erector Spinae Plane Continuous Block, we spent the weekend teaching 20 anesthesia providers this block and refreshing on others. Thank you Sarah Albert, Jim Cissel, and Avanos Medical for all your support!
A great article on the erector spinae plane catheter. New ESP catheter may replace epidurals, TAPs, QL, PVB. Versatile, powerful, and dense block/catheter. And use in pediatrics! journals.lww.com/aacr/Abstra…

anesthesiapmc.com/wp-content… Cost containment is critical to creating a thriving and sustainable anesthsia service line.

I just read this critical white paper again. While I don’t endorse any one billing company, this paper describes how critical it is to organize, bill, and collect well within anesthesia service lines. storage.pardot.com/463942/44…