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Pain After Surgery and Anesthesia
Pain After Surgery and Anesthesia What Patients Really Need to Know Before the Procedure By the time most people get to the day of surgery, they have already worried about a hundred things. What time to arrive. What to wear. Whether they remembered all the instructions. Who is driving them home....
Precision Anesthesia in 2025: What CRNAs Need to Know About Genetics & Biomarkers
Precision Anesthesia in 2025: What CRNAs Need to Know About Genetics & Biomarkers Recent advances in pharmacogenomics, microRNA science, and central nervous system (CNS) biomarkers have reshaped anesthesia practice. Between 2023 and 2025, expanded genomic profiling, sex-based pharmacogenetic...
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Cultivating Trust and Reputation in Healthcare with John Sikes
Steadiness in Uncertainty
Steadiness in Uncertainty: Leading Through the Shifts in the Anesthesia Labor Market In today’s healthcare landscape, few challenges are as complex—or as urgent—as navigating the shifting anesthesia labor market. Demand for anesthesia services continues to grow, but...
The No Surprises Act: Protecting Patients, Empowering Payers
The No Surprises Act: Protecting Patients, Reshaping the Anesthesia Landscape When the No Surprises Act (NSA) took effect in 2022, it marked an important milestone for patient protection, shielding individuals from unexpected out-of-network bills. However, its...
AI and Anesthesia
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming anesthesia delivery systems, bringing significant advancements in safety, precision, and workflow efficiency. One of the most notable developments is the emergence of smart anesthesia systems that use AI to automate...
Anesthesia Cost of Convenience
The Anesthesia Cost of Convenience While it may seem convenient to flip operating rooms and fill staffing gaps with temporary or less experienced anesthesia providers to have a CRNA available for that MRI case, the question today is, “Can our facility afford it?”...
Where Did My Staff Go?
One of the major questions facing anesthesia companies, hospitals and surgery centers is, where did all the providers go? We were fully staffed last month. Anesthesia providers change jobs for several significant reasons, and these can be grouped into key categories....
Addressing the Anesthesia Provider Shortage with Urgency and Unity
The anesthesia provider shortage is not just a looming crisis; it is an immediate challenge that affects patient care, surgical schedules, and the overall efficacy of our healthcare system. As the demand for surgery increases and the population ages, the strain on...
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Non-Compete Clauses
What Are Non-Compete Clauses? Non-compete clauses are contractual agreements between employers and employees that restrict the employee from working for a competitor or starting a competing business for a specified period of time and within a certain geographic area...
Five Questions with Amy David, Our Longest Serving Anesthesia Provider
When I started with DPI, it was a very small company. The owners and managers worked as anesthesia providers alongside me. Over the years, DPI has flourished and expanded, but I believe they still treat their employees as coworkers.
How Fast Can DPI Staff Our Facility?
A question that routinely arises when facilities are looking to transition their anesthesia services is, “How fast can you staff our facility?” Even in ideal situations, there are a few factors that must be considered prior to recruiting new providers.