Anesthesiology Newsletter Archive
July 2021
- How much are your peers making? View our salary report to find out.
- Panacea Financial
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
May 2021
- What's the future of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC)?
- Meet the MedicalMissions.org Clinician of the Year
- Featured Medical Mission: Ukraine
March 2021
- Tax tips for locum tenens clinicians - deadline extended to May 17
- Almost 80 percent of anesthesiologists experiencing anxiety
- Why I chose locum tenens
January 2021
- Nominations now open for MedicalMissions.org's Clinician of the Year Award
- Bariatric surgery patients less likely to require mechanical ventilation
- LocumTenens.com in the news
November 2020
- Salary survey results are here
- Artificial intelligence helping anesthesiologists determine risk
- Anesthesiology scholarship opportunity
September 2020
- Clinician mental health is worsening; is yours?
- TeleICU connects anesthesiologists, other clinicians
- LocumTenens.com in the news
July 2020
May 2020
March 2020
- How is LocumTenens.com managing the COVID-19 crisis?
- General anesthesia linked to postpartum depression
- Featured Medical Mission: Thailand
January 2020
- Salary Survey Results Are Here
- New pain relief option improves outcomes in a variety of settings
- Featured Medical Mission: Romania
October 2019
- Take full advantage of your paid vacation days
- Some worry governor's attempt to promote patient safety could restrict access to care
- Featured medical mission: Nicaragua
August 2019
- There's still time to take the 2019 Compensation and Employment Survey!
- New discovery in anesthesia-induced anaphylaxis
- Featured Medical Mission: Thailand
June 2019
- World Health Organization Addresses Burnout
- Unraveling the mysterious inner workings of general anesthesia
- Featured Medical Mission - Belize
April 2019
- Why work with LocumTenens.com?
- A Deep Dive into the Aftermath of Anesthesia
- Featured Medical Mission - Dominican Republic
February 2019
- Nominations Now Open for LocumTenens.com 209 Resident of the Year Award
- How accessible is labor anesthesia in your state?
- Featured Medical Mission - South Africa
November 2018
- Take Full Advantage of Your Paid Vacation Days
- Weighing the Pros and Cons of Muscle Relaxants During General Anesthesia
- Featured Medical Mission - Ethiopia
October 2018
- Here are the Physician and Advanced Practitioner of the Year Winners!
- Will monitoring a patient's brain during anesthesia become more common?
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya
July 2018
- Guide to Working Locum Tenens
- Consciousness Stays in Dream-like State During Anesthesia
- Featured Medical Mission - Guatemala
May 2018
- 2018 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Shortage of Local Anesthetics Could Contribute to Opioid Epidemic
- Featured Medical Mission - Ghana
March 2018
- The tax deadline is almost here - View last minute tips
- New Study compares sedation under three scenarios
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya
December 2017
- Nominations Now Open for MedicalMissions.org's Physician and Advanced Practitioner of the Year Award
- Patients May Suffer During Surgery, Though Won’t Remember
- Featured Medical Mission - Belize
October 2017
- View the Telemedicine Reimbursement Laws in Your State
- Michigan Physicians Fighting Bill Allowing CRNAs Independence
- Featured Medical Mission - Honduras
August 2017
- Let’s Celebrate National Locum Tenens Week!
- Level of Awareness in General Anesthesia Now Measurable
- Featured Medical Mission - Dominican Republic Mission
June 2017
- Guide to Working Locum Tenens
- Decrease in Surgeons Could Lessen Demand for Anesthesiologists
- Featured Medical Mission - Kenya Medical Mission
April 2017
- 2017 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- More Patients Choosing to Stay Awake During Surgery
- Feature Medical Mission - Guatemala Medical Mission
January 2017 Newsletter
- Where Can Locum Tenens Work Take You?
- FDA Warns Anesthesia May Be Harmful During Pregnancy
- Feature Medical Mission: Peru Medical Mission
- Poll: What do you think will happen to the ACA with the "repeal and replace" plan?
November 2016 Newsletter
- Have You Checked Out LocumTenens.com Lately?
- Dopamine Could Improve Recovery Time From Anesthesia
- Feature Medical Mission: Honduras Medical Mission
- Poll Results: Which presidential nominee do you think will offer the best healthcare plan during the next presidency?
September 2016 Newsletter
- Meet the Two MedicalMissions.org Physicians of the Year
- iPads Could Replace Sedatives Pre-Anesthesia for Children
- Feature Medical Mission: Kenya Medical Mission
- Poll: Which presidential nominee do you think will offer the best healthcare plan during the next presidency?
July 2016 Newsletter
- MACRA: What You Need to Know Now
- Featured Medical Mission: Haiti Medical Mission
- Portable Video Technology Reduces Children’s Anxiety Before Anesthesia
- Poll Results: 85% of Respondents Worry About America’s Opioid Epidemic
May 2016 Newsletter
- 2016 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Anesthesia Robot Pulled From Market
- Poll: Are You Concerned About America’s Opioid Epidemic?
February 2016 Newsletter
- New Tool Compares Licensing Requirements in Each State
- Review of Regional Anesthesia Assistant Mobile App
- Poll Results: Do You Think Obamacare Will Be Repealed in 2016?
December 2015 Newsletter
- Check Out the New MedicialMissions.org
- Four Important Anesthesia Changes to Continue Monitoring
- Poll: Do You Think Obamacare Will Be Repealed in 2016?
October 2015 Newsletter
- Nominations Now Open for MedicalMissions.org's Physician of the Year Award
- Information for Anesthesiologists from Experts
- Poll: How is the ICD-10 implementation going so far?
- Meaningful Use Final Rules Released
August 2015 Newsletter
- Are You Ready for ICD-10?
- How Anesthesiologists Can Prevent Death During Pediatric Surgery
- Poll: What Do You Do With Your Earned Miles and Hotel Points?
- Illinois and Iowa Enact Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
June 2015 Newsletter
- Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Moving Forward With Nine States; More to Join
- Anesthesiologists Worry About Machines Doing Their Job
- Poll: Will you be ready for ICD-10 by the October 1 deadline?
- CMS Releases Medicare Finale Rule
April 2015 Newsletter
- Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Enacted in 5 States and Proposed in 17 Others
- Care Team Model More Prominent as Nurse Anesthetists Outnumber Anesthesiologists
- Poll Results: Almost Half of Physicians Burned Out in Their Specialty
- 66 Percent of Physicians Feel the Affordable Cre Act Should Be Repealed
February 2015 Newsletter
- HHS Announces Timeline to Transition From Volume to Value
- New Class of General Anesthetic Discovered
- Poll: Do you feel burned out in your specialty?
- We're Expanding Our Service Lines
December 2014 Newsletter
- 2014 Compensation Survey Results Are Here
- Anesthesia Drug Market Will Reach at Least $3 Billion by 2018
- Poll: Do you use social media professionally to engage with patients?
- Nominate a Physician for the MedicalMissions.org Physician Of The Year Award
November 2014 Newsletter
- Telemedicine Market to Reach $43 Billion by 2019
- Why Does Anesthesia Cause Long-Term Memory Loss?
- Poll
- Nominate a Physician for MedicalMissions.org Physician Of The Year Award
October 2014 Newsletter
- CDC Issuing New Protocols for Healthcare Workers in Wake of U.S. Ebola Scare
- Anesthesia Complications Cut in Half, But No Change in Death Rate
- Poll
- Americans Are Increasingly Becoming Medical Tourists
September 2014 Newsletter
- Winner Announced for Best Places to Practice Locum Tenens Contest
- Advice to Keep Patients From Waking During Surgery
- Poll: Do you think Ebola could spread to the U.S.?
- Take Our 5-Minute Survey and Enter to Win One of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
August 2014 Newsletter
- Should U.S. Physicians Be Worried About Ebola?
- Brain Stimulation Could Arouse Patients From Anesthsia
- Poll Results: Majority of Respondents Concerned about EHR Adoption
- Take Our 5-Minute Comp Survey and Enter to Win One of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
July 2014 Newsletter
- Many Doctors Worry About EHR Adoption: Do You?
- Anesthesiologists Tend to Neglect Proper Hygiene During Surgery
- Poll: Do you have concerns about EHR adoption in your practice?
- Jackson Healthcare Reveals Profile of Physicians' Practice Environments
June 2014 Newsletter
- Time is Running Out to Nominate the Best Place to Practice
- Child Anesthesia Improved With Presence of Parents
- Poll: Do you follow or engage with your patients through social media?
- Apple and Samsung Have Combined Healthcare and Wearable Technology
May 2014 Newsletter
- Mobile Medicine is the Future of Healthcare - Are You Ready?
- Anesthesiologists Can Help Improve Patient Satisfaction
- Poll Results: Majority of Respondents Unhappy with Medicare's Release of Federal Data
April 2014 Newsletter
- What Does the ICD-10 Delay Mean to Physicians?
- New Technology Could Help Monitor Anesthesia
- Poll: Are you happy about the recent release of federal data on Medicare payments to individual physicians?
- LocumTenens.com Asks Physicians to Nominate Their Best Places to Practices
March 2014 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com Wins 2014 Best of Staffing Award!
- ASA Encourages Pain Patiens to Ask More Questions About Treatment
- Poll: Do you think your facility will be prepared for ICD-10?
- Join Our Team in Honduras and Help Make a Difference
February 2014 Newsletter
- Winners Announced for MedicalMissions.org Physician of the Year Awards
- Study Shows Epidurals May Prolong Labor
- Poll Results: Should Pregnant Women Employed in Healthcare Settings be Forced to Get the Flu Shot?
- Bipartisan Deal Reached to Appeal SGR
January 2014 Newsletter
- Readmission Penalities Showing Positive Results
- Etomidate May Increase Risk of Heart Problems or Death
- Poll: Should Pregnant Women Employed in Healthcare Settings be Forced to Get the Flu Shot?
- Providers and Healthcare Organizations Unprepared for ICD-10
December 2013 Newsletter
- SGR Cuts Will Soon be Permanently Repealed
- Prostate Cancer Recurrence Possibly Affected by Type of Anesthesia
- Poll: The VA Says APRNs should be able to practice independently to fix the physician shortage. Do you agree?
- Should You Respond to Online Reviews of Your Service?
November 2013 Newsletter
- Honor a Physician for Medicial Missions Work Through the MedicalMissions.org Physician of the Year Award
- Combining Nerve Block with General Anesthesia May Increase Breast Cancer Survival
- Poll: The VA syas APRNs should be able to practice independently to fix the physician shortage. Do you agree?
- Mostly Older Applicants One Month into Exchanges
October 2013 Newsletter
- Physicians Unprepared for Obamacare
- Is Robotic Anesthesia Safe?
- Poll: Have You Been Affected by the Government Shutdown?
- Failure to Raise Debt Ceiling Can Impact Healthcare
September 2013 Newsletter
- 2013 Compensation Survey Results Are In
- Anesthesiologists Are Preparing for the ICD-10 Coding Transition
- Poll: ACA Open Enrollment Starts October 1
- Hospitals See Increase in RAC Medical Record Requests
August 2013 Newsletter
- Why are Physicians Choosing Employment Over Private Practice?
- New Study: Anesthetic Just as Effective as ECT in Treating Refractory Depression
- Poll Results: One Night Hospital Stay for the Duchess of Cambridge
- Obama Administration Delays Implementation of Out-of-Pocket Limits until 2015
July 2013 Newsletter
- Independent Physicians Don't Believe the State Exchanges Will Be Ready in Time
- New Survey: CRNAs have the highest job satisfaction
- Poll: One Night Hospital Stay for the Duchess of Cambridge
- LocumTenens.com Physician Survey Featured on CNBC
June 2013 Newsletter
- Pass it on: The Worst Case Scenario Job Search Survival Guide, for Residents
- Chicago Pulmonologist Accused of Over-sedating Patients to Justify $160,000 Tracheotomies
- Poll: There's Still Time to Take Our Poll
- Take Our 5-Minute Comp Survey and Enter to Win One of Two $500 VISA Gift Cards
May 2013 Newsletter
- Next in our Self-Employment Sanity Series: Getting Started as a 1099 Physician
- Live-Tweeting Surgeries?
- Poll: It takes six to 12 months to place a physician in a permanent job, does that seem too long to you?
April 2013 Newsletter
- Next in our Self-Employment Sanity Series: Getting Organized
- Anesthesiologists on Board with Value-Based Care
- Poll: Who's to blame for antibiotic resistant bacteria?
- LocumTenens.com's President Writes About Staffing Up for 32 Million New Patients
March 2013 Newsletter
- Introducing: The Self-Employment Sanity Series
- Study: EEG Can Reveal Consciousness in Patients Under Sedation
- Poll: Group Doctor's Visits: A good idea or an invasion of privacy?
- February Poll Results: Physicians Agree that NY Public Hospital ERs Should Limit Painkiller Prescriptions
- Patient Compensation System Bills Introduced in FL and GA
February 2013 Newsletter
- Accountable to Whom? First of its Kind eBook on Physician Attitudes about Accountable Care
- FDA Considering Reclassifying Hydrocodone as a Schedule II Drug
- Poll: Should NY public hospitals limit painkiller prescriptions in the ER?
- Doc Fix Coming this Year?
- Coca Cola Joins Anti-Obesity Fight with New Ad Campaign
November 2012 Newsletter
- What it Would Take for Physicians to Consider ACOs
- CMS Announces 2013 Physician Fee Schedule, Cuts for Some But Not Anesthesiology
- October Poll Results: Who has the better healthcare plan?
- Honor a Physician for Medical Missions Work Through the Mission:MD Awards
- Nominate a Top Facility for Locum Tenens Work, Win $500
October 2012 Newsletter
- Quality: Making the case for locum tenens physicians
- Boeing Dreamliner Deliveries Double as Medical Equipment Donation Transports
- Poll: Who has the better healthcare plan?
September 2012 Newsletter
- 2012 Compensation Survey Results Are In
- Study: No Difference in Outcomes between Morning And Afternoon Surgeries
- Poll: Compensation Expectations
August 2012 Newsletter
- 2012 Compensation Survey Results Are In
- Study: No Difference in Outcomes between Morning and Afternoon Surgeries
- Poll: Compensation Expectations
July 2012 Newsletter
- After the Ruling: the ACA's Main Provisions by Date and Stakeholder
- Two out of Three People Don't Like Opioid Painkillers
- Poll: Do you agree with the Supreme Court ruling on the healthcare law?
- Supreme Court Upholds the Individual Mandate, Strikes Down Part of Medicaid Expansion
June 2012 Newsletter
- New Survey on Physician Attitudes on Medicare and Medicaid
- New Study: Regional Anesthesia Safer for Hip Fracture Patients
- Another Fun Video from Patients for Fair Compensation
- Poll: Ban on Supersized Sodas?
- Found After 150 Years: Report Details Physician's Attempts to Save Lincoln
May 2012 Newsletter
- Locum Tenens Physicians Experience Less Stress, Share Coping Strategies
- Medscape Report on Physician Happiness and Health
- April Poll Results: How should the U.S. Supreme Court rule on healthcare?
- LocumTenens.com Launches Mobile Site for Smart Phone Users
April 2012 Newsletter
- How to Manage Your Locum Tenens Agency
- Oxycodone, Hydrocodone Sales in the U.S. Skyrocket
- Nominate the Most Frivolous Medical Malpractice Suit
- Poll: Supreme Court to Rule on Healthcare Law
March 2012 Newsletter
- Four Steps to a Stellar Interview Performance
- Compounding Pharmacies Help Mitigate Anesthesia Drug Shortages
- Poll: Should Washington State Stop Paying for Unnecessary ER Visits?
- Locum Tenens Physicians: How do you cope with stress?
- Nearly Half of all Physicians Believe Medicare Reimbursements Will Decrease, Further Taxing the Overstressed System
February 2012 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com's Award-winning Training Program Featured in Recruiting Magazine
- Causal Link Between Anesthesia and ADHD not Found
- Poll: Are expensive VIP hospital rooms a good idea?
- LocumTenens.com's online job index continues record growth
- Meet Defensive Medicine Jay: Fun video explains a new tort reform solution
January 2012 Newsletter
- New Community Health Center, a Model for Reducing ER Utilization
- New Study Analyzes the Outcomes of Epidural Versus Non-epidural or No Analgesia in Labor
- Poll: Is it Right for Hospitals to Ban Hiring Smokers?
- LocumTenens.com Named Champion of Learning by Atlanta Training Association
- CNN Money: Doctors Going Broke
December 2011 Newsletter
- New ebook: Physicians Weigh in on Medicare
- Denver anesthesiologists defend leaving anesthetics unlocked
- Poll: Will Medical Loss Ratios Benefit Doctors?
November 2011 Newsletter
- LocumTenens.com Survey: 48% of physicians do not favor upcoming Medicare reforms
- Michael Jackson's Doctor in Today Show interview: "Michael Jackson deceived me."
- Do you have a handle on your online reputation?
- Poll: Should Nurse Practitioners with Doctorates be Called "Doctor"?
- New From LocumTenens.com: Malpractice Insurance Coverage
October 2011 Newsletter
- Six Tips for Getting Your CV in Shape
- Customer Service Week
- New Study Suggests Ritalin May Aid Anesthesia Recovery
- Avoid a Lawsuit: Learn When and How to Say "I'm sorry"
