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LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal qui tam whistle-blower lawsuit filed in 2008 by former University of California-Irvine (UCI) Professor and Anesthesiologist Dr. Dennis O'Connor triggered a multi-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice, resulting in an agreement by the California Board of Regents to pay the United States $1.2 Million. The False Claims Act lawsuit alleged that anesthesia was routinely administered at UCI by Certified...
Patient Safety Awareness Week prompts Allied Anesthesia to suggest topics for discussion. Orange, California (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 The average patient has many concerns and uncertainties about anesthesia that are best addressed before surgery by talking to their anesthesiologist, for whom patient safety and comfort are top priorities. In addition to administering anesthesia in the operating room, the anesthesiologist is responsible for monitoring, protecting and safeguarding patients’...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As the United States transitions out of the industrial-based economy that dominated the last century, some aspects of the economy are changing and some are staying the same. A recently released survey by the US Census Bureau, titled "Men in Nursing Occupations," found that ratio of male-to-female nurses has been growing, and, like in almost every other field, these men tend to earn a higher average rate of pay. The report was based...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The nursing profession remains overwhelmingly female, but the representation of men has increased as the demand for nurses has grown over the last several decades, according to a U.S. Census Bureau study released today. (Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130225/DC65626) (Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) The new study shows the proportion of male registered nurses has more than...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, JANUARY 24: NATIONAL NURSE ANESTHETIST WEEK Profile America -- Thursday, January 24th. Surgery has been practiced since the Stone Age, but the fearsome pain suffered by the patients of such procedures held back the practice for ages. This began to be resolved in the 19th century...
Bridget Mulcahy was selected by CRNA Financial as the iPad contest winner and the favorite Graeter’s ice cream flavor named by our CRNAs is Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip. Cincinnati, Ohio (PRWEB) December 09, 2012 CRNA Financial, a division of the Rosselot Financial Group, named the winner of their month long iPad giveaway contest as Bridget Mulcahy. The iPad will enable Mulcahy to track her financial future with the help of CRNA Financial. Thousands of Certified Registered Nurse...
NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Two national medical associations, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), comprised of over 4,500 members, and the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), with approximately 1,000 members, believe that the recent request by Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the federal government to allow nurse anesthetists to receive coverage for medical treatments of chronic pain, is a dangerous disservice to patients....
NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In alignment with Chronic Pain Awareness Month, Mediaplanet today publishes a Chronic Pain Awareness report within select markets of USA Today in order to keep the topic at the forefront of readers' minds and inspire awareness year-round. The report will be distributed to over one million readers within the weekend edition of USA Today with the support of the American Chronic Pain Association, Purdue Pharma, L.P., American Association of...
SYOSSET, N.Y., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Frances Young of Grants Pass, Oregon, has been included in the Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the healthcare industry. About FRANCES YOUNGMs. Frances Young has over 30 years experience in the healthcare arena. She received her M.S. in Anesthesia from Stephens College of Columbia, Missouri in 1981. Ms. Young currently serves as a Senior Anesthetist with the Fairchild Medical...
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) has, along with its partner, the California Medical Association (CMA), decided to request a review by the California Supreme Court in CSA and CMA v. Schwarzenegger. This course of action follows the March 15, 2012 decision by the California Court of Appeal to affirm the December 27, 2010 decision of the Superior Court that California law does not require physician supervision of nurse...
