Interventional pain management treatment frequently begins with a series of epidural and facet injections. These injections are performed in surgical centers and under anesthesia. Billing received is ...

Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and American Academy of Pediatrics have updated their sedation guidelines for the first time in three years. The ...

Editor’s note: Since this story was published, Blue Cross Blue Shield has paused enforcement of a policy that restricts the use of anesthesia during colonoscopies and other procedures. An updated ...

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 new law in Pennsylvania will require ASCs and hospitals to have a circulating nurse in the OR during procedures using general anesthesia or deep sedation. The “Circulating Nurse Act,” which passed ...