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June 2021

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Editorial
Administrative Update
Features
In The Know
Trends & Technology
Career Connection
Peering Over the Ether Screen
The Curious Economist
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Committee News
Payment & Practice Management
Residents' Review
ASA News
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FAER
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Editorial

The Innovator's Credo: Fail Early and Often

Steven L. Shafer, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 5. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754184.26241.a4

View Articletitled, The Innovator's Credo: Fail Early and Often

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Topics: sharks , surgical procedures, operative , swimming , propofol , fospropofol

Administrative Update

ASA Membership Is Everyone's Business

Kenneth Elmassian, DO, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 10. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754192.52284.11

View Articletitled, ASA Membership Is Everyone's Business

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Topics: internship and residency , leadership , community , feedback , momentum

Features

Innovative Procedures Outside the OR

Anahita Dabo-Trubelja, MD, FASA; Vijaya Gottumukkala, MBBS, MD, FRCA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 26–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754240.75505.c2

View Articletitled, Innovative Procedures Outside the OR

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Topics: ablation , atrial fibrillation , body temperature , fluoroscopy , lung diseases

Anesthetic Considerations for Image-Guided Irreversible Electroporation

Ken Lee, MD; Darshan Vora, MD; Paul B. Shyn, MD; Lalitha Sundararaman, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 27–29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754244.78252.76

View Articletitled, Anesthetic Considerations for Image-Guided Irreversible Electroporation

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Topics: electroporation

Innovative Monitoring Technology: Are We Ready for the Future?

Ashish K. Khanna, MD, FCCP, FCCM, FASA; Roman Schumann, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 28–30. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754248.12253.d7

View Articletitled, Innovative Monitoring Technology: Are We Ready for the Future?

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Topics: disclosure , heart , oxygen saturation measurement , perioperative care , surgical procedures, operative

Innovations in Intraoperative Monitoring

Bryan T. Romito, MD, MBA; Girish P. Joshi, MD, MBBS, FFARCSI; John C. Alexander, MD, MBA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 31–33. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754252.62888.72

View Articletitled, Innovations in Intraoperative Monitoring

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Topics: monitoring, intraoperative

The Smartphone Is Really Taking Over! Technologies for Patient Experience Optimization in Perioperative Care Pathways

Aiden Feng, MD, MBA; Daniel Kang, MD; Lalitha Sundararaman, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 32–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754256.79653.78

View Articletitled, The Smartphone Is Really Taking Over! Technologies for Patient Experience Optimization in Perioperative Care Pathways

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Topics: cell phones , perioperative care , technology

Anesthesia Innovation with AI: The Power Is Ours

Vesela P. Kovacheva, MD, PhD; Raphael Y. Cohen, BS; Logan Scoon, MS, BS; David W. Bates, MD, MSc

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 34–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754260.61965.66

View Articletitled, Anesthesia Innovation with AI: The Power Is Ours

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Topics: disclosure , intraoperative care , patient safety , surgical procedures, operative , technology

In The Know

A Front Row Seat on Evolution

Richard Simoneaux; Steven L. Shafer, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754172.93485.38

View Articletitled, A Front Row Seat on Evolution

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Topics: immunocompromised host , mutation , plasma , sars-cov-2 , vaccines

Trends & Technology

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 11. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754196.89611.f3

View Articletitled, Trends & Technology

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Topics: covid-19 , trend , vaccines , employee , coronavirus

Career Connection

FASA Designation Awards Dedication and Leadership in Anesthesiology

Gordon Glantz

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 23. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754232.47491.6a

View Articletitled, FASA Designation Awards Dedication and Leadership in Anesthesiology

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Topics: awards and prizes , leadership

Peering Over the Ether Screen

How Hospital Revenue Woes Threaten Anesthesiology Practice: Forget the pandemic, say hospital executives. What have you done for us lately?

Karen S. Sibert, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 14–15. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754204.62119.91

View Articletitled, How Hospital Revenue Woes Threaten Anesthesiology Practice: Forget the pandemic, say hospital executives. What have you done for us lately?

Topics: pandemics

The Curious Economist

Market Concentration in Health Care

Thomas R. Miller, PhD, MBA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 16–17. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754208.23406.5a

View Articletitled, Market Concentration in Health Care

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Topics: economics , insurance carriers , work teams , statutes and laws , geography

Articles

From Idea to Innovation: Stories of Anesthesiologist Entrepreneurship

Jolynn Tumolo

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754176.48871.97

View Articletitled, From Idea to Innovation: Stories of Anesthesiologist Entrepreneurship

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Topics: entrepreneurship

ACE Question

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 7. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754188.77259.03

View Articletitled, ACE Question

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Topics: anesthesiology continuing education (ace)

ABA Go: What We've Learned on the Road Beyond MOCA 2.0

David O. Warner, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 13. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754200.69013.8b

View Articletitled, ABA Go: What We've Learned on the Road Beyond MOCA 2.0

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Topics: board certification , mobile applications , artificial intelligence , cell phones , community

Educational Offerings at ANESTHESIOLOGY^® 2021

David L. Hepner, MD, MPH, FASA; Santhanam Suresh, MD, MBA, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754212.96265.39

View Articletitled, Educational Offerings at ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021

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Topics: knowledge acquisition

Payment Progress Series, Part 2: ASA Initiatives to Secure Your Economic Future: The Implications of Health Care Reform

Catlin Nalley

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 19–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754216.31853.88

View Articletitled, Payment Progress Series, Part 2: ASA Initiatives to Secure Your Economic Future: The Implications of Health Care Reform

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Topics: economics , health care reform , medicare , statutes and laws

Doris Kearns Goodwin to Address ‘Leadership in Turbulent Times’

David Hepner, MD, MPH

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 20. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754220.96752.b4

View Articletitled, Doris Kearns Goodwin to Address ‘Leadership in Turbulent Times’

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Topics: leadership

SEE Question

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 21. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754224.33113.cd

View Articletitled, SEE Question

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Topics: echocardiography , exercise stress test , stress echocardiography

Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS): CASE 2021-06: Up in Flames

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 22. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754228.93149.07

View Articletitled, Anesthesia Incident Reporting System (AIRS): CASE 2021-06: Up in Flames

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Topics: incident reporting , lung , electrocoagulation

Stay on Top of the Latest Breakthroughs with the ANESTHESIOLOGY^® 2021 Research Track

Jeffrey R. Kirsch, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 24–25. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754236.65424.a9

View Articletitled, Stay on Top of the Latest Breakthroughs with the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 Research Track

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Topics: covid-19 , information management , mentors , neuroscience , neurotoxicity syndromes

Sharing the Story of How Physician Anesthesiologists are ‘Made for This Moment’ and Other ASA Public Relations Initiatives

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 36. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754264.79546.a9

View Articletitled, Sharing the Story of How Physician Anesthesiologists are ‘Made for This Moment’ and Other ASA Public Relations Initiatives

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Topics: public relations

Managing Conflicts of Interest: How ASA Ensures Corporate Partnerships Are Transparent, Honest, and in the Patient's Best Interest

Debbie Greif

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 41. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754284.93460.e4

View Articletitled, Managing Conflicts of Interest: How ASA Ensures Corporate Partnerships Are Transparent, Honest, and in the Patient's Best Interest

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Topics: conflict of interest , partnerships

CALL FOR PAPERS 30th Annual Anesthesiology Journal Symposium: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID19: New Paradigms and Challenges for Anesthesiologists

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, e2. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754304.72036.02

View Articletitled, CALL FOR PAPERS 30th Annual Anesthesiology Journal Symposium: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID19: New Paradigms and Challenges for Anesthesiologists

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Topics: covid-19 , sars-cov-2

Addressing Hypoxia During Upper Endoscopy

René Miguel Gonzalez, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, e3–e4. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754308.17000.a2

View Articletitled, Addressing Hypoxia During Upper Endoscopy

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Topics: hypoxia , upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Committee News

COVID-19 Legislation: A Year in Review

Lisa E. Weiss, MD; Joey Melissa Mancuso, DO, MS

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754180.00713.b4

View Articletitled, COVID-19 Legislation: A Year in Review

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Topics: covid-19 , pandemics , statutes and laws , public health medicine

From Surgical Safety to Pandemic Response

Nicole C.P. Thompson, MD, FAAP; Jeremiah J. Whittington; Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD; Faye M. Evans, MD, FAAP

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 37. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754268.99879.55

View Articletitled, From Surgical Safety to Pandemic Response

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Topics: pandemics , surgical safety

Patient-Centered Innovation in Anesthesia and Surgery

Christine T. Vo, MD; David Luu, MD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 40. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754280.85384.c8

View Articletitled, Patient-Centered Innovation in Anesthesia and Surgery

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Topics: patient-centered care , surgical procedures, operative

Payment & Practice Management

Rescanning the Alternative Payment Model Horizon for Physician Anesthesiologists

David P. Martin, MD, PhD, FASA; Vanessa Salcedo, MPH; Sharon K. Merrick, MS, CCS-P

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 38–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754272.06470.61

View Articletitled, Rescanning the Alternative Payment Model Horizon for Physician Anesthesiologists

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Topics: delivery of health care , medicare , value-based care , fee for service payment plan , accountable care organizations

Residents' Review

Innovation and Collaboration During a Pandemic: Thinking Outside the Box in Times of Need

Christopher T. Wiles, DO

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 42. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754288.95728.d1

View Articletitled, Innovation and Collaboration During a Pandemic: Thinking Outside the Box in Times of Need

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Topics: pandemics

ASA News

Message from the ASA Executive Office and Governance Department: Announcement of Candidates for Elected Office

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, e1. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754300.02484.cc

View Articletitled, Message from the ASA Executive Office and Governance Department: Announcement of Candidates for Elected Office

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UpToDate

UpToDate^®

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 39. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754276.65871.15

View Articletitled, UpToDate®

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Topics: infant , intubation , opioids

FAER

Computer Vision in the OR

Kelly Michaelsen, MD, PhD

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 45. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754296.88766.28

View Articletitled, Computer Vision in the OR

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Topics: computers , vision

Facility Spotlight

University of Michigan Hospitals Deliver a Unique, Diverse Educational Experience

Kelly Jong

ASA Monitor June 2021, Vol. 85, 43–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000754292.06854.cc

View Articletitled, University of Michigan Hospitals Deliver a Unique, Diverse Educational Experience

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Topics: knowledge acquisition , michigan

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