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Archive > October, 2009 Vol. X, No. 10

Thinking of Buying...Anesthesia Services

Quality, cost and access are key factors to consider when outsourcing.

Dan Simonson, CRNA, MHPA

Rule No. 1 of selecting an anesthesia services company is to know how much anesthesia your facility can afford. This means figuring out how much anesthesia revenue your center's case volume generates.

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