1. Collaborating With Primary Care Physicians: Q&A With Edward Tavel of Pain Specialists of Charleston.                      

2. A Brake on Hospital Mergers - a Breather for Anesthesiologists? Written by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants.

3. Best business conference in the ASC arena -- early registration ends May 1st! Come see 134 speakers, including key notes Lou Holtz, Tucker Carlson and Sam Donaldson at the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 14-16). To learn more and register, .    

4. Newly Approved Neurostimulation Treatment: 3 Pain Management Specialists Discuss.   

5. 15 Statistics on Anesthesiologist Compensation.  

6. Dr. Alexander Hersel's Third Pain Management Clinic to Open in Simi Valley.   

7. Few California Pain Physicians Use State Drug Database.   

8. Washington Physicians Prescribe Fewer Painkillers Following Regulation.

9. 5 Useful Smartphone Apps for Anesthesiologists.  

10. Mednax Acquires North Carolina Anesthesiology Practice.  

11. Free Webinar: Tough Coding Issues Facing ASCs. Lisa Rock, President, National Medical Billing Services, Tamara Wagner, Vice President Coding, National Medical Billing Services, and Jessica Edmiston, Director Coding, National Medical Billing Services discuss strategies for recognizing and correcting incomplete documentation in an ASC. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM CST. Click here to register.    

12. Free Webinar: Proven Methods for Accelerating Cost Reduction. Richard Peters, senior director of surgery services for Provista, discusses strategies to reduce supply costs. Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM CST. Click here to register.