Data breach
- Trinity, Fla.-based Bay Area Anesthesia, a division of Envision Physician Services, was affected by a data breach involving third-party legal services provider Bowden Barlow’s computer systems.
Lawsuit
- Two hospitals are alleging North American Partners in Anesthesia’s noncompete clauses violate antitrust laws.
New programs
- Henderson, Nev.-based Roseman University of Health Sciences’ college of nursing is launching a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia program.
- Athens-based Ohio University, in collaboration with Columbus-based OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, is launching a new nurse anesthesia program.
Severed contracts
- In a voluntary agreement with Colorado’s attorney general, U.S. Anesthesia Partners will end its contracts with five Colorado hospitals due to its alleged monopoly in the state’s Denver and Durango markets.
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