Pain physician Michael Cozzi, MD, 54, died August 15 after being pinned between a fence post and a tractor, The Journal Gazette reports.  By Angie Stewart - 8/17/18

The FDA cleared SPR Therapeutics' Sprint single-lead endura and dual-lead extensa peripheral nerve stimulation systems.   By Angie Stewart - 8/17/18

Rock Springs, Wyo.-based Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County added Benjamin Jensen, DO, to its staff, Sweetwater Now reports.  By Eric Oliver - 8/17/18

Patients undergoing non-emergency surgeries — including births — may see out-of-pocket costs skyrocket due to a standoff between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Nashville, Tenn.-based Anesthesia Medical Group, The Tennessean reports.  By Angie Stewart - 8/16/18

A panel of experts from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University created the nation's first operation-specific opioid prescribing guidelines, which were published Aug. 14 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.  By Angie Stewart - 8/15/18

The FDA recalled SpaceLabs Healthcare's Arkon anesthesia delivery system for going into a "failed state."  By Angie Stewart - 8/14/18

Anesthesiologist and professor Kevin Malott, MD, 49, died July 26, following a brief illness.  By Angie Stewart - 8/13/18

Topeka, Kan.-based Stormont Vail Pain Management merged its three practices into a single Topeka-based space, The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.  By Eric Oliver - 8/13/18

Jay Joshi, MD, is suing a physician by the same name who pled guilty July 3 to overprescribing painkillers to patients.  By Angie Stewart - 8/10/18

Anesthesia staffing and management company Sunbelt Anesthesia Services implemented Plexus Technology Group's anesthesia EMR software in multiple Jacksonville, Fla.-area ASCs.  By Angie Stewart - 8/9/18

B&B Programs named the American Society of Anesthesiologists among the 2018 Chicago Best and Brightest Companies to Work For.  By Angie Stewart - 8/8/18

Brian Chesebro, MD, an anesthesiologist and physician at Providence Portland (Ore.) Medical Center, shared research with Missoula Anesthesiology on the effect costly anesthesia gases can have on the environment, the Missoula Current reported.  By Rachel Popa - 8/7/18

CMS' 2019 proposed rule for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System covers several topics relevant to anesthesia providers, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.  By Angie Stewart - 8/6/18

Anesthesia providers should familiarize themselves with CMS' medical review process introduced in 2017, Targeted Probe and Educate, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants' President and CEO Tony Mira.  By Angie Stewart - 8/3/18

Anesthesiologist Nicholas Bircher, MD, filed a lawsuit against Pittsburgh-based UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Physicians and UPP, alleging he was fired for complaining about unlawful activity, the Penn Record reports.  By Angie Stewart - 8/2/18

Great Neck, N.Y.-based Northwell Health and Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia signed a new five-year agreement.  By Angie Stewart - 7/31/18

An effective opioid prescribing policy entails clear communication, technology utilization and referral management, according to a Medical Group Management Association report.  By Angie Stewart - 7/30/18

CRH Medical Corp., purchased 51 percent of Kirkland-based Lake Washington Anesthesia, a gastroenterology anesthesia practice.  By Eric Oliver - 7/27/18

Pain Center of Cutler Bay (Fla.) Owner and Operator Armando Falcon, MD, was arrested on charges of illegally distributing large quantities of prescription painkillers.  By Angie Stewart - 7/25/18

Providers often hold three misconceptions about concurrency, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira: that concurrency is synonymous with medical direction, it only applies to physicians or it only applies to certain insurance companies.  By Angie Stewart - 7/25/18