Anesthesia

Darrel Rinehart, MD, a former internal medicine physician who practiced in Columbia, Tenn., pleaded guilty Dec. 2 to one count of unlawful distribution of controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced.

The use of flip rooms is becoming a more common challenge for anesthesia practices, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Summit Medical Group Arizona hired its first pain management specialist, the Glendale Independent reports.

CPT code 76937 pertains to ultrasound guidance used in the placement of invasive lines, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia acquired Orange Coast Anesthesia, a Los Alamitos, Calif.-based group of over 40 anesthesiologists.

Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital renovated and expanded its pain center, adding a surgical procedure room and pre- and postoperative recovery areas, The Daily News reports.

In the past three months, Becker's ASC Review has reported on several lawsuits involving anesthesia and pain management practices.

During a November meeting, The New Hampshire Board of Medicine unanimously voted to prohibit individuals from identifying themselves as anesthesiologists without board licensure. 

New York City-based Downtown Pain Physicians is a newly opened multispecialty practice in the borough of Manhattan.

Erie, Pa.-based Tri-State Pain Institute is facing several lawsuits related to its finances and claims of a MRSA outbreak in 2017, the Erie-Times News reports.