Austin, Texas-based Spindletop Pain Management Holdings and San Antonio-based Tricity Pain Associates announced Nov. 5 that they acquired Advanced Consultants in Pain Care in San Antonio.
Anesthesia
Talmadge Caviness, MD, joined Tri-State Interventional Pain Consultants in Clarkston, Wash.
CMS removed five anesthesia common procedure terminology codes from the inpatient-only list for 2020.
Julius Ngaile, MD, joined Trinity Health in Minot, N.D., according to Minot Daily News.
Des Plaines-based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute added Adam C. Young, MD, to its team.
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Since August, Becker's ASC Review has covered four partnerships and contracts involving anesthesia and pain management physicians.
The Centers for Orthopedics in Portland, Maine, has been using a new type of local anesthesia for nearly a year, according to local ABC affiliate WGME.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists installed local physician anesthesiologist Mary Dale Peterson, MD, as president on Oct. 23.
Anesthesia services agreements commonly include a "Medical Director" section, but hospitals now have greater expectations of the role, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Solutions changed its timely filing deadlines, shortening both its 180-day allowance for in-network claims and its 365-day allowance for out-of-network claims, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants.