Anesthesia

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia is expanding anesthesia services to more Virginia patients through its partnership with Bon Secours-Richmond (Va.), a subsidiary of Bon Secours Mercy Health.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Pacira's supplemental new drug application to expand the use of its long-acting local anesthetic, Exparel, in children.

Correctly listing the details of anesthesia services is critical for claims submission and payment, according to a blog post by Tony Mira, founder of Anesthesia Business Consultants, a MiraMed company.

Healthcare administrators want to employ an Uber model for anesthesia services and have them available 24/7, but without properly allocating resources it may be impossible, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

Here are seven updates from anesthesia companies so far this year:

Irving, Texas-based NorthStar Anesthesia began providing services Feb. 1 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, Ky.

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Fourteen medical specialty societies held a pain summit Feb. 20 to discuss acute surgical pain and develop guidance around a future pathway on managing it.

The U.S. general anesthesia drug market is projected to hit $2.4 billion by 2025, according to a Feb. 22 report from researchandmarkets.com.

Anesthesiologist salary varies widely by setting, with self-employed physicians routinely outearning employed physicians until late in their careers.