Anesthesia

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.

The next iteration of Medicare's Quality Payment Program will become harder for anesthesiologists to comply with, according to a blog post by Tony Mira, founder of Anesthesia Business Consultants, a MiraMed company.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners reached a three-year deal with Cigna HealthCare of Florida to keep its nearly 600 physicians in network with Cigna's Florida members, the practice announced Feb. 10.

The Georgia Senate debated a bill that will direct the Georgia Composite Medical Board to establish rules around sedation use in office-based surgeries, JD Supra reported Feb. 9.

CRH Medical acquired Edison, N.J.-based gastroenterology anesthesia practice Oak Tree Anesthesia Associates.

Havre de Grace, Md., is taking a six-month break from issuing permits for new pain management clinics in the community, the Baltimore Sun reported Feb. 4.