Anesthesia

Southington (Conn.) Surgery Center's anesthesia team was recognized for reliable service in a national performance survey.

Insurers are putting up new roadblocks to prevent anesthesia practices from getting paid, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

A window sign suggesting that Physician Partners of America would cut off all opioid prescriptions was "unauthorized" and "untrue," according to the Tampa, Fla.-based surgery center and pain clinic operator.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa researchers created four strategies to avoid intraoperative handoffs for ambulatory anesthesia, which are linked to adverse events and mortality.

Anesthesia and pain management coverage often centers on contract controversy, pill-mill allegations and substance abuse, but not all industry news is so heavy. 

Riverside (Ill.) Pain Management's former building is being demolished, the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark reports.

Lewes-based Delaware Anesthesia Associates pledged to make an annual donation of $1,916 to Beebe Healthcare, according to Sussex Living.

St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif., plans to sever ties with its current anesthesia provider despite backlash from the medical staff, the Press-Telegram reports.

President Donald Trump called for legislators to quickly pass a bill targeting surprise billing, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira. 

The 2019 ASA Relative Value Guide contains changes to codes 99116 and 99135, which have been used inconsistently by anesthesia practices across the country, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.